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COMMENTARY NOVEMBER 10, 2022

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A Vote For Community Well-Being ith the approval of a new .5-percent tax on most real estate sales, town officials in East Hampton, Southold, and Southampton expect millions of dollars to begin flowing in next year for affordable housing efforts. On Shelter Island as of yesterday morning, the authorizing measure known as Proposition 3 appeared headed for defeat by a single-digit margin, though absentee ballots could tip the current eight-vote balance.

Each of the towns must figure out how to use the money, deciding, for example, to spend it as it comes in or to borrow against future income for larger initiatives. Eligible expenses include lowinterest loans, new construction, rehabilitation of existing buildings, and buying rental properties. First-time homebuyers would be exempt; the tax would apply to purchases above $400,000 on deals up to $2 million and to the entire cost above $2 million. Officials are contemplating zoning code changes that would allow for more cottages and apartments on private house lots, among other things.

There is a serious risk of misuse and political influence taking precedence over sound decision-making. Though advisory committees will review housing expenditures in advance, the ultimate authorities will be the respective town boards — who appoint the committees’ members. This system may have worked in the case of land preservation, but when it comes to funding actual development, abuses may be difficult to avoid. Indeed, all over New York State, government contracts have proven an endless source of corruption.

Why this should be any different is not clear.

One way to provide additional oversight for the housing fund would be to require a planning board majority vote, not just on the details, but on the projects themselves; town boards alone are an inadequate safeguard.

Time is of the essence, given the rate at which housing costs have grown relative to income on the East End. In East Hampton, since 1999, the median income has risen by less than a half, not even close to keeping pace with real estate prices doubling. At present, one-quarter of households in East Hampton spend at least half of their income on housing, and more than 70 percent of renters and more than 33 percent of mortgage holders at least 35 percent of their income. This has created a profound wealth disparity in which sellers and landlords reap the rewards from the sacrifices of others. This economic injustice affects everything from health care to educational success. In such a rich area, we should be able to do better. The 2percent land and water preservation tax has proven a great success; now it is time to turn to taking care of our people.

For the towns where voters favored the creation of community housing funds, the real work begins now, including making sure the money is spent wisely.

ut of seemingly nowhere, Monday, my 12-year-old told me in no uncertain terms that I was not allowed to vote for anyone who was not “a minority.” We were on the morning drive to school, passing a thicket of political signs in Amagansett, Ellis buried in TikTok, and I worried about the election.

“Who should I vote for?” I asked, not expecting an answer other than “Zeldin,” intended to get a rise out of his dad. I had to think; only one or two people of color came to mind.

“What about a woman?” I said.

“So long as she’s a minority,” Ellis said.

I was stumped, and this struck me as a real problem.

From smallest to largest, nonwhite or Latino representation in elected positions of government is not where it should be, despite unprecedented demographic shifts. In East Hampton, Latinos made up more than a quarter of the population in the 2020 census; there has been only one Lati-

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Thursday’s Thought FORBES — Driving behaviors that got out of line during the pandemic for various reasons created a dramatic reversal of decades of steady progress in cutting U.S. traffic deaths, which had seemed to defy a stubborn foothold of distracted driving and had benefited from the spread of more and more automated safety technologies in new vehicles.

no member of the town board and one on the village board, both women, it is worth noting.

On this year’s ballot, Antonio Delgado, who won as lieutenant governor, met Ellis’s stiff requirement, as the first Latino to win statewide office. He is African-American, Cape Verdean Mexican, Colombian, and Venezuelan. “Okay,” Ellis said when I mentioned him.

I was not able to probe deep enough to know where Ellis had come up with his one-point criterion. However, since he entered middle school in East Hampton this year in seventh grade, his perspective has demonstrably widened. On the football sidelines, he clowned around with boys whose family backgrounds were in Central and South America. At night when he plays computer games, he and some of the same kids jabber with one another over their headsets. Did one of them give him the idea or did he come Continued on B6

The Shipwreck Rose

Keeping Time ne of my great pleasures is perusing old cookbooks to see how people ate and entertained in other eras. Illustrations showing how to cut paper anklet frills to adorn the shins of roast fowl; the development and rise of Pyrex in the church casserole, covereddish years of American dominion, the origins of “country captain,” a chicken-and-currant curry from down South — all of this is delightful to me. I have never been able to come up with a physical or geographical “Happy Place” when urged to visualize myself in mine by a yoga or meditation teacher; but between the pages of “The American Heritage Cookbook” (1964) — on the daybed, on a quiet afternoon when no neighbor’s yard man has cranked up a leaf blower and I have an iced tea on a coaster by my elbow — “The American Heritage Cookbook” is my Happy Place.

And those little booklets of recipes published 100 years ago by King Arthur Flour or Kraft. I just love those. The things they used to

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Too Little Known On East Lake Buy ast Hampton Town needs to make clear what it is up to in buying a nearly 19-acre piece of vacant land off East Lake Drive in Montauk. At least two people raised suspicions at a town board meeting last week that the plan was to trade the property for county parkland elsewhere in Montauk where a sewage treatment plant could be built. In the meeting, board members did not dispute the allegation. If accurately described by critics, the plan should not go forward, and, at a minimum, the town must explain what its goals are.

The red flag for the critics was that the town board, which first voted in June to purchase the East Lake property with money drawn from the community preservation fund — which carries strict limits on how land can be used — abruptly switched to buying it with unrestricted cash. This would, in theory, allow a land swap with Suffolk County for a wastewater plant site. It is highly unusual for the town board to have okayed a preservation fund deal, then ice it for months, only to suddenly change its mind in this way. Much more needs to be known about what went on behind closed doors — as a side note, this could be a prime example of why absolute one-party rule of Town Hall is not in the public interest.

We and others have deep concerns about Montauk sewage treatment, particularly any undertaking that would serve the present downtown. Creating expensive infrastructure like this would only help keep in place the exposed and low-lying commercial district, even though the town’s own plan is for its eventual retreat from the shoreline to higher ground. A solution to the wastewater problems there would produce more development pressure, not less. For example, health regulations that limit the number and size of guest units might no longer be applicable, leading to a construction wave.

To much fanfare, the town recently put forward a Coastal Assessment and Resilience Plan, which observed that sea level rise “will transform East Hampton into a series of islands with permanent submergence of low-lying areas as early as 2070.” Additional development could put the cost of compensating property owners during a “managed retreat” from the shore beyond the town’s reach, even with state or federal assistance. A key concept in a plan would be the transfer of development rights — if more and bigger buildings were allowed by sewage treatment options, the price of those additional “rights” could make retreat impossibly expensive. This could lead to calls for shore-hardening structures, which carry their own costs and can eliminate public use of the beaches.

As elsewhere in town, sewage treatment proposals have followed the money, as opposed to putting the environment first. Indeed, one of the ideas for paying for a Montauk project has been to tax businesses within a newly created district centered on the downtown area. In East Hampton Village, a sewage plant is being talked about, also for the commercial center, with scant attention paid to where drinking water comes from and which water bodies, such as Georgica Pond, really need protecting.

A third and equally disturbing issue is the town’s willingness to remove land from the parks. For example, a pair of ball fields off Pantigo Place in East Hampton were handed over to Stony Brook Southampton Hospital for a new medical center. A supposed substitute for Little Leaguers and softball players at the far west end of town in Wainscott is inadequate and an insult to parents and fans going there from the hamlets farther east.

The point is, we need to know what the town plans for the East Lake parcel. In the absence of information to the contrary, what appears to be the case is unacceptable.

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GUESTWORDS: By Susan Israelson

Remembering Gael Greene The famed restaurant critic Gael Greene, a former frequenter of the Hamptons as well as Manhattan and eateries everywhere, died of cancer last week at age 88. The first “foodie,” she coined that term in the early 1980s, spreading the word through passionate prose that seemed to conflate cuisine with concupiscence and sex.

As New York magazine’s pioneering “Insatiable Critic” and a pal of mine in those years, she changed dining out from a way station to a destination, a sensual experience to be savored, using words like supernal, lush, orgasmic.

A restaurant was like a play to Gael, theater in the round. The first act was the entrance, atmosphere, decor — the set; the waiters were the supporting cast; the stars of the show were appetizers and entrees, the denouement, just desserts.

Before her, who would think to compare restaurants for the best lava cake, fried calamari, or pizza crusts, which she measured with sewing tape, or denounce even the most elegant establishments for poor service or tired lettuce? Okay, Michelin, you say, fuddy-duddy, but not for runof-the-mill dishes or restaurants — they give stars or not. Just a listing.

She was a self-confessed, sometimes shocking sensualist about sex and food, her two loves, lusts. “Great food is like great sex. The more you have, the more you want.” She remembered getting a fried egg sandwich for Elvis, not the sex that came first — so much for poor Presley’s rep.

On the other hand, she revealed and reveled in her relationship with the porn star Jamie Gillis.

Point of View

Still A Great Team Jack Graves hey say it’s “the beautiful game,” and yet some teams that play soccer in a less beautiful, even ugly fashion, can win as often as not — as Half Hollow Hills West did here on Halloween — through untrammeled will.

I wouldn’t argue that soccer refs be whistle happy, as I think those in field hockey games are, but surely more could have been blown in East Hampton’s favor during its crushing 1-0 semifinal round playoff loss. It doesn’t seem coincidental that I’m writing this on its morrow, the Day of the Dead.

As the players stood around afterward, despondent in the silence, I said that it was “still a great team.” In fact, I had wondered earlier in the season if it weren’t East Hampton’s best ever, but perhaps the 2014 squad, led by Nick West, Esteban Valverde, and Bryan Oreamuno, was.

But, if you remember, it was pretty clear that East Hampton’s 4-2 loss to Greece Athena of Rochester in that year’s state final was preordained given the absence of

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Sex was food. Food was sex. “I have been seduced and I have seduced. But this, dear friends, and gentle mouths, this was a Seduction.”

I was lucky to have the pleasure of being a regular on the Greene Team, an ever-changing gang, twice a week while she reviewed restaurants from North Sea’s Coast Grill to Le Bernardin, once New York’s premier seafood restaurant. (She was dating a co-owner, chef Gilbert Le Coze, and stopped talking to me for months after our visit when he flirted with me.)

