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Contents page 26 Springs Man Dies In Crash A Springs resident, Christian Bermeo, 28, was killed early Sunday evening after the 2013 Yamaha motorcycle he was riding south on Springs-Fireplace Road collided with a northbound car making a left turn onto Cedar Ridge Drive.

page B-8 Ramy Brook Sharp Ramy Brook Sharp is the founder and creative director of her namesake contemporary womenswear line, Ramy Brook. She will be honored at this year’s Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation’s Hamptons Happening on Saturday,

page 43 LOcal Mom Launches Vote Like A Mother It all began with a sign. A sign North Forker Sara Berliner made for the early 2018 “March for our Lives” in Manhattan, a nationwide day of action demanding stricter gun control legislation.

page B-2 A Mormon Boy Revamps At Bay Street Steven Fales has performed his international hit oneman show, Confessions of a Mormon Boy, at least 1000 times since it premiered offBroadway in 2006, but never quite like this.

New Hospital One Step Closer To Reality It will be one of the biggest construction projects in the history of the Hamptons and the largest building east of the Shinnecock Canal.

Given current zoning restrictions, we’ll quite likely never see a project of this magnitude again.

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According to a source close to Zeldin, the three arrived for the scheduled meeting on March 8, but a fourth man entered the room. He refused to provide identification. “He was un-vetted and unannounced,” the source said. Zeldin was in the next room while campaign workers, concerned about the man’s demeanor, called for security and stalled the meeting. The man abruptly left the room when asked for identification and escaped without being detained by authorities.

A rally scheduled for April 18, 2017, in Southampton Village became a focus for Zeldin’s security personnel. “We had information the meeting was being co-opted by demonstrators,” Di Siena said.

Independent/Courtesy Lee Zeldin, SCPD Zeldin’s Smithtown headquarters at 182 Terry Road. Inset: Martin Astrof is accused of making threats and trying to run over a volunteer.

Man Arrested At Zeldin Headquarters By Rick Murphy

With the nation as divided politically as it is today, the chance that a political leader can face a serious threat constantly lurks in the shadows. On Friday, for Congressman Lee Zeldin that threat became all too real.

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An irate 75-year-old Nesconset man showed up at Zeldin’s Patchogue office, threatened to kill supporters of Zeldin and President Donald Trump, and then allegedly tried to run over a Zeldin campaign worker. Suffolk County Police said Martin Astrof went to Zeldin’s office at 182 Terry Road office at about 11:15 AM on Friday, July 6, and argued with a Zeldin volunteer later identified as Donato Panico. He threatened to kill Panico and other supporters of the Trump administration, and then backed up his car in an “aggressive manner” at Panico, who was standing by the

front of the office.

Police did not release the details of the threats made.

“As someone who has personally received several death threats and have had my wife and kids targeted as well since the last presidential election, I can say with firsthand experience that what Donato experienced today really needs to end throughout our country immediately,” Zeldin said. Last year a particularly ominous threat had Zeldin’s camp on edge.

In early 2017, The Independent learned Zeldin received “a credible death threat.” Security personnel, possibly the United States Capitol Police, suggested Zeldin curtail his activities, and placed the congressman under heightened security. “A threat arrived to the district office [Patchogue] from a local resident,” the communications

director for Zeldin, Jennifer Di Siena, told The Independent. “The person was advocating for the congressman to be shot.”

Despite the occurrence at his office and the death threat, Zeldin “kept his regular appearance schedule,” Di Siena said.

On another front, Zeldin agreed to meet with three members of the anti-Trump group Project Free Knowledge on February 20 after its co-founder, Anna Steinman, had complained about Zeldin’s staff. She said at an earlier meeting she was treated rudely, calling Zeldin’s people “hostile.”

Zeldin invited her back, along with two colleagues, for a face-to-face meeting with him at his Patchogue office, but apparently because of the threatening letter, Zeldin’s security personnel asked the names of the three group members who would be attending, presumably to run background checks on them.

Project Free Knowledge was urging its people to attend, as was Indivisible Against Hate and Timeforchange LI, two more antiTrump groups. Zeldin reluctantly agreed to cancel his appearance there. There is no indication that last year’s events had anything to do with the incident involving Astrof. Astrof was arrested in front of his home a short time after he went to the Terry Road office on Friday and charged with making a terroristic threat, which is a felony, and second-degree reckless endangerment, police said.

On July 7, Astrof appeared briefly on his way to court, wearing shorts and a horizontal striped t-shirt. “Absolutely not,” he replied when asked if he tried to run over Panico. He was arraigned and released after positing bail, which was set at $15,000 cash or $25,000 bond.

“In the United States of America, political scores are settled at the ballot box, not by trying to kill your political opponents. It is unacceptable to resort to actions to kill or seriously harm political opponents or otherwise incite those violent actions by others. It must stop now,” Zeldin said.

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Sand In My Shoes // Denis Hamill Forest Hills, Queens, dreaming of a Broadway career and who has spent every summer in the family home in Jamesport on the North Fork, could have told her that February 14, Valentine’s Day, in Parkland, FL, started as a beautiful, peaceful, day of love.

A Tony Winning Performance The TSA agent spotted something suspicious in her luggage.

Four months after the 17 murders in her Florida schoolhouse, where she hid 66 students in a storage room from an active shooter, the female Transportation Security Agent stopped Melody Herzfeld at JFK airport’s security checkpoint.

Herzfeld was on her way to Chicago to present a student with a scholarship when the concerned TSA agent said, “There’s something in your bag.” Herzfeld thought a moment. “Oh, it must be a little bit of perfume.” “No, it’s shaped like a ball.”

“Ohhhhh,” Herzfeld said, her voice dropping to a whisper. “That’s my Tony.” The TSA agent gave her a post9/11 scowl. “Excuse me?” “Is it shaped like an apple?”

“Yes. That’s exactly what we’re looking for,” said the TSA agent. “It’s the Tony Award I was given a week ago at Radio City,” said Herzfeld.

Herzfeld rummaged through the personal items in her carry-on bag and removed the apple-shaped Tony Award that reads: “Excellence in Theater Education Award Presented by The Tony Awards to Melody Herzfeld, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School 2018.”

During the last period of the day, Herzfeld was sitting in her spacious first-floor drama classroom right across a grassy lawn from the now storied 1200 Building. Her classroom boasts a baby grand piano, wall closets, an inner office, and a big theatrical closet/storage room.

“I had full attendance that day, 72 students, and we were rehearsing our production of The Viking,” Herzfeld said. “We’d cleared out the dozen 16-foot-long tables that sit six students each. We were doing a run-through from the beginning of the show. We started the music, which was very loud. Everyone was in their place. I had just sent five students over to the theater to hang some color gels and lights. And then we started the rehearsal.” Herzfeld said they were in the third hour of rehearsal when the fire alarm went off at about 2:10 PM. “We’d just had a fire drill that morning,” she said. “So, I’m like,

Independent/Denis Hamill The Special Tony Award was presented to Melody Herzfeld, a drama teacher who hid 66 students during a Valentine’s Day shooting massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

whoa, whoa, whoa, what’s this about? It just seemed really odd. The kids were saying, Herzfeld — they all call me just by my last name — ‘We gotta go.’ I said, ‘No, you gotta give me 30 more seconds. I wanna finish this scene.’ It was right at the end of an act. So, they continued the scene because I knew we were okay. There was nothing burning in our room. Then one of the kids insisted that we had to go.” Herzfeld relented, leading the students out the door, grabbing the emergency packet containing a class roster, evacuation codes, and emergency instructions.

“I’m still trying to get kids out because they’re lazy,” she said. “Then I hear on the loudspeaker, ‘CODE RED! CODE RED!’ And I hear commotion in the background of the PA system. And I’m like, ‘Whaaaat?’”

Herzfeld said she assumed this was the big emergency drill the teachers were all told was coming at a live-shooter safety forum a month

earlier where a prop AR-15 rifle was passed around and teachers listened to the actual 911 calls following the Sandy Hook school shootings of 2012.

Herzfeld figured this Valentine’s Day alarm was that big active shooter drill they’d all been anticipating at Marjory Stoneman Douglas.