All I had to do was bring my appetite. Clay Felker was paying!

And here’s how it went. Gael herself made a reservation a week ahead but under an alias (sometimes using the name of her ex-husband, Donald Forst, a top newspaper editor in New York, Boston, and L.A.) but always for a party of six, the perfect review crew: Gael’s companion, my date, another couple. It could be any type of cuisine, newly opened, old reliable, anywhere.

Always a surprise.

She wore a broad-brimmed hat hoping to hide her face, anonymity paramount — just the average Joe customer, special treatment would skew the deal. (Although savvy owners, many of whom she knew quite well, had her picture tacked to the wall as she grew more powerful, able to make or break a reputation.) Stately, hefty, she was a presence even undercover. “In my life I’ve easily lost 500 pounds but for some reason they keep finding me.”

The review began the moment we entered — what was our first impression of the ambience?

Old-fashioned Italian, Chianti bottles hanging from the ceiling, the obligatory painting of a seaside boat, red-checked table cloths, cozy, or modern, chrome cold. How it felt to you mattered to her, set the stage.

I’d go over to the maitre d’ to announce our presence, and she timed how long it took from arrival to being seated. Woe if we had to wait more than 15 minutes, her limit. First, we’d order the house red and white wines — a true test of the wine cellar; Gael’s palate was legendary. We’d ask for bread, and in a second know if it was going to be ordinary — you could tell by the texture, the first bite — or as good as Zabar’s, the gold standard. Her fave: Italian coarse whole wheat.

Then, the waiters, a category of their own.

Surly: surely French. Bubbly, reciting a whole list of specials by heart, friendly: likely an outof-work actor. Romantic: inevitably Italian.

(A footnote: When Gael did a three-part piece, “That’s Italian,” covering every Italian restaurant in all boroughs, I gained 10 pounds — pizza, pasta, deadly. Once when I mentioned that it was the first time I’d ever been in an Italian restaurant where the waiters didn’t flirt, the line made it into her piece.)

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Susan Israelson, a native New Yorker, summers in East Hampton and winters in Palm Beach. She is the author of “Water Baby,” a novel, and co-author of “Lovesick: The Marilyn Syndrome.”

do with Jell-O, frankfurters, and mayonnaise! Toothpicks these days don’t get no respect, but in 1955, a party wasn’t a party without a centerpiece of cheese or sausage bites stuck on toothpicks, fashioned to look like a 3-D pineapple or a pig.

The recipes can be pretty comical, of course, but my main purpose in reading them isn’t the chuckles. It’s the time-travel element.

I have a favorite history-of-Christmas cookbook that explains how mincemeat pies — today a little dessert made of chopped fruit and nuts and, by the way, scrumptious, if you haven’t tried them — began in medieval times as beef minced with lard and preserved with expensive, show-offy spices from the Orient. I have many, many early-20thcentury cookbooks that illuminate how “cocktails” came into fashion in the 20th century, when the word could refer to any sort of festive, single-serving first-course mixture, from a beverage of clam broth and Continued on B6

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Going Up the Country just discovered the freaking American Paris. Call me a fool, but such was the glittering effect of the lampposts and strung lights along the Oswego River, leading out to mighty Lake Ontario, to say nothing of a particularly wellpreserved, amply bricked upstate downtown.

There didn’t even seem to be any vacant storefronts in Oswego, only the taverns and coffee shops of a robust civic life, the plentiful plate glass reflecting what was a confident and forward-looking 19th-century America.

But Paris. Remember that episode of “The Honeymooners” when Ed Norton hopes to win the Raccoon Lodge costume contest by dressing up as his hero, the Frenchman who “designed and built the sewers of Paris”? Oswego and environs have their own, even more impressive feat of civil engineering, the Erie Canal, any mere sighting of which produces a schoolboy rush of excitement.

As a product of a Long Island public school, a tiny one, I suppose we were taught something about the

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roughly 350-mile canal, a project more audacious and more useful than putting a man on the moon. That lesson plan would’ve been hard to screw up. But when it comes to New York State history and geography, that was about it. How was it, for instance, that it took me until last year to learn of the vast gorges and surging waterfalls of Letchworth State Park, “the Grand Canyon of the East”?

My explanation is in the country’s crazy, multilayered federalism. We can’t get past the regional, the little fiefdoms. At times I’ve wondered why we didn’t take it to its logical extremes, because sometimes they are indeed logical — of course breaking Peconic County off from Suffolk made sense. And so did Long Island as its own state. It’s unto itself in almost every way. Zooming in a bit, Southampton Town is simply too big, too cumbersome, and the distinct western half should’ve been lopped off at the Shinnecock Canal a century ago.

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Make a Call Amagansett November 7, 2022 To the Editor, The easiest thing to do is make a phone call, then you get a meeting.

Then you ask a question. Now we wait for the answer.

Still here, JOE KARPINSKI private partnerships including a community preservation fund grant, Surfrider Foundation grants, in-kind donations, and private funds.

Considering our learned experience with the Village Green, we included a two-year maintenance plan in the Methodist Lane proposal. We are currently exploring ways to continue the maintenance program through a volunteer program and paid professionals. I think it is important to the success of any new plantings of this nature that professional maintenance and volunteerism working side by side be part of the package. The village and Ladies Village Improvement Society should start allocating funding to these areas that have become integral to the beauty of the village.

TONY PIAZZA

All Who Served East Hampton November 7, 2022 Dear David, This Veterans Day, I wanted to express my heartfelt appreciation to the East Hampton Town Board. This past week it approved designating one parking space at each of five town parking lots to be reserved for veterans and active duty military personnel. The resolution, advanced by Councilman David Lys, was unanimously approved by the board “to pay homage to all veterans and active duty military who have selflessly served their country as members of the Armed Forces.” On behalf or all of us who have served or are currently serving our nation, thank you so very much.

Sincerely, JAMES G. LUBETKIN Adjutant Veterans of Foreign Wars Everit Albert Herter Post 550

Brooks-Park Center Amagansett November 6, 2022 Dear David, On Saturday, over 100 guests heard a compelling talk by Mike Solomon, an artist and art historian, at the 30th Annual Landmarks Luncheon sponsored by the Ladies Village Improvement Society.

Mike’s talk focused on the life of the Abstract Expressionists James Brooks and Charlotte Park, and speaking from his personal relationship to the artists, and how they lived and worked on the 11acre property nestled in Springs.

For many years, efforts to save and restore the studios and house of these two important artists has been underway, and it is with great sincerity that the Brooks-Park Arts and Nature Center Committee dedicated to this project thank the L.V.I.S., with special thanks to Rachel Cooper, the landmarks chairwoman, and Jeanne Hutson for organizing the event and introducing the Brooks-Park Arts and Nature Center to the community. We would also like to thank Christine Berry of Berry Campbell Gallery for sponsoring the event.

In time, and with the valuable support of all those who attended the presentation, the Brooks-Park Art and Nature Center will offer the community a dynamic campus for arts-related events and enjoyment of the natural world surrounding the buildings in which James Brooks and Charlotte Park worked. Both artists were dedicated and unique naturalists, and the future restored property will encompass their love of nature as well as art.

To all who attended, thank you for supporting this effort and we look forward to seeing you at future events.

If you would like to learn more about the BPANC, please email us at bpartsandnature@gmail.com and visit our website at: brooks-parkarts.com.

Kindly, JANET JENNINGS

Around Town Pond Southampton November 7, 2022 Dear David: I’m writing regarding a recent article referencing future plans for a planting around Town Pond. I designed and installed the bioswale planting on the Village Green and the Methodist Lane meadow bioswale complex. I have plenty of experience with the implementation and end results of such initiatives.

It’s great to hear that the Town Pond area is being considered for an upgrade to its current state.

I thought I should publicly weigh in on the issue of ongoing maintenance.

Plantings of this nature will require considerable maintenance. Allowing “nature to do its thing” will only be allowing the nonnative invasive weeds come back with a vengeance. Sadly, our local ecosystems have degraded to the point that nonnative invasive plant material has gained the upper hand.

My company maintains the village green planting about three times annually. We do this work without charge as a donation to the village. We stopped maintenance for one year in 2020 and almost lost the planting to mugwort, dock, and other weed intrusions. I, too, was hoping that nature would do its thing, but it didn’t work.

Interesting to note, the native hibiscus that was planted in the Village Green bioswale is thriving so much so that it seeds throughout and is becoming rather “weedy,” requiring an annual thinning.

Both projects are funded by public-

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Lack of Rules Amagansett October 19, 2022 Dear David, It seems like the rules governing the massive home construction sites need to be enforced, not ignored. On my corner at Atlantic and Bluff in Amagansett (a historic district, haha) there are two huge houses being built. I am not against the redevelopment of this corner; the problem is the lack of rules and enforcement on the development of these huge homes.

The contractors are parking 20 trucks each day all over the street, damaging town-owned and private property.

Drive anywhere in town and observe stakes, fences, fiberglass poles, etc., put out by people trying to protect the aprons, driveways, and drainage around their homes from construction-induced illegal parking.

Big credit to the Highway Department. When we reached out to Superintendent Steve Lynch before the big storm in October, a few trucks were there in the morning, digging out the damage, and vacuuming all of the silt produced by these construction sites, out of the impinged drains. Otherwise, my property would have been flooded — again.

It is time for the town to institute real rules — and enforce them — about drainage, site-limiting fences, silt control, and impact fees so the municipal infrastructure can cope.

By approving these huge developments in historic areas, can we at least expect that the trees, bushes, and aprons around homes are not illegal parking lots for mid-Island trucks and the infrastructure systems are upgraded as a condition of approval, not degraded by truck tonnage and then the perp leaves town? At the moment, we hold the bag. That is a no!