“Then, outside, I hear fireworks,” she said. “Fireworks cracking from the football field, which is many yards away in the other direction. I’m thinking, they are trying to make this drill really realistic and scary. And then I see my kids duck. And start running back toward the classroom. And I’m really matter of fact and telling the others we gotta go back in. Still thinking this is a drill and I just have to do my job now.” So, she herded all the kids in front of her into the classroom until the whole grassy area outside the now notorious 1200 Building was

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The smiling TSA agent didn’t ask for the rest of her story, but if she had, Herzfeld, who grew up in

“It started out as more than a beautiful day,” said Herzfeld, sitting in her spacious backyard overlooking shimmering Peconic Bay wearing a black T-shirt bearing the legend: MAKE ART NOT WAR — #MSDStrong. “February 14 was a perfect day in Parkland — dry, breezy, sunny, and warm, with no humidity — which is very important to girls because none of us was going to have a bad frizzy hair day on Valentine’s Day. The girls at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High were all looking pretty that Valentine’s Day. The boys were carrying flowers, chocolates, and teddy bears for their girls. One guy carried a six-foot teddy bear for hours because he still hadn’t seen his girlfriend. All day, your classes were being interrupted by kids handing out carnationgrams or candy-grams delivered to sweethearts. I even got a candy gram from the Multi Cultural Club.”

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Springs Food Pantry To Say Thanks By Kate Ward

The Springs Food Pantry will thank Suffolk County for a $4500 grant and East Hampton Town, which provided it with a $2000 grant this year, at an event on Wednesday, July 11, at 2:30 PM at the Springs Community Presbyterian Church on Old Stone Highway in Springs. Those attending will include Suffolk County Legislator Bridget Fleming, East Hampton Town Supervisor Peter Van Scoyoc, and members of the town board as well as staff members from the town’s Department of Human Services. In addition to giving a tour of its facility, the pantry will offer refreshments prepared by Marta Blanco, its nutritionist from

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families, seniors on fixed incomes, people with disabilities, and singleparent households. The pantry not only strives to combat hunger but to educate its clients. By partnering with the Eat Smart Cornell Cooperative Extension program each month, Blanco educates recipients on nutrition, health, and obesity prevention, and offers tips on preparing healthier meals for those on a budget.

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Tenants Set For Westhampton Beach Development By Peggy Spellman Hoey

A mixed-use development located at the corner of Main Street and Library Avenue in Westhampton Beach, named “145 Main Street,” will soon have tenants.

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The two-story development, which boasts a 3500-square-foot space on its ground floor, according to Serenity LLC’s website, will feature a retail space and restaurant. Bernstein plans to use the second floor for his law practice, Village Mayor Maria Moore said. Moore

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Moore said that the property was overgrown and surrounded by stockade fencing when she first came into office. So, she contacted Bernstein, to ask if something could be done to fix it up. The village ended up leasing the property for $10 for two years, cleared it, and had local landscape design firm, Dragonfly, design a pocket park at the spot with benches and flowers for residents to enjoy. Moore said that she believes people will certainly take notice of the new development, after having the park there for three years. “It’s such a change,” she said. “I think it will be a tremendous addition to have a little shop and restaurant on Main Street,” she said.

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Local News First constructed In the 1920s, the jetties protecting the entrance to Montauk Harbor were the subject of a lawsuit by landowners to the west.

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A jury seated in Central Islip, after ruling against the Town of East Hampton June 29, following an almost one-month trial, awarded seven home owners on Soundview Drive and Captain Kidd’s Path in Montauk various amounts of money for damages caused by the town-owned jetties. The jetties were built by the Army Corps of

Engineers in the 1920s to protect the entrance to Montauk Harbor.

The awards ranged from $122,319 for Francis and Lynn DeVito of 16 Captain Kidd’s Path, down to $875 awarded to Carol Land and Terry Bienstock of 140 Soundview Drive. One of the plaintiffs in the suit, Robin Racanelli, of 10 Captain Kidd’s Path, was awarded nothing. The total amount awarded by the

jury was slightly under $356,000. The damages were limited to losses that have occurred for the home owners since October 27, 2009.

At the same time, the jury found the town not guilty of interfering with “the rights of the public to use and enjoy public land.” After the initial construction of the jetties in the 1920s, according to court documents, they fell into disrepair, with Congress approving a bill in 1945 that directed the Army Corps of Engineers to periodically dredge to maintain the viability of the channel into Lake Montauk. The jetties interfere with the littoral drift of sand, scouring the beaches in front of the homes.

According to Michael Sendlenski, the town’s head attorney, the town is considering various legal arguments to appeal the verdict. “We are disappointed in the jury’s determination,” he said. “We believe that a number of legal issues were not done properly. We will make efforts to set the jury verdict aside because we believe it is contrary to the law.” One possible avenue regards “the judge allowing the Army Corps of Engineers out of the case. We believe they are a necessary party to the case, as it is a federally maintained channel and the town doesn’t have the ability to alter it without the Army Corps’ involvement,” he said.

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The suit was launched against the town in 2012. Originally, the suit charged numerous parties, such as the federal government, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, and the Army Corps of Engineers. Over time, however, the court dismissed the suit against the other

defendants, ultimately leaving the town to stand in court alone. In March 2016, United States District Judge Joanna Seybert ruled that the case against the Army Corps of Engineers would be dismissed.

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Local News Local pols are now gathering a consensus from residents on a proposed special taxing district to fund and maintain the burial of power lines along Long Beach in Noyac.

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Pols Pitch Plan To Bury Power Lines By Peggy Spellman Hoey

Local politicians are making the rounds gathering a consensus on a proposal to create a special taxing district funding the burial and maintenance of utility lines along Long Beach Road in the hamlet of Noyac.

Support for the push comes from some residents who believe the scenic stretch would not only be more aesthetically pleasing to the eye, but that the move would also be beneficial. It would ensure that residents who receive electricity from the lines would not lose power during a storm, which is a regular occurrence in bad weather.

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Southampton Town Councilman Tommy John Schiavoni said he and North Haven Mayor Jeff Sander hope to have a meeting with Sag Harbor officials about the proposal soon because they would need to “sign on” to be part of the special taxing district. Under state law, Southampton Town cannot enforce the tax on village residents, some of whom live in the Town of East Hampton. That would have to be undertaken by village government. It is expected that the project would cost roughly $1.5 million. Residents included in the special taxing district would pay about $25 per year for a home assessed at roughly $1 million. To offset the cost of the project, residents from North Haven and the Bay Point

neighborhood would also put up a donation of about $200,000 to install the lines.

Legislation has already been passed at the state level that would allow the creation of a special taxing district, however, a public hearing and vote would be required to create it, Schiavoni said. He does not expect to schedule a public hearing before developing more of a consensus on the project.

“We really want the public to weigh in on this,” he said. Schiavoni said that as the project has been discussed with community members, some in Noyac have expressed concerns about increased taxes and who the project will benefit most. Sander said Sag Harbor officials have been reluctant to support the project because only half of the village is located in the township. But overall, he has found residents in the area 80 to 90 percent supportive of the proposal.

“It’s been overwhelmingly positive. I think that there is a lot of support for it,” he said.

Sag Harbor Mayor Sandra Schroeder did not respond to a request for comment by deadline.

In the meantime, Schiavoni said an ongoing restoration by Suffolk County of natural habitat along the beach where osprey nests are located will not be finished until upgraded power lines are installed. It is likely the upgrade will not be completed by utility company Public Service Enterprise Group of Long Island until the end of summer, when the ospreys are finished nesting.

Schiavoni and Sander were expected to make their pitch before the Noyac Civil Council after deadline, on Tuesday, July 10, at the Old School House on Noyac Road. Civic president Elena Loreto said her membership would like more information about the project from Schiavoni. “I think there are some people who aren’t entirely for it and there are some people who aren’t entirely against it,” she said.

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New Hospital One Step Closer To Reality By Rick Murphy

It will be one of the biggest construction projects in the history of the Hamptons and the largest building east of the Shinnecock Canal. Given current zoning restrictions, a project of this magnitude will probably never be seen again.

More to the point, a brand-new Southampton Hospital, reborn with the name Stony Brook Southampton after a merger, is long overdue and much needed.

It’s really a tale of two institutions on divergent paths that found each other at just the right moment in time. Southampton Hospital long ago outgrew its confined space, and while Southampton College enjoyed some glory years, it too was losing steam and stature as the millenium came and went. When Long Island University officials announced in 2004 that Southampton College was closing, the surprise decision caught locals off guard. Hundreds of jobs would

be lost, and the largest parcel of land in the area faced an uncertain future.

Even after Stony Brook University was convinced — strong-armed — into taking over the campus, nothing came easy. “They were a little slow out of the chute, and then the recession hit,” recalled Assemblyman Fred Thiele. Shirley Strum Kenny, president of Stony Brook University, retired in 2009 and the college eliminated its sustainability program. Attendance, never robust, slowed to a trickle. “I used to judge how it was doing by the cars in the parking lot,” Thiele said. There weren’t many.

Stony Brook wanted to pull out altogether, citing budget restraints. Close It Down Dr. Samuel Stanley, Stony Brook’s president, announced the decision to close the campus on April 7, 2010.

Thiele, an attorney by trade, helped prepare a lawsuit on behalf of the soon-to-be-displaced students.

The lawsuit, filed in State Supreme Court, charged the university broke state law by failing to hold a public hearing before announcing plans to shutter the dorms and most other buildings on campus. Katie Osiecki,

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It will also forever change the makeup of Southampton Village, where the current facility is located.

The new hospital will be on the grounds of the Stony Brook Southampton campus, and that’s part of the story.

In Depth News Schneiderman pointed out, “but with the hospital and railroad tracks and all, an underpass makes a lot of sense.” Brett Pickett, the president of Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, told an overflow crowd at a Southampton Town Board meeting two years ago that the club would reimburse the town if a portion of Tuckahoe Road that runs through the golf course were to be closed. He also revealed an alternate plan to reroute traffic. Former NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg spoke to Schneiderman on behalf of the golf club and offered the town a package of incentives to reroute some of the Tuckahoe Road traffic away from the course.

New Hospital A Mammoth Undertaking By Rick Murphy

If a new hospital is built on the Stony Brook Southampton University campus, it will likely forever alter local traffic patterns, several local officials agree.

Last month the state gave its OK to lease 23 acres on the campus. (See accompanying article in this section.) Governor Andrew Cuomo — and, of course, the $250 million it will cost — are all that stand in the way of a new Southampton Hospital. The new structure will likely be located just south of County Road 39 and west of Tuckahoe Road, where the recreational fields are currently situated.

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The area where the gym is now will likely be used for out buildings and parking. Robert Chaloner, Southampton Hospital’s president and CEO, has previously expressed his concern about the Tuckahoe Road/CR 39 intersection, and with good reason, said Southampton Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman. “They don’t want people crossing over that road with the railroad tracks and all,” he said.

Schneiderman said his preference would be to run traffic underneath Tuckahoe Road and the tracks at the CR 39 intersection. Compounding things further, ambulances would be coming and going, and time would be at a premium.

During the recent U.S. Open golf tournament, several measures were taken to improve traffic flow, including changing traffic lights or shutting them off, re-routing traffic, building a pedestrian bridge, and making use of shuttle buses and trains. The current 125-bed hospital facility on Meeting House Lane in Southampton Village, set in the midst of a residential neighborhood near ocean beaches, has been out of place for decades. It was originally built 100 years ago, when farmland and meadows dotted what was a sparsely populated neighborhood. Nowadays it’s occupied by millionaires driving Land Rovers on their way to the country club who have to compete for road space with ambulances, hospital employees, and visitors. But bringing the traffic to the college campus, along with an

expected increase in students and medical personnel, would likely mean the town will face more challenges even after the new building is completed. Closing Tuckahoe Road, an unpopular idea when it was broached a couple years ago, will likely come up again.

Shinnecock Hills Golf Club members asked the town to consider closing that portion of Tuckahoe Road that travels through the golf course. That’s on the north side of CR 39 and the railroad tracks.

“I know people cherish that road,”

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“Jay’s a pretty tough negotiator,” Pickett said. “He’s made very clear to us from the beginning that he’d entertain something like this only if it was a win for the entire community. We know we would have to present an overall plan that is beneficial to the entire community.”

Southampton Town Highway Superintendent Alex Gregor said he has not been apprised of plans the hospital or the town may have as to the placement of the hospital complex, but Gregor has been critical of the plan in general.

“I don’t think it is the right place for it,” he said of the college campus. The main entrances to the campus both use Tuckahoe Road. The intersection of Tuckahoe and Montauk Highway is in a hurricane zone, he said. “I’ve seen it flooded many, many times.”

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Nicole Altimari, Tara Linton, Dean Tarulli, Kathleen Furey, and Martha Weller, the student plaintiffs, demanded, and received, an apology.

The university committed to continuing sustainability education at its main campus until spring 2014, when the last of the plaintiffs was expected to graduate. In addition, the university agreed to pay $5000 toward the cost of a sustainability conference at Stony Brook Southampton in 2013, and $30,000 toward the students’ attorney’s fees, according to a copy of the settlement. Dr. Stanley was forced to make a public apology.

Robert Chaloner, president and CEO of Southampton Hospital, was an anxious onlooker during the legal proceedings. “I think if you go around the country and look at hospitals and colleges, they often sit next to each other, and there’s good reasons for that,” said Chaloner. His

intentions were clear: Southampton Hospital needed a new home, and Stony Brook Medical and his hospital were already sharing services and heading toward a full merger. Chaloner was armed with the findings of the Berger Commission report of health care facilities in New York State. The recommendations included possible consolidation, closure, conversion, and restructuring of stand-alone hospitals. ‘If the recommendations are approved by the Governor and the Legislature, they become law, and must be implemented by the Commissioner of Health,’ the summary stated. Clearly, the writing was on the wall for Southampton Hospital. Find a partner, relocate, or close. “Hospitals are teaching facilities where we train the next generation of health care workers,” Chaloner said, adding that the hospital, which already has a partnership with Stony Brook University Medical Center, regularly partners

with different educational institutions, providing the handson training, while students gain their academic experience in the universities. Beefed Up Program Stony Brook University, meanwhile, built a $10 million Marine Science building and beefed up its writing program in Southampton. Student enrollment increased markedly. In January 2015, the SUNY board of trustees approved a merger between Stony Brook University Hospital and Southampton Hospital. Dr. Stanley called the affiliation a “win-win.”

“This is an extraordinarily important first step,” he told the 18-member board in Albany. “This will enhance our ability to compete successfully in a very crowded marketplace.” Chaloner called the vote “historic,” and Dr. Kenneth Kaushansky, dean of the Stony Brook University School of Medicine, said the affiliation would “expand medicine and medical innovation by enhancing education and research” and provide clinical training sites. No one was happier than Senator Ken LaValle, who had worked not only to keep the campus vibrant but to keep Southampton Hospital vibrant. “It will bring an infusion of specialty care for the East End, and I think in a very short period of time will erase its medically underserved status,” he said. The truth was, the idea of building a hospital on campus property had already been informally broached.

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The current 125-bed hospital, 100 years old, is antiquated and constrained. When it was built, that part of Southampton Village was primarily marshland and farms; now it is surrounded by multimillion-dollar homes. The real estate it sits on is worth a fortune, though the cumbersome building would be difficult to convert to

A Crisis Thiele and LaValle crafted legislation that would allow Stony Brook University to lease the necessary property on the stateowned campus. The Southampton Hospital Association was formed to build the new hospital. The state legislature was on board. And then, out of nowhere, a crisis. Fast forward to June 7. A number of unions, after perusing the agreement, feared the coupling of what was essentially still a private hospital with a public entity would have a negative impact on union jobs at the state level. They balked at the agreement. With the legislature facing a June 20 dropdead date to pass it, the deal was in danger of being scuttled. It wasn’t building trade unions that objected. New York State United Teachers reps were afraid of the bargaining practice prevalent at some private hospitals. The Civil Service Employees Association voiced fears that new hires at the yet-to-be-built hospital would be allowed to bypass its union.

Thiele, LaValle, and Chaloner, with only days to save the deal, held marathon meetings with union reps on Tuesday in Albany to try to address the concerns and remove the roadblock. Finally, with one day to go, the unions capitulated. “Serendipity happened,” Thiele noted. It turned out the United University Professions Union was in the midst of contract negotiations with the state. A tentative agreement was forged as part of a larger deal involving the use of Southampton campus land for the new hospital building.

One more hurdle remains. Alyssa Milello, spokeswoman for Southampton Hospital, pointed out that Governor Andrew Cuomo still needs to sign off on the deal and has until the end of the year to do so. Then, the hospital must raise the estimated $250 million to construct the new building. Thiele said a realistic estimate would be five years before the project is to begin in earnest.