JOHN MANNIX

Ten-Ton Gorilla East Hampton Village November 3, 2022 Hi David, Affordable housing has been the topic of discussion for the entire 37 years that I have been a real estate broker on the

East End. I recall several times consultants were brought in to examine our situation specifically. Every time, they suggested allowing for accessory structures and mother-daughter-type apartments, of course, with both being permitted and consistent with code for safety. There were other suggestions as well, none of which were put into play. So I have to ask: Do you really want to tackle the 10ton gorilla in the room? Allowing for accessory structures and apartments will not only allow young people to afford housing but also supplement income for retirees, therefore maintaining a balance in our community of all different ages and all different stages of life.

It is counterintuitive for the town to dictate parameters around how much square footage or how much rent someone can charge if you really want to tackle the 10-ton gorilla. As a bonus, these suggestions would not cost the town, the taxpayers, or the next generation of buyers any money at all and, most important, it would make an immediate impact on sorely needed affordable housing. Imagine immediate results at no additional cost. What could be better?

There are so many layers to this and so much we can do. Why not start with what the experts suggest?

So again I ask, do you really want to tackle the 10-ton gorilla or do you just want to keep examining it every year and taxing even further the next generation of buyers?

Thank you.

JUDI A. DESIDERIO

Their Fair Share Calverton October 31, 2022 To the Editor, Long island voters need to be better informed about the gross unfairness that exists in the New York State property assessment laws. Simply put, it might come as a surprise to some.

Reassessment is a way to ensure one neighbor is not forced by law to pay another neighbor’s taxes. It does not mean your taxes will increase, only those who are under-assessed will be forced to pay their fair share.

The way the existing law is written, property assessment assessors who are well aware of the inequities cannot by themselves fix the gross unfairness that exists with obsolete assessments, some of which are almost 100 years old. It requires the municipality themselves to bite the bullet and have the political courage and ethical obligation to mandate reassessment, even if the cost of doing so is high. Unfortunately because of so much misinformation and the high cost, their moral and ethical obligations take a back seat.

For example, Riverhead has over 17,000 properties, and it’s been 43 years since the last overall assessment.

A good part of the problem is the use of fractional assessment vales that appear on the tax bill, which causes property owners to incorrectly believe it is what the town thinks is the true value.

The only people who benefit from the existing law are under-assessed property owners, lawyers, tax-appeal companies, and politicians who receive contributions to maintain the unfair and unethical state laws.

Who is it that cannot believe trust in the law and government is necessary to make America great!

LEOPOLD MONTAGNA

Window for Appeal Wainscott November 7, 2022 Dear David, Justice Baisley ruled against the town regulating its own airport. The airporters are ecstatic while the rest of us are ever more determined to end this scourge of pollution (air, water, noise). It is incumbent on the town to appeal the ruling at once. I am told by attorneys there’s a 30day window for notice of appeal, expiring Wednesday. If the town supports the regulation its citizens demand, there must be an appeal, in addition to other means of ever-more-necessary regulation.

BARRY RAEBECK

Dear Editors, I am writing in response to Judy D’Mello’s “One Couple’s Journey to Adoption” (Nov. 3). In it, she writes that Nov. 9, World Adoption Day, hopes “to lift up all voices in the adoption community, to share your story, to reflect on your adoption journey, and to connect with those touched by adoption.” As an adult adopted as an infant during the baby-scoop era who has reunited with my family of origin, I no longer wish to be part of the dated fairy tale this article is set up to become.

The voices who wish to celebrate adoption as an answer to abortion, infertility, and, yes, even queer parenting, are very loud indeed. The silenced voices are the ones who cannot celebrate adoption: the traumatized infant who suffers the effects for a lifetime and the pregnant mother who, without the means to support her child, must relinquish out of desperation, not choice. Her scars last a lifetime, too.

Am I not the only reader confused by the story’s title and pleased by the unexpected happy ending here? The anonymous young mother had the strength to stand up to the system, the money, the attorneys, and potential adoptive parents’ pressure and keep her child to raise herself. Studies show that most women wish to keep their children and only lack of financial means holds them back.

Those who wish to give $20,000 or $50,000 to attorneys, like the wellmeaning couple in this story, should be glad their fairy tale quest ended this way.

Study after study shows adopted people have twice as many suicide attempts, higher rates of psychiatric disorders, substance abuse, and eating disorders, than non-adopted people.

The popular notion that babies are better off adopted by genetically unrelated people of higher financial status is being debunked in study after study.

Saving Our Sisters is an organization that helps pregnant mothers come up with solutions to parent their babies, rather than try to extract a precious commodity from them. Groups that truly give voice to those most affected, like Adoption Healing Network and Adoptees Connect, are voices I prefer to hear on World Adoption Day. Sincerely, KARIN FALCONE KRIEGER

Ninety Days Plainview November 4, 2022 To the Editor, How does State Supreme Court Justice Richard Ambro justify sentencing Daniel Campbell, a hit-and-run killer, to a mere 90 days in jail for stealing almost 90 years of life (well, at least 60, 70, or 80) from Devesh Samtani, 18 when he was killed?

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To the Editor: Shame on Manny Vilar for calling Bridget Fleming a “radical extremist” in his letter to last week’s Star. I voted for Ms. Fleming but, goodness, she is a mainstream Democrat, just somewhat left of center from where I stand.

Mr. Vilar’s rhetoric speaks volumes.

At the height of political pragmatism and tolerance in parliamentary systems in the 20th century in England, France, and elsewhere, people of radically inconsistent political faiths served together in a world of loyal opposition, certain, despite the deep differences in their politics, that they belonged together and could make the system work. Our Constitution also is based on a premise that we all belong together, although it seems to have been more of a struggle here to remember that.

Calling someone a radical extremist screams that they should be ejected from the system, not merely by electoral defeat, but by any means necessary, including violence. Mr. Vilar is, unfortunately, a very typical Republican today in the incipient violence of his routine rhetorical excesses. Who then is the radical extremist, Ms. Fleming, who is looking for a fair electoral fight, or Mr. Vilar, who doesn’t want to be in the same country and system as her?

An interesting sidelight: Last Thursday at early voting at Windmill Village, the staff confirmed that there had not been any Republican poll watchers all week. Did the Republicans not have the volunteers needed? Or are they holding themselves out of a system they will feel free to accuse of fraud later?

Sincerely, JONATHAN WALLACE

To the Editor: This is the information from National Public Radio: David DePape isn’t from San Francisco; he lives in a nearby city called Richmond. He attended pro-nudism rallies in 2012 in San Francisco with noted local nudist activists. And while that may make him sound like a bit of a San Francisco hippie, blogs he published online show he took a rightward turn in recent years, embracing QAnon conspiracy theories. That connects with what he told police after the attack. He said he was punishing Nancy Pelosi for what he called Democratic Party lies. DePape’s true intention was to kidnap Speaker Pelosi, torture her, and see her rolled in a wheelchair in front of Congress.

Charging documents revealed he had zip ties he intended to use to restrain Paul Pelosi, along with rope, a roll of tape, an extra hammer, and a pair each of rubber and cloth gloves. So if you are riding the bandwagon, the concrete proof is the confession from DePape.

Stop printing letters that are stating information that is not supported by facts. For instance, how do we know Mr. DePape was never a Republican, or he didn’t support the Jan. 6 insurrection, or is not politically motivated? The information above is from one of the most unbiased news organizations.

And finally anyone who thinks the Democrats are the ones inciting violence lives in an alternate universe. I and many others just want the truth. Is that so difficult?

Thank you!

DEBORAH GOODMAN

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True Intention East Hampton November 7, 2022

North Haven November 7, 2022

Montauk November 1, 2022

Dear David: Three hundred-eight Republican election deniers are running for office this midterm election. Many were strategically placed through vigorous primary challenges, heavily financed by right-wing zealots. These candidates are obviously beholden to Ex-Potus’s antidemocracy game plan.

With powerful right-wing support, these candidates are expecting an easy road to power, winning seats that will give them extraordinary power to affect future election outcomes and rules.

This is dangerous gimmickry, far from established democratic process.

Almost $17 billion ($17,000,000,000) was squandered on media for negative midterm campaign food fights, tons of false accusations and pathetic attempts to defend from them. There was no room for presenting honest platforms, or discussion. Can you imagine where all that money went? I doubt Democrats got any, but the media certainly profited, stashing it in tax-friendly circumstances.

Anyway, the frenzy of nasty election behavior is mostly over by the time you read this. If you have any money left, not yet squandered on campaign donations, can you pay for your rent, food

To the Editor, We got to vote on Tuesday without the virus restrictions that China gave us so they didn’t have to deal with four more years of a Trump presidency.

Enough said about a B.S. stolen election. Let’s get down to what you can expect from a Democratic vote on Tuesday: more unprecedented and unpunished crime on New York streets. Kathy Hochul supports a no-bail law that is letting criminals back on our streets to commit more crimes. Imagine a world where criminals go free and our borders are wide open so terrorists can walk into our country. Thank you, Biden voters, for forgetting we had 9/11, where 2,996 innocent Americans died that day; I’m sure some of the “woke” culture thinks we are not innocent Americans. Yes, if you voted for Biden, then you voted for open borders. Thank you, you must have forgotten about 9/11 that day.

Thank you, Biden voters, for voting for a president who just raised our taxes and gave the Internal Revenue Service $80 billion of your dollars to target you.

Thank you, Biden voters and woke demon-crats for campaigning on an agenda that allows schools to teach gender identity and for putting pornography in your schools. Thank you, Biden voters for

From The East Hampton Star, November 12

Ronald Reagan had several years left in the White House when this photograph of a Veterans Day flag-disposal ceremony was taken. A Star or East cap will go to the caller to 631324-0002 who can name some or all of the participants. ✩ Rob Byrnes knew that last week’s man with a machine gun was former East Hampton Town Police Chief Bill Jacobs. ✩ Nesya Tibbets spotted Michael Cain, at rear, and Eric (Whitey) Peterson at a Maidstoners softball game in the Oct. 20 Star; the runner on base remained unidentified.

late-term abortion. Trust me, I am proabortion, but not at eight months.

America is failing at the moment.

Putin is laughing at Biden. Thank you, Biden voters, for spending billions of dollars on Russian fuel to support the attack on Ukraine. Why? Because Biden voters wiped out the possibility of us being fuel-independent again with your failed vote.

Remember, Democrat states want to defund the police. Zeldin backs the police and will fund policies to take back our streets. We need our police fully funded.