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The two entities realized how much common ground existed almost immediately. With the hospital on campus, graduate medical students would have a teaching facility and a hospital within steps of each other. Southampton Town was on board.

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New York State Senator Kenneth LaValle and Assemblyman Fred Thiele announced last week that both houses in the New York State Legislature had passed legislation to reinstate state recognition of the Montaukett Indian Tribe. The vote passed overwhelmingly in both chambers and now goes to Governor Andrew Cuomo for his signature.

in a release. “The designation was improperly removed from them in 1910, and it’s time the Montaukett Tribe receives the appropriate recognition. I am pleased that we were able to obtain the approval of the measure from both the Senate

and the Assembly.”

“I’m delighted that the Senate came through in the 11th hour to vote in favor of this important measure, following the Assembly’s approval,” said Thiele in a release. “I thank

Senator LaValle for his significant efforts to move this legislation forward. The Montaukett Indian Nation is alive and thriving, and I’m proud the state is finally correcting a grave injustice.”

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The tribe lost its recognition by the state in 1910 in the case of Pharaoh vs Bensen, when a judge declared the tribe to be extinct, despite the presence of several tribal representatives in his courtroom. In 1994, a state Supreme Court justice ruling on another matter called into question the “propriety” of the Pharaoh ruling.

In 2017, the governor vetoed similar legislation. However, since last year, the tribe’s representatives have met with the governor’s legal team to provide additional information relating to state recognition. “Prior to 1910, the Montaukett Indians were recognized by New York State as a tribe,” said LaValle

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Southampton Town is undertaking a historic restoration of the old Tiana Beach LifeSaving Station in Hampton Bays.

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Town To Discuss Life-Saving Station Changes By Peggy Spellman Hoey

Southampton Town has breathed new life into the former United States Coast Guard Life-Saving Station at Tiana Beach in Hampton Bays, with its historic restoration currently underway. But the town board will soon be holding a work session to discuss how it proceed with other aspects of the revival that might not be

covered using money from the Community Preservation Fund.

The building, which once served as a Coast Guard Life-Saving Station that was entirely manned by African Americans, and later Neptune’s Night Club from the 1980s up until it closed in 2013, was purchased by the town for $3.2 million under the Community Preservation Fund in 2014.

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Before any plans proceed, there would need to be a discussion of the “full town board” in a work session, said Councilman John Bouvier. “There are a whole bunch of things that need to be discussed,” he said. Other aspects of the project that need to be discussed include how large the outside deck will be and how many tables could be placed there for visitors to eat at, as well as what will happen with an outdoor

bar that was added to the building, he said. Councilwoman Christine Preston Scalera, who visited the site with Bouvier two weeks ago, said additional funds to rehab the property could come from the town’s general fund.

“I think that we are going to get back to the board and ask, ‘Where do you see this going?’ in terms of the services,” she said.

The property has undergone an extensive $963,000 stabilization and exterior restoration. So far, all of the building non-historic rooms, decking, and reproduction windows, which were added by Neptune’s owners, have been razed. Other tweaks include the reframing of the building’s walls, new electric wiring, and the addition of its crowning glory — a reproduction watchtower. Engineers plan to finish the project by the end of summer 2019. peggy@indyeastend.com

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Town officials would like to have a walk-in museum inside the building, and possibly some kind of food concession, not to mention beach access for visitors. However, not all of the work suggested for the building can be paid for using community preservation funds, particularly anything involving the placement of a kitchen, whether it will be a full-service kitchen with a working stove to allow the serving of hot food, or something smaller only requiring the refrigeration or pre-prepared food, officials said.

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Independent/Peggy Spellman Hoey Southampton Town just closed on a $1.2 million purchase of a roughly 16-acre swath of land in Speonk.

Southampton Town Closes On CPF Purchase By Peggy Spellman Hoey

The Town of Southampton closed July 2 on a $1.2 million deal to purchase roughly 16 acres of wooded land on North Phillips Avenue in Speonk which were once slated for the Serenity Estates subdivision. The property, which is located on the west side of North Phillips Avenue just over the

Long Island Rail Road tracks, across from Windmere Court, has been preserved for open space purposes using money from the town’s Community Preservation Fund, according to Community Preservation Manager Mary Wilson. Serenity LLC of Manhattanoriginally received town approval to build a 12-luxury home subdivision, she said. “Now, there will be 12 less houses

in the town,” added Wilson.

The subdivision was to originally include homes between 2000-and 2500-square-feet in size with four bedrooms and bathrooms, with each structure situated on an acre of land, according to Serenity LLC’s website. The town could have closed sooner on the property but the purchase was delayed because there were

some “issues with debris and equipment over the boundary line” that belonged on an adjacent property, Wilson said. Town Attorney James Burke said that Wilson wanted the issues cleared up prior to the closing and the town was able to work with the adjacent property owner, North Phillips LLC, to achieve that end.

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Lunch with Steve Haweeli at Maison Vivienne in Southampton.

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Renaissance Man Steve Haweeli By Bridget LeRoy

Meeting with old friend Steve Haweeli of WordHampton for lunch at the new Maison Vivienne in Southampton to discuss art, restaurants, the East Hampton Chamber of Commerce, and, let’s face it, life in general, begs the question: where the heck does

this story go in The Independent? Culture, art, or community news — Haweeli can easily fit into any category, a virtual chameleon in the flesh. Steve Haweeli is indeed a renaissance man. His PR company started the same year as Indy, and in the early days, faxes (remember

those?) would arrive multiple times a day from his office in Springs. He launched Hamptons Restaurant Week and Long Island Restaurant Week and is also an accomplished painter of abstractions with his own blue period, which seems to be his most successful seller. “I just finished two more pieces in

WordHampton celebrated 25 years last summer. As we dined on a beautifully prepared ahi tuna tartare and a Salad Nicoise in the gorgeous surroundings of the new inn and eatery, Haweeli talked about one of his newest accounts, somewhat outside of his usual bailiwick — a trade association in Washington, D.C. called the Writing Instrument Manufacturers Association. “Pens, pencils . . . Are there other writing instruments I’m not mentioning?” I queried.

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“I’m a shellback and a member of The Order of Magellan,” said Sid Bye, “but most people wouldn’t know what that means unless you’ve been in the Navy. It means that you’ve been around the world and crossed the equator. I did it twice.”

In September 1967, Sidney Nelson Bye joined the Navy. He was assigned to the USS America. The America was the fourth vessel to bear the name, but only the first

warship to be commissioned into service. Bye was part of the division responsible for the operation and maintenance of the America. “The work was hard and the shifts were long. I worked from 4 AM to 8 PM, got eight hours off, and was back again at 4 AM.” “Even though it was hard work, I’m so glad that I enlisted in the service,” said Bye. “We went all over the world and made stops in so many countries. I went to places like Hong Kong, Brazil, the Philippines, Japan, Manilla, New

Zealand, Australia, Italy, Greece, and Spain. They were great places, and some were just so beautiful. I would never have had the opportunity to travel like that and see all those countries.”

Sydney, Australia, was Bye’s favorite stop that the America made. “It was the only place people liked Americans. We stopped there for four days on the way home from Vietnam. The people loved us. They were so welcoming. Wherever you went, people wanted to talk to you. They’d buy you drinks, and they just wanted to talk. They liked to hear our accents. The city was beautiful and so were the people. I’d like to go back there someday,” he said. “It’s on my bucket list.”

“I loved to go up on the flight deck and watch the jets taking off and landing,” Bye said with a smile. “It was better than the Fourth of July!”

“One day, the new Marine pilots were on the flight deck for training. They were getting ready to take off and start the training when this one guy ejects himself out of his plane and splashes into the ocean. He had to be rescued by the helicopters that are kept in the air during the training just in case something happens and someone goes down,” Bye recalled.

“The pilot said he ejected because the ship pitched and he thought he was going to slide overboard in the plane. We all thought it was kind of funny because there’s very little pitch on an aircraft carrier. We were all used to its movement. We didn’t even notice it anymore,” he added. Bye’s enlistment ended in November 1971. He took a position at the West Point Military Academy as a boiler mechanic but left after a year because he wanted to return home to East Hampton. He later landed a position as a

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“Things were heating up in the Middle East and in Vietnam. We were sent to Vietnam twice and provided military support in the Middle East, too. But I must say, I was lucky. We were never in a position in which we were being fired upon.” Being an aircraft carrier assigned to the Seventh Fleet, the America provided military support and served as a flight operations base for helicopters and fighter jets. It also served as a training facility for new Marine pilots who needed

to learn and practice the techniques of landing their jets on the deck of a carrier.

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Pattie and Sid Bye celebrate 25 years together.

Pattie and Sid Bye.

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boiler mechanic at the Montauk Air Force base for the 773rd Radar Squad. He also worked for the East Hampton Post Office as both a clerk and a letter carrier and is currently working with the Town Trustees providing pump-out services in Montauk.

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In August 1979, Bye married his wife Pattie shortly after they met at a party. “I asked her to marry me after only six months,” he said. “I just knew it was right. We both knew.” Coming up on their 40th wedding anniversary, they both have a strong affiliation with the American Legion in Amagansett. Bye served as commander from 1990 to 1995 and Pattie was the president of the Ladies Auxiliary during that time as well.

During his time as commander, the American Legion underwent renovations and an expansion. “Everyone was a volunteer. They worked hard and people from all around the community donated the materials, supplies and even shrubs and refrigerators and all sorts of appliances to make it what it is today,” he said. “The Gulf War was going on at that time. Patriotism was high. People wanted to help. It took

time, but we got it done. It was a lot of work and I was always there working. I couldn’t ask someone to come and work if I wasn’t there doing the same. We made it what it is today. Now people rent out the hall to have parties and wedding receptions. We still have our area which is solely for our members so we always have a place even if something is going on in the hall,” said Bye.

Bye comes from a military family. His father was originally in the Coast Guard and enlisted in the Navy during World War II. “He was in the occupying fleet that went to Japan,” said Bye. Although Bye is the recipient of many a medal during his time in the service, he is most proud of his sons. “They’re good men. One served for 10 years in the Air Force, another served as a merchant marine, and another is an air traffic controller at LaGuardia Airport.” Sitting on a stool at a table in the Legion’s lounge, Bye shrugged when asked if he had attended any USS America reunions. “We used to have reunions, but then they kind of stopped. No one organized them anymore. Every few years I get together with my friend, Tom

Raum. We served together. We did everything together. We worked together, ate together, slept in the same quarters. We were at sea for months at a time,” he said. “When we were on leave, we’d go to Tom’s house and his poor wife would put up with us. She’d have 10 to 12 Navy guys who were maybe 18, 19, 20 years old who had been at sea for months. She was always nice and welcoming.”

“I remember one time,” he said with a huge smile, “my ex-wife was there with our son, Sid, Jr. He was just a baby. We opened one of the drawers in the chest of drawers and put some blankets in it and put my son in there to sleep while we all had a party. He slept through it. We had some great times.” “Whenever I do get to see my

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third time not a charm: prison and deportation ahead By T. E. McMorrow

A man arrested by East Hampton Town police on a charge of felony criminal mischief, Jose Torres, also known as William Wilfredo Janders-Rodriguez, is going to be deported back to his native El Salvador. That much seems certain from the court documents.

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The only question facing Torres and the United States government is whether the 42-year-old should spend up to 20 years in federal prison before he is deported.

Torres, 42, who is accused by East Hampton police of smashing up the dashboard of a car parked in front of a Morris Park Lane residence last November, told East Hampton Town Justice Lisa Rana through his attorney, Matt D’Amato from the Legal Aid Society during his arraignment Friday, July 6, that he currently lives in Shirley, but has previously lived in Patchogue, Mastic, and East Moriches. He told the court that he has spent most of his adult life on Eastern Long Island. During that period, he spent six years in New York State prison after assaulting and robbing a

victim at knifepoint in Suffolk County in 1995. He also spent 57 months in prison after being found guilty in federal court in Central Islip of being a violent felon who re-entered the country illegally after being deported by a court order in 2013. One would also have to discount the time, though apparently not much, he has spent in his native land after being deported in both 2002 and again in 2015.

In 1996, Bill Clinton was president, crime was dropping across the country, and the man named Jose Torres was convicted of two felonies, armed robbery, and attempted armed robbery. He was sentenced to five-and-a-half to 11 years in state prison. While in prison, he was charged with and convicted of either smuggling in or possessing a dangerous weapon. In 2002, George W. Bush was president. His government was in the process of organizing the Department of Homeland Security, following the attack of 9-11. That would lead, the following year, to the creation of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.

Torres was paroled and, pre-ICE, was turned over to the Immigration and Naturalization Service. He was taken to Houston, from where he was, it appears, returned to El Salvador. In January 2011, Barack Obama was president. ICE was setting records for the numbers it was turning over to immigration officials. Torres, now going by Janders-Rodriguez, was back in this country. He was arrested by Suffolk County police, charged with a misdemeanor, obstruction of breathing. ICE and the Justice Department took an interest in Janders-Rodriguez. While it was unusual at the time to prosecute someone for re-entering the country after the execution of a court order of deportation, the exception was in cases where the alien had previously been convicted of a violent crime in the U.S. Torres’s history of violence led the Justice Department, under then Attorney General Loretta Lynch, to seek and obtain an indictment.

After two years of legal wrangling, during which time JandersRodriguez sought, unsuccessfully,

to have his court-appointed Federal Defender Tracy Gaffey removed as his counsel, Janders-Rodriguez agreed to plead guilty, in exchange for the 57-month sentence. It is not clear how much of that time he actually served, but he was deported after his sentence ran its course. In September of last year, again using the name Torres, he was in the passenger seat of a 2017 Toyota 4Runner which was rear-ended by another car in an accident at the traffic light at Newtown Lane and Main Street in East Hampton Village. Torres gave police a false name, the driver of the car later said. When the insurance company of the Toyota’s owner declined to cover the accident, the driver contacted the man she knew as Torres and asked for his help.

On November 2, 2017, she confronted Torres, despite the fact that she could see he was intoxicated, she told town police. He began screaming and punching the dashboard, repeatedly, hard enough to crack it. It was night and the owner did not realize how badly damaged the dash was. When she saw the damage the next day, she called Torres and asked him to pay for the damage. He eventually promised he would but avoided the Morris Park Lane resident.

Weeks went by. She eventually went to a Toyota dealer and was given an estimate of over $1500 to replace the dash, as well as a damaged air bag. After many weeks of trying and failing to be reimbursed for the damage, she contacted the police. On Friday, July 6, Justice Rana told Torres or Janders-Rodriguez that he was not eligible for her to set bail, since he has been convicted twice on felony charges. Normally, Thursday would be the day he would have to be released if not indicted. However, Justice Rana said, there is a new federal indictment out of the courtroom of U.S. Magistrate Anne Shield, once again charging him with being a violent felon who has re-entered the country illegally. The maximum sentence he is facing is 20 years. He remained in county jail in Riverside as of Monday. ICE did not return requests for comment for this article.

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Police Michael Nicoletta, an employee of a home security company, after being arraigned on a felony for allegedly burglarizing a Wainscott residence he was supposed to be protecting. Independent/T.E. McMorrow

EH police: Security Guard charged in break-in By T. E. McMorrow

A man working for Peconic Security Alarms was charged by East Hampton Town police with burglarizing a Wainscott home he was supposed to be protecting in March. Michael Nicoletta, 27, of Eastport allegedly entered the alarm code for a house on Wainscott Northwest Road, disabling it, then entered the house, where he is alleged to have stolen a Sonos Soundbar, valued at $700.

Police had been investigating the burglary before they finally zeroed in on Nicoletta, who was wearing a company PSA t-shirt when he was arraigned on the Fourth of July in East Hampton Town Justice Court. He had been arrested the day before, after being contacted by detectives at PSA headquarters in Southampton. “Yeah, I took the soundbar,” he was quoted as telling police. “I was hurting for money.”

He was released after posting $1000 bail.

In other news, a Brooklyn woman who has been working as a babysitter for a couple with residences in New York City and on Old Montauk Highway in Montauk was arrested on a charge of endangering the welfare of the minor she was supposed to be watching over.

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She was charged with a misdemeanor and then taken to Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, where she was treated for potential alcohol poisoning, before being turned back to the police. She was released later that morning after her arraignment on $500 bail. A Springs teen is facing a felony criminal mischief charge after hitting his mother’s 2017 Jeep Compass with a microphone at about 7:30 AM June 27. The car was parked in front of the mother’s house. The 17-year-old already has open misdemeanor charges in East Hampton Town Justice Court.