Biden calls his inflation at 8.6 percent, while fuel is up 44 percent, airline tickets are up 33 percent, used cars are up 23 percent, hotels are up 23 percent, hundreds of things we pay for are up at over 10 percent-plus. How does the 8.6 percent math work? It must be close to an election for that low figure. It should be in the 20-percent-plus range.

So all you diesel buyers for trucks, homes, and machinery, well, you might want to figure something else out this winter because under Biden we are going to run out. It’s bow-hunting season.

I am a dedicated bow hunter, but one of my best big-game catches was at 2 a.m., when I caught two Biden-voter neighbors stealing my American flag, my police flag, and my Trump flag. Now that is true big-game hunting. They were caught on security cam, and the police delivered one of them an embarrassing message. A good friend of mine just caught a fishing guide at the Lake Club stealing Zeldin campaign posters from his lawn, all documented by East Hampton Town police. Free speech in America? Yah, not if you’re not agreeing with a woke Democrat.

Remember, you failed America in 2020 if you voted for a senile over-thehill politician. On Tuesday, you got another chance. Never forget, and God bless America.

DAVE SCHLEIFER

Only Fair Montauk November 5, 2022 Dear David, Reading an editorial of Nov. 3, I swear that President Biden’s writers wrote it for you. Do you really believe that Alejandro Mayorkas has done a good job?

He has lied to the American public and totally looked the other way concerning the border, that it is secure. He also was willing to have Border Patrol agents punished when he truly knew they were innocent. Is there something wrong to seek probes on alleged wrongdoings? Is it only fair to probe into Republicans?

Here are some more facts, which I should have written about before the election: Under Biden’s leadership, seniors are getting the biggest increase in their Social Security checks in 10 years.

Fact: President Nixon in 1972 signed into law automatic benefits adjustments tied to the Consumer Price Index, a large increase law due to annual cost of living adjustments.

“My administration has delivered the largest one-year drop in the deficit in American history.” Fact: the deficit dropped due to the expiration of pandemic aid, not any action by the White House.

Congressional Republicans want to cut Social Security and Medicare, saying they will shut down the government.

Fact: No Republican has said they want to reduce Social Security, not Medicare.

Not one.

Lies, lies, and more lies. Imagine the president talks about a good friend of his, when this person died before Joe Biden was even born.

In God and country, BEA DERRICO — To clarify: Republican members of the House of Representatives released in a budget plan in June calling for spending cuts, including raising the

Medicare and Social Security ages of eligibility and withholding payments to those who retired early and had earnings over a certain limit. In the United States Senate, Ron Johnson of Wisconsin has suggested that funding for Social Security and Medicare should be discretionary, not mandatory, meaning that lawmakers would have to approve the spending each year. Don Bolduc, a New Hampshire Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, has advocated for $1.2 trillion in Medicare reductions and said that future retirees should transition from Social Security to private savings accounts.

— Ed.

Affirmative Action East Hampton November 6, 2022 David, It is rare that a case comes before the Supreme Court that allows us to explore in depth the true nature of the United States. The debate on affirmative action does all that and more.

In order to fully understand the issue one needs to understand that the period from 1940 until 1980 was a complete aberration for the country. Everything from the New Deal to Social Security to Civil Rights was, as the French would say, a coup de folie, temporary insanity.

(The French excuse for excessive wild and uncontrolled behavior that permitted people to return to their normal lives without conflict, guilt or remorse.)

So, since affirmative action came into play during the 1960s, it is clear that opposition has a strong historical and practical basis. Two philosophical concepts predominate the thinking: First, as W.C. Fields once said, “Never give a sucker an even break” and never underestimate the stupidity of the American people. Second, United States Christianity, devoid of Jesus, has always lined up behind big business in terms of greed and power and finds affirmative action antithetical to its values.

We tend to believe that George Floyd with a knee on his neck or pictures of Indigenous children dying from the smallpox-infected blankets given to them by the church (we stopped killing Indigenous peoples because we got everything we wanted from them) or kids being killed in Alabama are symbolic of the need for affirmative action.

The real reason for affirmative action, however, is that our system beats the crap out of everyone it can and gives preferential treatment to the wealthy and upper classes.

Looking at our history uncovers our imperfections, but rather than diminishing our achievements, it gives us a chance to ameliorate and improve the world we live in.

Allowing affirmative action to exist opens a Pandora’s box of problems if we accept discrimination as the basis for governmental action to redress this problem. The field would need to include working class people of all colors, races, and genders — more than half the population.

It would bring into question the harsh reality of our economic, political, and social systems and demand that they rectify the abuses that they have poured down on the population. So, in typical American fashion, we weaponize the issue, deny the reality, and scream discrimination rather than trying to figure out what to do about the problem. The millions being spent on anti-L.G.B.T.Q. ads says it all. While Trump has championed our basest, subhuman qualities, he didn’t create them — he just let the cat out of the bag.

NEIL HAUSIG

1922

From The East Hampton Star, November 10

Former Governor Alfred E. Smith has been elected Governor of New York State by one of the greatest majorities ever given a candidate in an “off year,” winning over his opponent, Governor Miller, by more than 400,000 majority.

Senator Calder, who was up for re-election, lost out by 275,000 to his opponent, Dr. Royal S. Copeland.

— The electors in East Hampton village at the special election held in Odd Fellows’ Hall, Monday, favored the proposition to buy from Jeremiah Dominy the tract of land at the north end of Main street at the junction of Amagansett road, by a vote of 77 to 54. The reason for the village acquiring this piece of property is to establish a memorial park in honor of the soldiers and sailors of East Hampton who have participated in, not only the World War, but any war in which America has participated.

— An entertainment of unusual interest to the East Hampton and Amagansett public is booked for November 17, at Miankoma Hall, at which time Miss Solveig Hornbeck of New York and Southampton, and formerly of this village, will give an exhibition of Greek dancing. This announcement is hailed with joy by Miss Hornbeck’s many friends, who have been waiting for an opportunity to see her again.

Miss Hornbeck has appeared before at Miankoma Hall.

1947

From The East Hampton Star, November 13

A high mass will be celebrated Friday morning at 10 o’clock in St. Philomena’s R.C. Church for Pvt. Robert J. Hudson Jr., who died of wounds received in Germany on November 30, 1944, and whose body was returned to East Hampton yesterday from the cemetery in Belgium.

His parents went to New York this week and returned on the train yesterday morning with the military escort sent by the United States government to escort the body of their son to East Hampton. His is the first body of an East Hampton man of World War II brought home from overseas.

— Yesterday morning’s northwest blow, although it did not exceed 60 to 70 miles an hour, did more damage to some sections of East Hampton’s waterfront than the 1938 hurricane did. On the south shore, the ocean beach, there was no property damage, although the sea was very rough.

But on the north side the high northwest wind, coming on top of the tide (high tide at 8:30 a.m. yesterday) made things very bad.

At Promised Land, the Edwards Brothers docks were hit, 50 or 60 ft. of them, and a bulkhead was broken. The Preston dock repair men, seven of them, had been at Promised Land working for two months with a pile driver and repair machinery and had put everything into good shape.

They were about ready to leave when the storm came.

— The Fellowship meeting at the Presbyterian Church last night took the form of a covered-dish supper, followed by reports from the church representatives who attended the International Sunday School Convention at Grinnell, the National Westminster Convention, the Junior High Camp at Minden and the Young People’s Conference at Pinebrook.

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75 Years Ago

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The young people will give a dance in Clinton Hall on Thanksgiving night. The committee of arrangements is already at work preparing for the event, which, it is expected, will be a big affair in every particular.

— John W. Hand broke ground on Huntting lane yesterday for a new house which he will have built this winter. The design for the building was drawn by J.G. Thorp, the architect, and George A. Eldredge has the contract for the building. It will be a large house with forty foot front, piazzas on front and east sides, and will be fitted with all modern conveniences, such as hot and cold water, bath, butler’s pantry, etc. Mr. Hand expects to have his house ready to offer for rent next spring.

— The menhaden season practically closed last Saturday for the present year. Several of the factories are still running, but they also expect to close up by the last of the present week. During the past week the owners have lost heavily owing to the scarcity of menhaden.

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Ninety days is only about 4 percent of the up to seven years in prison that the single criminal count (leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death, a class-D felony in New York State) is punishable by. And Daniel Campbell didn’t even have the “excuse” of having been drunk or high on drugs to explain how he could have driven his car right into Samtani.

Those 90 days in jail work out to approximately 18 days for not having been watching the road in front of his car and hitting Devesh with it, plus 18 days for leaving the scene of the accident, plus 18 days for never calling 911, plus 18 days for never taking himself to the police station, and 18 days for admitting to the police (who had to go to his home in order to arrest him) that “To be 100 percent honest with you guys, when I looked at the damage, I thought I killed him.”

And does Justice Ambro think a token fine of $2,138 is sufficient “payment” for taking the life of an 18-yearold who had only experienced about 6,700 days of life because that works out to about 30 cents a day!

Finally, once Justice Ambro learned in a Sept. 8 letter from the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office about Daniel Campbell’s prior dangerous-driving record in which he “racked up a catalogue of reckless driving violations ‘that included causing a head-on crash in White Plains in 2021 after going the wrong way down a one-way street and getting caught speeding just weeks before the Amagansett accident.” Why didn’t Justice Ambro throw the book at Campbell?

If Daniel Campbell ever drives and kills another pedestrian after his sixmonth jail “vacation,” the victim’s blood will figuratively be all over Justice Ambro’s hands.

RICHARD SIEGELMAN

bills, health care, and other stuff like energy bills? Are you so exhausted you can’t think more about it?

We are stripping ourselves of our actual wealth — our time, money, and our good character — to accommodate this outrageous behavior of self-serving autocrats seeking to weaken our true democracy.

Who knows how much bickering is ahead of us during the time of vote counting, and who will actually prevail?

Will there be ugly lawless challenges, or peaceful transfers of power? Do we have a realistic chance to see our democracy survive? Can the real work of government resume so it can accomplish those manifold important issues that one could almost hear through the chaotic political din? If we had listened carefully, most folks of both parties actually agreed upon most of the big issues that need immediate attention.