Stephen Grossman, his representative, said the teen is currently estranged from his mother, who was issued an order of protection by Justice Steven Tekulsky, which would allow the two to see each other, but prohibits the teen from committing any threatening acts against the mother. The teen was released after posting $500 bail.

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two dwi arrests early saturday By T. E. McMorrow

Sag Harbor Village police made one arrest on drunken driving charges early Saturday, as did the East Hampton Town police.

Sag Harbor police arrested a resident of the village on two misdemeanor charges early Saturday morning. According to the police, Richard Decker, 54, was driving a Dodge Ram pickup when

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he blew through the stop sign at the intersection of Division and Bay Streets, leading to a traffic stop. The arresting officer said Decker smelled of alcohol and failed sobriety tests. After being taken to police headquarters, about 50 yards from where he was stopped, Decker allegedly refused a breath test, leading Sag Harbor Justice Lisa Rana to suspend his license. Whether that suspension should last a full year will be decided at a hearing at the Department

of Motor Vehicles, which was scheduled for Wednesday, July 11. Decker’s license was suspended late last year for failing to pay a fine, leading to the second misdemeanor charge. Decker, a personal trainer, was released without bail, due to his strong ties to the community. East Hampton Town police arrested a Fall River, MA, resident at about 2:30 Saturday morning in downtown Montauk. Police said Kevin Verissimo, 35, driving a 2011 Jeep, ran the stop sign

at South Edison and Montauk Highway, leading to the stop and his arrest. “We started drinking at Ruschmeyer’s around seven, eight o’clock,” he is quoted as telling the arresting officer.

When asked to take a breath test, he allegedly responded, “If I were to blow, I would be over, honestly.” He, too, has a refusal hearing at DMV scheduled for Wednesday. He was released after being arraigned on the misdemeanor charge later that morning when he posted $300 bail.

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felony arrests: coke And cannabis By T. E. McMorrow

East Hampton Town police arrested two men on felony drug possession charges this past week, one in Montauk, one in Amagansett. A Manhattan man was arrested in downtown Montauk, near the Sloppy Tuna bar on South Emerson Street, early Sunday, after a chance encounter with an officer on patrol. Richard Guinness, 25, was charged with possession of over a half gram of cocaine. He was charged after the officer apparently saw him throw

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A Manhattan man, Richard Guinness, was charged by East Hampton Town police with cocaine possession in Montauk, early Sunday.

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Guinness, who has never been in trouble with the law before, was released after his arraignment later Sunday morning, when he posted $1000 bail.

A Southampton man is facing a felony marijuana possession charge, along with several misdemeanor possession charges, after his arrest early Friday morning. Albert Zielinski, 27, was driving a 2007 Chevrolet pickup truck when he was pulled over on Amagansett Main Street for several alleged traffic infractions. That stop led to a search of the cabin of the truck.

According to the police, they found between a half-pound and a pound of marijuana in a container, as well as four other smaller containers, each with various forms of cannabis, including a package of Cheeba Chews. Possession of a half-pound or more of marijuana is a felony in New York State.

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According to the arresting officer, when asked how much marijuana he had, Zielinski replied, “A few ounces, at least. I make it into tea for my grandma.”

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He was arraigned before East Hampton Town Justice Lisa Rana Friday afternoon. Reviewing his record, Justice Rana said that, for someone Zielinski’s age, he already has faced misdemeanor drug charges in the past. “Now you have graduated to the felony level,” she said. He was released after posting $5000 bail.

Police that hearing, which will be held before an administrative judge, it will be decided whether to suspend his license for an entire year, or return it to him. He also posted $500 bail.

Independent/T.E. McMorrow Five of the six men arraigned in East Hampton on July 4 were arrested that morning in an anti-drunk driving sweep.

eh dwi sweep nabs five on fourth By T. E. McMorrow

Five men were arrested early in the morning on the Fourth of July during an East Hampton Town and Village-wide task force sweep targeting drunken driving. The task force, financed by the office of Suffolk County District Attorney Tim Sini, deployed extra officers from departments across the East End, who patrolled the roads from Montauk to Wainscott. All five men were charged with driving while intoxicated at the misdemeanor level, with one of those arrested also charged with felony unlicensed driving.

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Jonathan Pena-Tacuri, who celebrated his 24th birthday on July 3, was driving west on Montauk Highway approaching the Napeague Stretch at about 12:30 AM on July 4 in a 2007 Chevrolet, police said. In front of Pena-Tacuri was a 2008 Toyota being driven by a Selden man, who came to a stop, waiting for eastbound traffic to clear so that he could make a left turn into the Ocean Vista resort, according to police. Pena-Tacuri pulled to his right on the shoulder to pass the now stopped Toyota, but did not pull over far enough, and struck the car in the right rear, police said. A New York State trooper deployed by the task force was the first on the scene. Pena-Tacuri failed roadside sobriety tests, the trooper reported, and was placed under arrest on a DWI charge. At East Hampton Town headquarters, he allegedly

refused to take a breath test.

In August of last year, Pena-Tacuri was arrested by East Hampton Town police, also on a drunken driving charge. On April 5 of this year, he was allowed to plea-bargain down to a charge of driving with ability impaired, a violation, not a crime. However, his license was suspended for 90 days. That led to a felony unlicensed driving charge on July 4. At his arraignment later that morning, East Hampton Town Justice Lisa Rana told Pena-Tacuri that she was suspending his license twice over, first for refusing the breath test, and second, for being accused of drunken driving with a license suspended for an alcoholrelated conviction. Bail was set at $2500, which was posted.

Kyle Steven Morgan, 35, of Tampa, FL, was the first to be arrested during the sweep. The 2017 Nissan he was driving on Newtown Lane in East Hampton Village a few minutes after midnight was pulled over by a town officer because his headlights were not on. “I had one Old-Fashioned right before I left,” he allegedly told the arresting officer.

At headquarters, a breath test produced a reported reading that showed a percentage of alcohol in his blood of 0.17 of 1 percent, just below the 0.18 threshold that would have raised the charge to aggravated drunken driving. He posted $500 bail after his arraignment later that morning.

The third arrest by the task force was that of Michael Queenan, 44, of Plymouth, MA. Police said he was driving a 2013 Nissan erratically in downtown Montauk at about 12:35 AM, leading to a traffic stop on South Essex Street He refused to take the breath test, police reported, quoting Queenan as saying, “I will probably be over, I will tell you that.” Asked if he’d been drinking, he allegedly replied, “A couple hard iced teas and a couple of drinks at Memory.” After his arrest, while he was being processed at headquarters, police said they found in his right pocket a concentrated cannabis cartridge, leading to an additional misdemeanor charge. During his arraignment, Carl Irace, who was at the courthouse as part of a program that provides competent attorneys for arraignments on weekends and holidays, argued that police overcharged Queenan, and that the possession charge should have been at the violation level. He posted $500 bail.

Jarrett Culotta, 25, of Medford was the next to be arrested. Driving a 2006 Saturn south on Abrahams Path, police said he ran the stop sign at Springs-Fireplace Road. “We were coming from karaoke I had about three drinks but I didn’t drink anything the last two rounds,” he reportedly told police. He refused the breath test, police said. As with the others who refused to take the test, Culotta’s license was suspended pending a hearing at the Department of Motor Vehicles. At

Finally, a Southampton Village officer made the final arrest of the sweep, a little after 4 AM Edwin Zeledon-Gomez, 19, of East Hampton Village was behind the wheel of a 2013 Jeep, police said, headed west on Montauk Highway near Georgica Road when he swerved across double yellow lines, then drove onto the grassy shoulder. “I had a few drinks,” he reportedly told police. At headquarters, his breath test came in at 0.20, police said, raising the misdemeanor charge to the aggravated level. His legal situation is complicated by his age, as Rob Archer, assistant district attorney, pointed out during his arraignment. As an underage drinker, upon conviction, his license could be suspended until he turns 21. He, too, posted $500 bail. Shelter Island Arrests Shelter Island police were also beneficiaries of the district attorney’s office financing extra police for a mini-DWI sweep on the island. There were two arrests made, though one followed a onevehicle crash on Gardiners Bay Drive about 7 PM on July 3. The driver, Matthew Aufiero, 19, and an unidentified passenger, both had to be taken to Eastern Long Island Hospital in Riverhead by a Shelter Island Town ambulance.

Aufiero was charged with misdemeanor drunken driving, along with several moving violations. The same age as Zeledon-Gomez, Aufiero, from Glen Head, will find himself in a similar legal boat as ZeledonGomez, with the possibility of not being allowed to drive until he turns 21, when he is arraigned in the island’s justice court. Arrested in the early morning hours of the Fourth of July was Joseph Montag, 39, an Island resident. He was pulled over on South Ferry Road for failing to maintain his lane. He was released later that morning on $500 bail.

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Hampton Bays Man Arrested For Trespassing By Peggy Spellman Hoey

A Hampton Bays man was arrested after Southampton Police say he curled up on the wrong couch in the wrong house on Saturday, July 7. Police said the owners of a house on Ocean Avenue found a man that they did not know asleep on their couch at about 11:25 PM. When officers arrived, the man was still asleep, but was later found to be intoxicated and appeared to have entered the “wrong house,” police said. Brian O’Connor, 24, was charged with second-degree criminal trespass, a misdemeanor, and was transported to police headquarters in Hampton Bays for processing, police said. Northampton Man Arrested For Drug Possession A Northampton man was arrested for drug possession after Southampton Town Police say he was pulled over in a traffic stop on Quogue-Riverhead Road in East Quogue on Sunday, July 8.

Police said 30-year-old Travaun Brumsey was stopped at around 9 PM because the car he was driving had a broken brake light and he was driving over the yellow double line. Further investigation revealed that Brumsey’s driver’s license was suspended because he failed to pay child support, and he was found with some film strips for Suboxone, a prescription drug used to taper off

addiction, though he did not have a prescription, according to police. He was charged with seventhdegree criminal possession of a controlled substance and thirddegree aggravated unlicensed operation, misdemeanors, and was issued traffic violations for driving to the left of pavement markings and operating a vehicle without brake lights. DWI Charge In Car Crash A Hampton Bays man was arrested on drunk driving charges on Monday, July 2, after he crashed the car he was driving into a tree on Flanders Road in Hampton Bays, Southampton Town Police said. Officers arriving at the scene of the crash at about 12:20 PM ascertained 28-year-old Julio Benitez Reyes was intoxicated and he refused a sobriety test, police said. He was later found to have a revoked license for refusing to submit to a chemical test and a prior conviction for DWI, in addition to a driving restriction requiring an ignition interlock device, according to police. He was additionally charged with misdemeanor charges of DWI, aggravated unlicensed operation, and circumventing an interlock device, police said.

driving while intoxicated after he was also involved in a car crash. Police said Gutierrez fled the scene of a car crash, and when he was located, he smelled of alcohol and was unsteady on his feet. He was additionally charged with leaving the scene of an accident with property damage and was issued violations for driving without a license and failing to stop at a stop sign. Others arrested on drunk driving charges include:

Zolani Lucas, 27, of East Quogue was arrested in Hampton Bays on Monday, July 2, and was charged with driving while intoxicated. Police said they stopped Lucas because he had committed multiple traffic violations, and he had bloodshot eyes and was unsteady on his feet. Manuel Aju, 38, of Riverhead was arrested on Monday, July 2, in Speonk and was charged with felony aggravated driving while intoxicated. Police said Aju was stopped for a traffic violation and was unsteady on his feet, had bloodshot eyes, and had slurred speech. He was additionally

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Police said 26-year-old Allyson Cunningham was identified as the person responsible for stealing a pocketbook while the owner returned her shopping cart to a cart stall outside of the discount store on January 9. She fled in a green Honda sedan, which was reported as occupied by two other people; however, they have not been identified, police said. Cunningham was charged with fourth-degree grand larceny. She was issued an appearance ticket returnable to Riverhead Town Justice Court on July 10.

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Editorial The End of Sand Land

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When the Suffolk County Department of Health Services announced last week that a study had found “significant adverse impacts” on the groundwater from mulching operations at the Sand Land site in Noyac, it was hardly surprising. Earlier this year, the Noyac Civic Council, working with the Citizens Campaign for the Environment and the Group for the East End, had obtained the results of the water tests, which showed highly elevated levels of manganese and other contaminants in the groundwater at the 50-acre site.

Now the county, which seems to be moving at a very deliberate pace in the matter, wants to continue testing private wells surrounding the site to determine if the contamination has spread. In a bit of mealymouthed bureaucratese, it has recommended that “responsible state and local agencies with jurisdiction over activities conducted at the facility should ensure that activities are in compliance with all applicable codes, ordinances, and permit requirements and that the activities at the site do not further impact groundwater quality.”

What the county should be saying is that it has found the smoking gun and it is time to shut the facility down, remove the mulched vegetative waste, which is likely the main culprit of the pollution, and reclaim the site. Failure to act will only mean that the sole-source aquifer on which we all depend for our drinking water will eventually become tainted, and that is simply unacceptable. The time has come for both the state Department of Environmental Conservation, which has been slowly reviewing Sand Land’s request for an extension of its sand mining permit and Southampton Town, which has been pursuing alleged zoning violations at the site, to get tough.

Shutting down an operation like Sand Land, which processes the mountains of grass and hedge trimmings, leaves, and other vegetative waste collected from lawns and gardens across the East End, will have some painful side effects for those of us who have been conditioned to believe that a perfectly manicured and green lawn, with nary a twig nor leaf on the ground, is a necessity. Perhaps we’ll have to begin to change our way of thinking and — God forbid! — compost our own leaves and brush.

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According to an Op Ed by Pat Buchanan, starting around 2009, the U.S. Naval Academy lowered its enrollment standards for incoming freshmen so the Navy could increase its racial diversity. The USNA is on a campaign to increase minority naval officers to approximate the nonwhite enlisted percentage of the fleet, which is 40-percent minority personnel. Unfortunately, the USNA turns away applicants with SAT scores above 600 and As and Bs in their high school courses in favor of students with SAT scores in the 500s and C grades. Minority students with SATs in the 300s and 400s and C and D grades are admitted after attending a one-year preparatory school. These future officers will be in charge of operating complex naval weapons systems and making critical decisions impacting the security of our country. Don’t we want the most intelligent and able naval officers filling these highly responsible positions in the fleet?

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“No, there are not,” Haweeli responded, which elicited a laugh from us both. “But these are huge companies with familiar names. Dixon, Ticonderoga, Bic, Federal Pencil, Pilot — we do all their social media. There’s an effort out there to bring handwriting back. It’s a fun account and we’ve won some awards for that.”

Haweeli comes from a background of teachers. “My mother was a stickler for handwriting,” he said, but admitted that his own penciled scribblings often elicit a head-scratching response from WordHampton’s executive vice president and partner Nicole Starr Castillo. “Please don’t tell my mom,” he joked.

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Do you have a pet? Pria Desai I have a King Charles Spaniel. Her name is Duchess. I got her in New York at the Animal Control Center about two summers ago. She’s three years old now. Someone just dumped her. Go figure. Don’t shop. Adopt. We’ve adopted all our pets. Guillerma Moreno I have a cat named Harry. I found him in Bushwick, Brooklyn. He was a stray who had been abandoned on the street. He was only about six weeks old and now he’s six years old. He’s so sweet and playful. He’s very social and he loves people. He’s white with just a few black spots.

David Karlin We have a six-month-old Morkie, a combination of a Maltese and a Yorkshire Terrier. His name is Oscar. He came from the North Shore Animal League. He’d been there a couple of months and now he’s ours.

Elizabeth Chima I had a wonderful German Shepherd named Captain. He was a big dog. Big, beautiful, tan and black. He was very friendly and I loved him so, so much. He fathered some puppies and I kept one and I gave the rest of them to my friends, who all loved dogs.

Onto discussion of the East Hampton Chamber, over a delicious dessert of chocolate mousse. Haweeli said he’ll be stepping down as president at the end of his two-year run in December. “The Chamber is better than ever, and it’s only going to skyrocket,” he said. “We’re really trying to bring activity, and nightlife, and fun, back into the heart of East Hampton Village. But we’re also the Chamber for the entire Town of East Hampton.” And now The Independent has partnered with the East Hampton Chamber of Commerce as the Lead Media Sponsor.