Now is no time to relax and celebrate, no matter which side you are on, and no matter if your favorite issues prevailed or failed. It should be obvious by now that the last seven years has been a period of terrible disruption politically, medically, economically, here and worldwide. No single domestic politician, whether Democrat or Republican, or international leader, or authoritarian dictator, has the ability by himself to create such chaos.

We must recognize that there is a collective disorder in the universe that is moving everyone worldwide in a very dangerous, destructive direction.

Here in the United States, we have a history of leading the world in the ideals of democracy, but recently we have become more focused on greedy self-serving autocracy and now find ourselves tempted to follow the dictates and examples of ugly, power-hungry international authoritarian regimes.

It’s time to reassess our thinking. We can fight among ourselves and fail as a leading nation or regroup our strengths and ethics to resume our respected position as a successful democratic republic.

With wishes for the return of our civility and sanity, ANTHONY CORON

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1972

From The East Hampton Star, November 9

While East Hampton Town’s Supervisor Eugene E. Lester Jr. presses forward with a proposal that a three-year water-resources management survey be undertaken for the South Fork, the release this week of an eight-page report prepared by Thomas Thorsen, East Hampton Town Planner, for the Town Board last February on data already available on this vital resource offers a dismal forecast of what that three-year study is likely to show.

— To the surprise of almost no one, President Richard Nixon swept East Hampton Town in Tuesday’s voting, carrying all of the 11 Election Districts by substantial margins. Unofficial tabulations showed the East Hampton vote as Nixon 2,441; Senator George McGovern, 2,304. The turnout — better than 6,745 persons voted — far exceeded anything seen in previous Presidential elections here, but was moderate in view of the local registration. Some 9,792 persons were eligible to vote in East Hampton.

— East Hampton The “Deli-Maven,” a New York-style delicatessen with butcher-block table seating for 60 customers and a menu that will include “53 overstuffed sandwiches” in addition to a variety of hot meals, promises to be open in East Hampton in three weeks. Local delicatessen mavens can take heart, their long wait since the shop was first announced last January is about over.

1997

From The East Hampton Star, November 13

Drivers irked by slowdowns caused by recent road construction just west of East Hampton Village: Get ready — this is only the beginning.

Details have begun to surface about the rest of next year’s long-awaited $5 million State Department of Transportation repair of Route 27 leading into and through East Hampton Town.

— A $29.5 million Federal civil rights lawsuit alleging “political and personal favoritism” was filed on Nov. 5 by Sound Aircraft Services, one of two fixed-base operators at East Hampton Town Airport, along with Shoreline Aviation and Action Airlines, associated charter companies.

The suit names the Town of East Hampton, the Town Board as a whole, and its Republican board members, both as officials and as individuals, as defendants. It also names the airport’s other fixed-base operator, Myers Aero Services, and Myers Aero Fuel, along with Ben Krupinski individually and two of his companies, Aviation Resources and East Hampton Airlines.

— Calling it “the best . . . short-term, low-cost solution to a perennial crisis,” William D. Akin, the president of Concerned Citizens of Montauk, reluctantly offered his group’s endorsement of a Suffolk County Water Authority pipeline extension that will bring water from East Hampton to Montauk.

C.C.O.M. has often spoken out against the water main extension in the past, expressing some of the concerns that have been raised frequently by town officials.

The East Hampton Star, November 10, 2022

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Recorded Deeds The prices below have been calculated from the county transfer tax.

Unless otherwise noted, the parcels contain structures.

EAST HAMPTON Gregory and Diana Porges to 133 Further Lane L.L.C., 133 Further Lane, Aug. 5, $16,700,000.

NORTH HAVEN James Labrozzi to Kristin Verbitsky, 8 Deerfield Road, July 2, $1,680,000.

NOYAC 4 Wildwood L.L.C. to Nina Bakhtiari Family Trust, 1553 Path, Aug. 19, Noyac $3,300,000.

SAG HARBOR Steven and Jody Miller to Daniel Morrow, 58 Denise Street, June 27, $1,525,000.

Caitlin and Thomas Boyle to 5 Elizabeth Street L.L.C., 5 Elizabeth Street, July 13, $1,875,000.

64 Union L.L.C. to 20 Union Street L.L.C., 64 Union Street, Sept. 9, $2,220,000.

SOUTHAMPTON VILLAGE Timothy Maran Family LP II to Southampton U.F.S.D., 300 Hampton Road (commercial), Aug. 17, $4,900,000.

up with it on his own out of solidarity?

I did not ask.

Maybe his generation will move toward a fuller representation of who we are as a community. These things take time, not too much more, I hope.

David E. Rattray

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SPRINGS Manzi Homes East L.L.C. to Timothy and Kathryn Schreck, 12 Lincoln Street, July 19, $870,500.

Melissa and Salvatore LaCarrubba to Brandon Trentham, 30 Hartley Boulevard, April 29, $999,990.

WATER MILL Rachel Sherman to Strongs Lane Development L.L.C., 72 Strongs Lane (vacant), May 12, $2,275,000.

Paumanauk Group L.L.C. to 1640 Montauk L.L.C., 1640 Montauk Highway (commercial), May 27, $2,325,000.

Manish Kothary to 16 Jordan L.L.C., 16 Jordan Drive, July 11, $5,100,000.

Data provided by The Real Estate Report.

tomato juice to shrimp suspended in a fluted dome of aspic.

Remember aspic? Actually, I don’t remember aspic, myself. I’m too young.

But I do like to think about it.

November and December are peak old-recipe months. Thanksgiving isn’t what it used to be. When I was a teenager in the 1980s, we hosted raucous mass gatherings — 30 or 40 people packed into our not-so-large house, Frank Sinatra, barely out of his teens himself, singing “Polka Dots and Moonbeams” on the stereo, and, after the big meal, general chaos. The grown-ups would sing around the piano, crowding cross-legged on the floor and bending the back of the couch to beat on pots with spoons, keeping time. There would be loud arguments about physics or the Palestine Liberation Organization. No one has parties like that anymore. Alger Hiss came to one of these Thanksgivings. I have no idea why. Why was Alger Hiss in my living room, eating baked ham off a lap plate?

I learned how to use my grandmother’s hand-crank meat grinder, which screwed like a vise to the wood laundry shelf by the back door, to make cranberry sauce with orange peel and candied ginger when I was very little, around 8; I still do this, and have never used a recipe, but just learned how by old-fashioned osmosis. I boil the ground ingredients a bit, not enough to make a jam but enough to take the edge of bitterness off, and it turns out a clear, jewel color more beautiful than rubies. I started baking pies for Thanksgiving by the time I was 12, and wrested

control over most of the actual holiday cooking by 16 — a sort of Thanksgiving coup d’état, in which, by strong-arming the rest of the family, I got to finalize the menu myself, because I was willing to do the work myself.

I’m an over-doer. Parsimony, in my eyes, is the deadly sin. And so the menu for these feasts was excessive, with four or five different types of dessert and a spread of appetizers that covered the entire marble slab of our six-foot-long kitchen table. Our menu, 30 years ago, would invariably include: oysters Rattray, roasted in the broiler under a lump of secret-recipe sorrel and Pernod sauce (the most delicious single dish on earth, in my opinion, but you need the briniest, best, big oysters, which are Shinnecock oysters, again, in my opinion, but in this I am correct); roast turkey, of course, plus also a Hatfield ham specialordered from the Bridgehampton I.G.A. and baked with a molasses glaze involving dry mustard and oranges (for which I never wrote down a recipe, either, but could tell you how to do it); and my great-grandmother Florence Huntting Edwards’s chocolate sundae pie (a boiled-vanilla-custard pie topped with whipped cream and chocolate shavings about which I could write an entire book). I baked biscuits to go with the ham, and, because too much is never enough, I always made two types of deviled eggs — one with horseradish, the other with sweet gherkins. We always had smoked bluefish on the appetizer buffet, too, and of course cheese, sometimes a two-pound half-wheel of Stilton.

The menu has changed not much, but a little, since I had kids of my own. I don’t bake a Hatfield ham any longer, because I have the dread alpha-gal meat allergy. And even I, excessive as I am in my over-providing, wouldn’t want to eat deviled eggs before the hefty main plate anymore. Around 20 years ago I started making an annual habit of harvesting cranberries on Napeague for the cranberry sauce, and I like to make extra to save and eat in darkest winter with goose or baked chicken. Did you know

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that cranberries have natural preservative powers? One of my oldest Ladies Village Improvement Society cookbooks has a Huntting relative’s recipe for cranberry sauce that would keep in a crock in the pantry for an entire year.

Life is scattered at the moment. Family ties, friendships, the old classmates and more-distant cousins who used to drive in from New Jersey and who we marked time with, another year gone by, another Thanksgiving, another last rose in the garden, another first frost. . . . Am I the only one who feels as if the center did not hold? We used to have so much time to be in other people’s kitchens, eating other people’s appetizer spreads.

What became of all that time?

My Thanksgiving rituals and traditions got thrown off when I lived in Canada. The Rattrays of Edwards Lane were no longer penciled in automatically as a Thanksgiving option, and our guest list thinned and thinned, dwindling down to nothing. In Canada, they eat their turkey and mashed potatoes on the second Monday in October, but they aren’t especially particular about the date; it’s less of a big deal: If you can’t “do Thanksgiving” on the holiday itself, you do “do Thanksgiving” on another day that’s handy-by. (Some Canadians, citing a meal of thankgiving shared by the explorer Martin Frobisher and his crew near Baffin Island in 1578, say that this most American of holidays is actually Canadian, I kid you not!) Since I moved home with my kids from Nova Scotia seven years ago, we’ve been a bit disoriented. Once, not knowing who to eat with, we booked a stay in a hotel on Sixth Avenue, watched the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade from the window of our room, and ate Thanksgiving dinner in, of all places, Sardi’s. Another year, we went to the Grafton Inn in Vermont and sledded, alone, down a hill behind the general store before supper. All of that was wacky fun, but a bit lonely.

This Thanksgiving, we are doing something new: Seven Rattrays, old and young, have registered for the three-mile run/walk Turkey Trot morning in Montauk. I’ll be walking. I’ve ordered the customary bird from Mecox Dairy, and have found a source for sorrel for the oyster sauce (sorrel being an annual problem), and even made stuffing cubes already from homemade sourdough bread, which The New York Times recommends cubing ahead and keeping in the freezer. I have no idea who will show up, if anyone, or if my kids and I will have to fight our way through my stovetop excesses alone. Alger Hiss died in 1996.

Bess Rattray

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on the subject: At one point in the 1990s I took a rafting trip near Seward, Alaska, and despite the big nature, the glaciers, the eagles, our guide (30-something, scraggly beard, Dobie Gillis cap) was already planning his eventual return to his native upstate New York. “If you’ve been there,” he said, “you know why.”

It took having a kid up north in college for me to see it, but I see it. It’s like

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tastes, we’d order six different appetizers, entrees, desserts. We’d eat one-sixth of whatever it was, dividing it as best we could, pass the plate to the left, Gael taking notes surreptitiously in her lap and welcoming our reactions.

Amazing to eat such a conglomeration, the tastes so different. We’d comment on each one by one so she could keep track. Hard work, putting a taste into words besides yes or no.

And so it went. Extraordinary culinary sensory experiences.

Gael loved her job for 40 years. “To be tempted and indulged by the city’s most brilliant chefs. It’s the dream of every one of us in love with food.”

When asked what one should bring to tastes and the table as you age, her answer was, “Enthusiasm.”

According to Wikipedia, “A foodie is a person who has an ardent or refined interest in food, and who eats food not only out of hunger but also as a hobby.”

But Gael also knew that for some, food was more a matter of life or death — the elderly. And for them she mobilized tax-deductible support for Citymeals on Wheels, which carries on to this day.

Dear Gael. Thanks.

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West, whose left foot had been broken the day before by a Jamesville-DeWitt player after he had scored twice in the first half of a state semifinal, which the Bonackers went on to win 3-0.

John Villaplana, Ernesto Valverde, Mario Olaya, West. . . . These were the players opponents had to shut down if they wanted to beat East Hampton, which, since Valverde’s senior year in 2009, has been formidable in boys soccer. This fall’s team, in contrast, had on it a half-dozen potential scorers, Eric Armijos, Michael Figueroa, Brian Tacuri, John Bustamente, Gary Gutama, Jose Calderon, and Christopher Guallpa among them, and while its defense did not have a standout stopper like Ben McCarron or Oreamuno, it was solid.

Hills West didn’t care much about playing beautifully, preferring to kick high down the field, in the hope that the Colts’ forwards would chase those kicks down.

Once, in the 57th minute, that somewhat wild, careening style of play worked, and that was all it took. Three minutes later a hands ball in East Hampton’s penalty box, which many spectators saw and remarked on and which would have resulted in a penalty kick for East Hampton, went unacknowledged by the refs. Not to mention a highly questionable call that in the 29th minute annulled a seeming goal by Armijos, who, when asked afterward if he had been offsides, said he wasn’t.

But don’t get me going. Suffice it to say that this team played the game beautifully, and it should be remembered for that.

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VINTAGE ARTWORK – By important local artists: Syd Solomon, Esteban Vicente, David Porter, Sydney Butchkes, Eric Ernst, Zacharias, Arnold Hoffman, Sheila Isham, Rose Liccardi and many, many others. Call Rocco, 631-537-1095.

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The Springs Historical Society and Community Library Board of Trustees would like to thank everyone who contributed to our highly successful Arts and Archives Show, held at Ashawagh Hall, Oct. 28-30: Teri Kennedy for curating the artworks. Ethel Henn for creating the archive pieces. Abby Abrams for the use of her poster for advertising. Helen Harrison for her information signage for posters from the 1970s. Springs Improvement Society for the use of Ashawagh Hall. Serafina for their generous donation of appetizers for the reception. Springs Brewery for their generous donation of beer for the reception.

Esperanza Leon and Jess Frost for their very interesting talks about Brooks-Parks and John Little. James De Martis, Scott Bluedorn, Robin Gianis, Kurt Giehl and Barbara Thomas for their interesting presentations about their work and sources of inspiration. All the artists who showed their work: Abby Abrams, Andrew Edward Waller, Audrey Lee, Aurelio Torres, Barbara DiLorenzo, Barbara Groot, Barbara Thomas, Beth Meredith, Bill Kiriazis, Burt Van Deusen, Caren Sturmer, Carl Scorza, Christa Maiwald, Chistine Newman, Daniel Cabrera, David Slater, Dennis Lawrence, Elaine Grove, Elisca Jeansonne, Elizabeth Geissler, Geralyne Lewandowski, Gerry Giliberti, Hope Harris, James DeMartis, Jean Hodgens, Jennifer Cross, John Haubrich, Kate Nicolae, Kevin Bishop, Kirsten Benfield, Kurt Giehl, Maris Ellman, Martha Stotzky, Mary Antczak, Mary Milne, Michael Cardacino, Natalie Edgar-Pavia, Pamela Collins Focarino, Pamela Morgan, Pat Place, Paul Pavia, Phoebe Gianis, Randal Rosenthal, Robin Gianis, Ron Focarino, Rosalind Brenner, Rose Zelenetz, Scott Bluedorn, Susan Friend, Teresa Lawler, Timothy Tibus, and Ursula Thomas. Springs Historical Society and Community Library trustees and volunteers. All those members of the Springs community and other visitors who made the show such a great event by showing their interest in the history, culture, and art past and present of the Springs area.

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TAKE NOTICE – Any entry on Gardiner’s Island whether for hunting, clamming, fishing, trapping, the taking of shellfish or any other purpose is trespassing and is strictly forbidden under penalty of the law. The Trustees of Gardiner’s Island.

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CBD RETAIL SALES – Parttime initially. Knowledge of CBD helpful but will train the right person. Great working environment. Employee discounts. Call Bill, 631-901-5119 for more info.

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ELECTRICAL/ MECHANICAL ENGINEER Local Manufacturer of security equipment has an opening for a fulltime entry level electrical engineering position. We offer a very competitive salary and benefits package.

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SPRAY TECH – IPM monitor. Established tree company looking for a motivated individual with valid New York State driver’s license and communication skills. Offering competitive wages and benefits. Field Plant ID a bonus. 631-287-7125.

SYSTEM ADMINS – We are hiring full-time Windows system administrators, computer technicians and installers. Certifications are preferred, but not necessary.

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EXAMPLES OF WORK: (Illustrative Only) Attends all meetings of the Board of Fire Commissioners; Keeps complete and accurate records of proceedings; Prepares minutes of meetings; Sends notices of regular and special meetings; Receives all communications and bills and presents them at regular meetings; Answers communications under direction of the Chairman, Board of Fire Commissioners; Arranges for annual elections; Receives and maintains custody of the funds of the fire district; Deposits all incoming funds in the manner prescribed by law; Disburses funds for the purposes authorized by the Board of Fire Commissioners; Keeps district accounts and all substantiating records and materials, such as receipts, orders, vouchers, cancelled checks, etc.; Presents total accounting of moneys received and disbursed during fiscal year to Board at annual meeting and at any other time the Board may prescribe.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND ATTRIBUTES: Good knowledge of modern business practices, procedures and terminology; good knowledge of accounting principles and practices; ability to get along well with others; accuracy; honesty; dependability; tact; good judgment; physical condition commensurate with the duties of the position.

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The East Hampton Star, November 10, 2022 NOTICE Graceful Bridge LLC. Arts of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/3/22. Office: Suffolk County.

SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 2 Pheasant Woods Lane East Hampton NY 11937.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

14-6/15 NOTICE Notice for formation of a limited liability company (LLC). The name of the limited liability company is 18 BIG REED PATH LLC. The date of the filing of the articles of organization with the Department of State was October 3, 2022. The County in New York in which the office of the comany is located is Suffolk. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the copmany upon whom process may be served, and the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the company served upon him or her to The LLC, 118 Arrandale Road, Rockville Centre, NY 11570. The business purpose of the company is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under the laws of the State of New York.

14-6/31 NOTICE Notice of Formation of Turtle Clan LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on August 12, 2022. Office location: Suffolk County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Daniel Richard, 1010 Dartmouth Drive, Yaphank, NY, 11980, registered agent upon whom process may be served. Purpose: any lawful activity.

16-6/18 NOTICE Notice of formation of 1 Cedar House LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on September 12, 2022.

Office located in Suffolk County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to Meyer Handelman Company LLC, 800 Westchester Ave., Suite S-618, Rye Brook, NY 10573. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

16-6/18 NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK - COUNTY OF SUFFOLK U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE LXS 2006-16N, V. BARBARA MORR, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS SURVIVING JOINT TENANT OF GRACE T. MORR, ET AL. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated January 22, 2020, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Suffolk, wherein U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE LXS 2006-16N is the Plaintiff and BARBARA MORR, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS SURVIVING JOINT TENANT OF GRACE T. MORR, ET AL. are the Defendant(s).

I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the EAST HAMPTON TOWN HALL, 159 PANTIGO ROAD, EAST HAMPTON, NY 11937, on November 30, 2022 at 11:30AM, premises known as 10 SULKY CIRCLE, EAST HAMPTON, NY 11937: District 0300, Section 184.00, Block 05.00, Lot 093.000: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE TOWN OF EAST HAMPTON, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 004276/2010. Gabrielle Weglein, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz,

Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. 16-4/81 NOTICE Notice of Formation of Bronx CH LLC LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/10/2022.

Office location: Suffolk County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: the LLC, 4 Sleepy Lane, Melville NY 11747. Purpose: any lawful activity.

15-6/15 NOTICE Notice of formation of East Hampton Kitchen LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on September 30, 2022. Office Location: Suffolk County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whem process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: Anne Washburn c/o Tobin and Company, 2500 Westchester Avenue, Suite 117, Purchase, NY 10577. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

14-6/19 PUBLIC NOTICE Notice to Bidders SEALED BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED BY THE EAST HAMPTON HOUSING AUTHORITY by hand in person at 316 Accabonac Road East Hampton NY 11937 or by mail to East Hampton Housing Authority POB 2106 East Hampton NY 11937 until 12:00 noon Wednesday November 16th, 2022 for the following services: back flow prevention device RPZ Test, cesspool pumping, electrical repairs, gas boiler maintenance, general interior building repairs (sheetrock spackle carpentry masonry) gutter cleaning, HVAC central air and heat pump minisplit maintenance and repair interior fire suppression sprinkler system maintenance interior painting, irrigation system repairs and maintenance, mowing and lawn care, oil burner maintenance, #2 heating oil fuel supply, plumbing repairs, propane gas burner maintenance and repair, propane gas fuel supply, pruning trees and shrubs, sewage treatment package plant (BESST) monitoring and maintenance, snow removal, trash removal, and locksmith.

Faxed bid submissions will be rejected. Mailed submissions should allow 5 business days for delivery. Office hours are Mon - Fri, 9AM to 4PM. The East Hampton Housing Authority owns and manages 4 properties; Springs Fireplace Apartments and Accabonac Apartments in East Hampton, Gansett Meadow in Amagansett, and Avallone Apartments in Montauk. Service providers are being sought to provide select services to all four properties, bids may be for one, two, three, or all four properties. Bid forms are available at the Housing Authority office at 316 Accabonac Road East Hampton NY 11937.

You may also call 631/3297427 or email drodriguez@easthamptonha.org to have a bid form mailed, emailed or faxed to you.

Bids must be received in sealed envelopes marked for the specific services offered no later than 12:00 noon Wednesday November 16, 2022. The East Hampton Housing Authority reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

16-3/82 NOTICE Notice of Formation of Nothing Lasts Forever LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on September 9, 2022. Office location: Suffolk County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail

process to: the LLC, United States Corporation Agents, Inc.: 7014 13th Avenue Suite 202 Brooklyn NY 11228. Purpose: any lawful activity.

16-6/18 NOTICE Notice of Formation of The Balfour Group LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/19/2022.

Office location: Suffolk County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: the LLC, 45 Sandra Rd, East Hampton, NY 11937.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

17-6/16 NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK - COUNTY OF SUFFOLK NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY, V. DARRALYN DONATUTI, ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated September 23, 2019, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Suffolk, wherein NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY is the Plaintiff and DARRALYN DONATUTI, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the EAST HAMPTON TOWN HALL, 159 PANTIGO ROAD, EAST HAMPTON, NY 11937, on December 6, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 10 HARRISON AVENUE, EAST HAMPTON, NY 11937: District 0300, Section 100.00, Block 03.00, Lot 008.011: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE TOWN OF EAST HAMPTON, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 619168/2018. Andrew Gilbride, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. 17-4/77 NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed bids for SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL VARIOUS PARKING LOTSfor the Town of East Hampton Highway Department will be received by the Superintendent of Highways at his office at 258 Springs Fireplace Rd., East Hampton, NY until 10:00 a.m. prevailing time on November 17, 2022, at which time and place they will be publicly open and read aloud: Specifications for SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL VARIOUS PARKING LOTS may be examined and obtained at the office of the Superintendent of Highways between the hours of 7:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. daily except Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays.

The Superintendent of Highways reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

All bids must be accompanied by a Non-Collusive Certificate as requested

by Section 103-D of the General Municipal Law, be in a sealed envelope marked with the bidding item on it, and be in complete form.

DATED: November 3rd 2022 Stephen K. Lynch Superintendent of Highways 17-2/47

NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK - COUNTY OF SUFFOLK FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, V. MARCELLA MERRILL, AS ADMINISTRATRIX FOR THE ESTATE OF LOREN MERRILL, ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated December 3, 2021, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Suffolk, wherein FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION is the Plaintiff and MARCELLA MERRILL, AS ADMINISTRATRIX FOR THE ESTATE OF LOREN MERRILL, ET AL. are the Defendant(s).

I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the EAST HAMPTON TOWN HALL, 159 PANTIGO ROAD, EAST HAMPTON, NY 11937, on December 6, 2022 at 12:00PM, premises known as 685 SPRINGS FIREPLACE ROAD, EAST HAMPTON, NY 11937: District 0300, Section 082.00, Block 02.00, Lot 026.003: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT SPRINGS, IN THE TOWN OF EAST HAMPTON, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 040224/2010. Bryan Browns, Esq. - Referee.

Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. 17-4/81 NOTICE TO BIDDERS Notice is hereby given that sealed bids for the following service will be received by the Senior Purchasing Agent of the Town of East Hampton, Purchasing Department Office, 159 Pantigo Road, East Hampton, New York no later than 3:00 p.m. prevailing time on Monday, November 21, 2022 at which time they will be opened and publicly read aloud: Purchase & Delivery of ATVs Bid No. EH22-041 Specifications are available from the Purchasing Department Office by emailing jcarroza@ ehamptonny.gov or purchasing@ehamptonny. gov, beginning on Thursday, November 10, 2022.

The Town of East Hampton reserves the right to reject and declare invalid any or all bids and to waive any informalities or irregularities in the proposals received, all in the best interests of the Town.

Each proposal must be submitted on the forms provided in the bid package, in a sealed envelope with the name of the bidder, and the bid name marked clearly on the outside of the envelope. A Certificate of Non-Collusion must accompany all bid submissions.

Jeanne Carroza, NIGPCPP, CPPB Senior Purchasing Agent Town of East Hampton November 10, 2022 18-1/54 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Intro. # 36 Of 2022 TAKE NOTICE that the Town Board of the Town of East Hampton will hold a public hearing on November 17, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. in the Town Board Meeting Room, Town Hall, 159 Pantigo Road, East Hampton, New York, or as soon thereafter as this matter may

be heard, on a proposed Local Law providing for the adoption of a revised “Community Preservation Project Plan,” pursuant to Section 64-e of the New York Town Law, which provides for the preservation of open space, historic places, and recreational areas within the Town of East Hampton, including the incorporated villages therein, to include approximately 2 acres of land located at 106 Red Dirt Rd., Springs, reputedly owned

by Caryn Halbrecht, and identified on the Suffolk County Tax Map as 300103-8-3.4.

The public hearing will be held live and in-person by the Town Board and will be available electronically by video and teleconferencing, and will be televised on Local TV (LTV) Channel 22, and available for livestream on the LTV website (<<https://www. ltveh.org>>). The public shall be permitted to appear in person but may also provide comments on the matter being heard by calling 351-888-6331.

Any person or party wishing to be heard with respect to the foregoing may do so, in person or by agent or attorney, by teleconference to the live meeting, or by written comment addressed to the East Hampton Town Clerk, 159 Pantigo Road, East Hampton, New York 11937. Comments may also be submitted to the Town Clerk by email to CBrennan@ehamptonny. gov <mailto:CBrennan@ ehamptonny.gov>.

All comments must be received by the Town Clerk by the date and time of the public hearing.

Please check the meeting Agenda posted on the Town’s website (www. ehamptonny.gov <http:// www.ehamptonny.gov>) for any changes, and for updated information.

Dated: November 3, 2022

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD, TOWN OF EAST HAMPTON, NEW YORK CAROLE BRENNAN, TOWN CLERK 18-1/87 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Section 247 of the General Municipal Law of the State of New York and provisions of the East Hampton Town Code, the Town Board of the Town of East Hampton, New York, will hold a public hearing in the Town Hall Meeting room, 159 Pantigo Road, East Hampton, New York, Thursday, November 17, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. or as soon thereafter as this matter may be heard, concerning the following grant of scenic and conservation easement to the Town of East Hampton: GRANTOR: Pamela Drucker TYPE OF EASEMENT: Scenic and Conservation DATE OF EASEMENT: October 11, 2022 LOCATION: 836 Springs Fireplace Road, Springs SCTM #300-62-7-2.4 REVIEWING AGENCY: Zoning Board of Appeals

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD, TOWN OF EAST HAMPTON, NEW YORK CAROLE BRENNAN, TOWN CLERK 18-1/41 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TAKE NOTICE that the Town Board of the Town of East Hampton will hold a public hearing in the Town Board Meeting Room, East Hampton Town Hall, 159 Pantigo Road, East Hampton, New York, pursuant to § 247 of the General Municipal Law and § 64-e (8) of the Town Law of the State of New York on November 17, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. or as soon after that this matter may be heard, to consider the following: A) The Town’s acquisition for the preservation of Open Space, with Community Preservation Funds of a property located at 106 Red Dirt Rd., Springs, reputedly owned

by Caryn Halbrecht, and consisting of approximately 2 acres of vacant land at a cost to the Town of East Hampton not to exceed $1,500,000.00, plus reasonable survey, title, prorated tax, and recording charges, said

B11 property being described on the Suffolk County Tax Map as SCTM #300103-8-3.4 B) An amendment to the 2022 CPF Management & Stewardship Plan to include said property The public hearing will be held live and in-person by the Town Board and will be available electronically by video and teleconferencing, and will be televised on Local TV (LTV) Channel 22, and available for livestream on the LTV website (<<https://www. ltveh.org>>). The public shall be permitted to appear in person but may also provide comments on the matter being heard by calling 351-888-6331.

Any person or party wishing to be heard with respect to the foregoing may do so, in person or by agent or attorney, by teleconference to the live meeting, or by written comment addressed to the East Hampton Town Clerk, 159 Pantigo Road, East Hampton, New York 11937. Comments may also be submitted to the Town Clerk by email to CBrennan@ehamptonny. gov <mailto:CBrennan@ ehamptonny.gov>.

All comments must be received by the Town Clerk by the date and time of the public hearing.

Please check the meeting Agenda posted on the Town’s website (www. ehamptonny.gov <http:// www.ehamptonny.gov>) for any changes, and for updated information.

Dated: November 3, 2022

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD, TOWN OF EAST HAMPTON, NEW YORK CAROLE BRENNAN, TOWN CLERK 18-1/94

available in the Office of the Town Clerk during regular business hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Monday through Friday exclusive of holidays. A copy of the proposed changes will also be available at the Town’s website.

The public hearing will be held live and in-person by the Town Board and will be available electronically by video and teleconferencing, and will be televised on Local TV (LTV) Channel 22, and available for livestream on the LTV website (<https://www. ltveh.org>). The public shall be permitted to appear in person but may also provide comments on the matter being heard by calling 351-888-6331.

Any person or party wishing to be heard with respect to the foregoing may do so, in person or by agent, or by attorney, or by call-in to the live stream, or by written comment addressed to the East Hampton Town Clerk, 159 Pantigo Road, East Hampton, New York 11937. Comments may also be submitted to the Town Clerk by email to CBrennan@ehamptonny. gov. All comments must be received by the Town Clerk by the date and time of the public hearing.

Please check the meeting Agenda posted on the Town’s website (www. ehamptonny.gov) for any changes, and for updated information.

Dated: November 3, 2022

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD, TOWN OF EAST HAMPTON, NEW YORK CAROLE BRENNAN, TOWN CLERK 18-1/109

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Section 247 of the General Municipal Law of the State of New York and provisions of the East Hampton Town Code, the Town Board of the Town of East Hampton, New York, will hold a public hearing in the Town Hall Meeting Room, 159 Pantigo Road, East Hampton, New York, Thursday, November 17, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. or as soon thereafter as this matter may be heard, concerning the following grant of scenic and conservation easement to the Town of East Hampton: GRANTOR: KEZ LLC TYPE OF EASEMENT: Scenic and Conservation DATE OF EASEMENT: October 25, 2022 LOCATION: 23 East Lake Drive, Montauk SCTM #300-202-12 REVIEWING AGENCY: Zoning Board of Appeals

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD, TOWN OF EAST HAMPTON, NEW YORK CAROLE BRENNAN, TOWN CLERK 18-1/40

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TAKE NOTICE that the Town Board of the Town of East Hampton will hold a public hearing pursuant to Chapter 232 (Urban Renewal) of the Town Code of the Town of East Hampton, Section 232-1-70 (Modification of Urban Renewal Plans) in the Town Hall Meeting Room, 159 Pantigo Road, East Hampton, New York 11937 on December 1, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as this matter may be heard, to consider the following modification of Urban Renewal Map EH-3: URBAN RENEWAL PARCEL #s: URP #55 and URP #56 in EH-3 TAX MAP NUMBER: 0300-120-3-15 & 17.2 FILED MAP IDENT.: Map 171, Olympic Heights, Section 3 ADDRESS: 15 Abrahams Path, East Hampton REQUESTED MODIFICATION: FROM: UR Parcel #55 - Lots 21 through 25, p/o 26 & p/o 32 (+/- 13,075 sq. ft.)

UR Parcel #56 - Lots 35 and 36 (+/- 10,250 sq. ft.)

TO: UR Parcel #55 - Lots p/o 21 through p/o 24, Lots 25, p/o 26 & p/o 32 (+/11,675 sq. ft.)

UR Parcel #56 - Lots p/o 21 through p/o 24, Lots 35 & 36 (+/- 11,650 sq. ft.)

A copy of a Map depicting the proposed changes is available in the Office of the Town Clerk during regular business hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Monday through Friday exclusive of holidays. A copy of the proposed changes will also be available at the Town’s website.

The public hearing will be held live and in-person by the Town Board and will be available electronically by video and teleconferencing, and will be televised on Local TV (LTV) Channel 22, and available for livestream on the LTV website (<https://www. ltveh.org>). The public shall be permitted to appear in person but may also provide comments on the matter being heard by calling 351-888-6331.

Any person or party wishing to be heard with respect to the foregoing may do so, in person or by agent, or by attorney, or by call-in to the live stream, or by written comment addressed to the East Hampton Town Clerk, 159 Pantigo Road, East Hampton, New York 11937. Comments may also be submitted to the Town Clerk by email to

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TAKE NOTICE that the Town Board of the Town of East Hampton will hold a public hearing pursuant to Chapter 232 (Urban Renewal) of the Town Code of the Town of East Hampton, Section 232-1-70 (Modification of Urban Renewal Plans) in the Meeting Room, Town Hall, 159 Pantigo Road, East Hampton, New York 11937 on December 15, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. or as soon thereafter as this matter may be heard, to consider the following modification of Urban Renewal Map AM-1: URBAN RENEWAL PARCEL 25 in AM-1 TAX MAP NUMBER: 300-106-1-4 FILED MAP IDENTIFICATION: Map 316 Section A “Hollymere” REQUESTED MODIFICATION: FROM: URP 25 consisting of Old Filed Map Lots 61-67 in map 316, Section A “Hollymere”.

TO: URP 25 consisting of Old Filed Map lots 61-63 in Map 316, Section A. “Hollymere” (Property or Town of East Hampton) and URP 25A consisting of Old Filed Map lots 64 67 Map 316, Section A, “Hollymere”. (Applicant) A copy of a Map depicting the proposed changes is

CBrennan@ehamptonny. gov. All comments must be received by the Town Clerk by the date and time of the public hearing.

Please check the meeting Agenda posted on the Town’s website (www. ehamptonny.gov) for any changes, and for updated information.

Dated: November 3, 2022

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD, TOWN OF EAST HAMPTON, NEW YORK CAROLE BRENNAN, TOWN CLERK 18-1/110 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Section 247 of the General Municipal Law of the State of New York and provisions of the East Hampton Town Code, the Town Board of the Town of East Hampton, New York, will hold a public hearing in the Town Hall Meeting Room, 159 Pantigo Road, East Hampton, New York, November 17, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. or as soon thereafter as this matter may be heard, concerning the following grant of a declaration of scenic and conservation covenants and restrictions to the Town of East Hampton: GRANTOR: Jeauxgh Family LLC and Jed Weissberg TYPE OF EASEMENT: Scenic and Conservation with Covenants and Restrictions DATE OF EASEMENT: October 6, 2022 LOCATION: 335 Further Lane, East Hampton SCTM #300-189-4-20.2 REVIEWING AGENCY Town Board

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD, TOWN OF EAST HAMPTON, NEW YORK CAROLE BRENNAN, TOWN CLERK 18-1/45 REFERENDUM TAKE NOTICE, that the Supervisor, subject to permissive referendum, is hereby authorized to enter into a First Amendment To Agreement, subject to the approval of the Town Attorney, with T-Mobile Northeast LLC to lease tower space on the new Verizon Tower at a rate of $4,250.00 per month for the first year, with five (5) additional and successive five (5) year terms, and with rent increasing annually in an amount equal to 2% over the rent in the immediately preceding year. As per the Rider Cost Share Agreement, the Town shall have the right to utilize and/or lease remaining space on the Tower as it deems appropriate.

Dated: November 3, 2022

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD, TOWN OF EAST HAMPTON, NEW YORK CAROLE BRENNAN, TOWN CLERK 18-1/34 LEGAL NOTICE This resolution, a summary of which is published herewith, has been adopted on November 1, 2022, and the validity of the obligations authorized by such resolution may be hereafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which the Town of East Hampton, in the County of Suffolk, New York, is not authorized to expend money or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of the date of publication of this Notice were not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the publication of this Notice, or such obligations were authorized in violation of the provisions of the constitution.

CAROLE A. BRENNAN TOWN CLERK BOND RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN OF EAST HAMPTON, SUFFOLK COUNTY, NEW YORK, ADOPTED NOVEMBER 1, 2022, AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION OF VACANT LAND LOCATED ON 66 EAST LAKE DRIVE, MONTAUK, FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE PRESERVATION OF OPEN SPACE AND WATER QUALITY,

STATING THE ESTIMATED MAXIMUM COST THEREOF IS $4,350,000, APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT FOR SUCH PURPOSE AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOT TO EXCEED $4,350,000 TO FINANCE SAID APPROPRIATION The object or purpose for which the bonds are authorized is the acquisition of vacant land located on 66 East Lake Drive, Montauk, (Suffolk County Tax Map as SCTM #300-203-3) for the purpose of the preservation of open space and water quality.

The amount of obligations authorized to be issued is not to exceed $4,350,000.

The period of probable usefulness is thirty (30) years, however, the bonds authorized pursuant to this resolution and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of the sale of said bonds, shall mature no later than five (5) years after the date of original issuance of said bonds or notes.

A complete copy of the Bond Resolution summarized above shall be available for public inspection during normal business hours at the office of the Town Clerk, Town Hall, 159 Pantigo Road, East Hampton, New York.

Dated: November 1, 2022 East Hampton, New York 18-1/100 NOTICE Notice of formation of 83 WAINSCOTT NW REALTY, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on November 2, 2022. Office located in Suffolk County.

SSNY has been designated for service of process.

SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to 100 Pantigo Place, East Hampton, NY 11937. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

18-6/17 NOTICE Notice of formation of Litigation Technology Consultants, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/13/22.

Office location:Suffolk.

SSNY designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail process to:the LLC, 33 Strathmore Village Drive, South Setauket NY 11720. Purpose:any lawful purpose.

18-6/15 LEGAL NOTICE ANNUAL ELECTION OF THE AMAGANSETT FIRE DISTRICT On December 13, 2022 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Election of the Amagansett Fire District will take place on December 13, 2022, between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. at the Amagansett Fire House located at 439 Main Street, Amagansett, New York for the purpose of electing one Fire Commissioner for a five (5) year term, commencing January 1, 2023 and ending December 31, 2027.

All voters registered with the Suffolk County Board of Elections on or before November 21, 2022 shall be eligible to vote.

Candidates for District Office shall have their names filed in petition form, signed by twenty-five (25) qualified voters of the district, with the Secretary of the Amagansett Fire District at the Fire District Office located at the Amagansett Fire House, 439 Main Street, Amagansett, New York, no later than twenty (20) days before the election, November 23, 2022.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that the Board of Elections of the Amagansett Fire District shall meet on the November 28, 2022 between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. at the Amagansett Fire House located at 439 Main Street, Amagansett, New York 11930 for the purpose of preparing the register for the annual election of the Amagansett Fire District.

Dated: November 1, 2022 ATTEST: Megan Cindrich Secretary-Treasurer Amagansett Fire District 18-1/61

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The East Hampton Star, November 10, 2022

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