“I am honored and excited about our new partnership with the Independent,” said the Chamber’s executive director Steven Ringel. “Together, we are on a mission to revitalize and invigorate the Village of East Hampton. We want to bring the community back to the village and create exciting and meaningful events.” Haweeli noted that some of the ideas for collaboration with Indy include a new village farmers

market, plus the annual fall festival in Herrick Park and the spring street fair.

Ringel also threw other ideas or existing events into the works, including “music in the park, a beautification of the village with more flowers, art installations, food truck nights, movies in the park, a fantastic holiday season complete with magical lights in the village and on the Hook Mill Windmill, and the re-imagining and growing our famous Santa Parade, which this year will feature a community holiday party at the Hook Mill Windmill complete with food, drink, carolers, games, and the big Windmill lighting ceremony!”

In the meantime, Haweeli said, when he steps down, he plans to stay on the board of the Chamber. “It’s a very dedicated board,” he said. “And we’re on the move.” WordHampton’s website is www.wordhampton.com. The East Hampton Chamber of Commerce can be found at www. easthamptonchamber.com.

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A Mormon Boy Revamps At Bay Street By Georgia Warner

“Look at Amy Adams. Look at Ryan Gosling. They grew up Mormon.” Steven Fales

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“Actually, there are a lot of Mormon entertainers,” Fales chirped. “The arts are really big in ‘Mormondom.’ In some ways, I think Mormons are wannabe Jews, because we love the arts. And a way for us to be accepted as mainstream Americans is to succeed in the arts. Look at Amy Adams. Look at Ryan Gosling. They grew up Mormon.” Fales studied musical theater at Boston Conservatory before shipping out on his Mormon mission to Portugal, then finished his degree back home at Brigham Young University, where he met his then-wife, Emily Pearson. It wasn’t until 2000, when Fales was sitting in his church court, being tried

as a homosexual, that he felt an obligation to put pen to paper.

“It was so fantastical,” Fales said of the trial. “I couldn’t believe this was happening. And it was done so insidiously, with this smile, and it was out to ruin my life. And I knew others were going through the same thing. They don’t excommunicate anymore now like they did, and I think my show has helped the conversation.” He added, “When I was done with it I thought, someone needs to write about this. No one had really told their excommunication story, especially no gay Mormons. I wasn’t a writer, but that was the point where my art and my life came together. I thought: this is my mission, right now.” So, believing that a one-man

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Confessions, in which the charming and cheeky Fales tells of his transition from poster-boy of the Mormon church, to a “Latter Gay Saint” complete with conversion therapy and excommunication for his “gender disorientation,” to a drug-addicted gay male prostitute, to, ultimately, the out-and-proud writer and father of two he is today, will hit new heights and plunge new depths at Bay Street from July 17 to 22 with a fully revamped script, and the fresh perspective of director Scott Schwartz.

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Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival celebrates its 35th anniversary of classical music, commencing Thursday, July 19, and running through August 19 with its thematic “Destination America.” Preceding the 13 main ticketed series concerts, held at Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church, will be an inaugural addition of five free pop-up concerts by the Rolston String Quartet on July 19, 20, and 21. These informal performances will last approximately 40 minutes each and are scheduled throughout the community at Southampton Arts Center, Parrish Art Museum, Hampton Library, John Jermain Memorial Library, and the Madoo Conservancy. “The point is to really open us up

to the community. We want to embrace the community by this open forum for people to hear music and not fear classical music. I want people to come in the door and think ‘this is okay,’” said Marya Martin, Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival’s founder and artistic director. Martin is an international acclaimed flutist from New Zealand who came to the states as a 19-year-old Yale University student, later receiving the Ian Mininberg Distinguished Service Award from her alma mater. In 1976, she purchased a house in Bridgehampton and has been passionately committed to bringing the joy of music to the East End, continuing to showcase her musical talent in the music festival. Actor Alan Alda returns for his third consecutive year, kicking

off the main stage with “The Mendelssohns: Fanny and Felix with Alan Alda.” In this concert, Alda artistically tells the story of the two Berlin siblings who made music together at the start of the 19th Century through diction and melody.

This summer, BCMF welcomes 43 talented musicians. “Marya has a way with programming and matching musicians to repertoire that bring the audience to have the most profound and satisfying experience. It is always a great balance of the all-time-favorite classics with some rare finds and new voices, keeping it both fun and deeply meaningful, showcasing the players while always celebrating the greatness of the composers,” said violinist/violist Tien-Hsin Cindy Wu, violinist/violist of the festival. “It reminds me of this old Chinese

saying about a wise way of a life of happiness, ‘learn as long as you live.’ There’s no doubt the festival will continue to do that for the audience and the musicians. I’m already in the middle of learning some amazing masterpieces that I’m discovering for the first time for the first two weeks of the festival that I will be a part of this year!” This year’s theme, “Destination America,” pays special tribute to the 23 foreigners who uprooted their lives to perform in the States and wound up staying. “Destination America came out of acknowledging where we are in our 35th year and how lucky we are to have all the influences that we have in the festival,” Martin noted. “What a rich and vibrant community we have, with all of

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Goldcrown Gets To The Heart Of It By Nicole Teitler

The heart is where the art is for self-taught muralist James Goldcrown. The West London native left school to pursue a career as a fashion photographer at the age of 17. Seven years later, at age 24, Goldcrown traveled to Africa to highlight the AIDS/HIV epidemic in his award-winning documentary To Die No More, which raised over £10,000 for those featured in the film.

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What made you decide to leave school at 17 to pursue photography? I didn’t like school. I wasn’t good at taking orders. I got restless in class and didn’t find things interesting. I was learning more from working. My mom was supportive. She said if I didn’t go to school, I’d have to get a job. She is the one who pushed me to work. How did photography and street art come together?

It really started for me when I was in New York in 2007. I started selling artwork on the street with my friend. I mixed my photography with art (mixed media). We would set up outside the Apple store or Bathing Ape and people would buy our work. We chose this area because of the foot traffic. A lot of tourists would walk by and they loved the work. It was just so New York to them. I learned how to sell art and make a business for myself. That’s when this whole thing started without me even realizing it. How do you choose who to collaborate with? Companies approach me. It’s all about picking who you want to be reflected by. I am lucky enough to now have a business manager to help me decide who to work with

and how the business plays out. She’s been in the industry for a long time and brings a more practical approach to who I should be working with, while I usually just go with my intuition. I’ve learned to consult with people closest to me to make sure I am not making a bad business move. For example, at one point, I was approached by a very well-known brand to create a screensaver using my Bleeding Hearts, but they wouldn’t give me any credit for it. We collectively decided, from a brand recognition standpoint it likely would’ve made my brand theirs. I’m really glad I didn’t go through with that business.

Why title it Bleeding Hearts? How did the concept come into play for you?

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Aiming to make the world a more beautiful place, Goldcrown moved to New York in 2007 and re-entered the fashion world by incorporating mixed media into photography. With prior experience as a street artist in the early 1990s, he gained global recognition for his Bleeding Hearts/Lovewall, vibrantly decorating the sides of buildings in New York City, Los Angeles,

Houston, South Korea, Brazil and beyond. Today, he has emerged into an international sensation, working with big names companies such as MTV, Toms, Henri Bendel, and Vogue, spreading love one heart at a time.

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It was very logical. The first mural I ever did, I had to label. It was quite literally a bleeding heart, so I decided to title it that. When I do murals now I title it Lovewall and when my art is in galleries I use the title Bleeding Hearts. The whole idea of the Bleeding Hearts came about as a complete accident. I was testing out spray cans and layering hearts all over a blank canvas in various colors and people really responded to it as an art piece. What does the heart symbolize to you? The hearts are meant to be a message for everyone. It symbolizes happiness, grieving . . . it’s a mixture of all these different emotions. Hearts can be the universal language. Birthdays, anniversaries, deaths, births. It can have a different meaning for everyone, anywhere. Where is your most inconspicuous mural? Ironically, the one that took me the longest was for Cycle House in Studio City, CA. It’s around the back of a building, so it’s kind of hidden, but it’s a massive wall.

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What’s next on your creative journey? I’d like to be more involved, politically. I want to travel to places like Africa and Syria and raise awareness and create murals over there. I just want to create beautiful art in an area that is impoverished. Focusing on countries that have been devastated, I’d like to go and

try and make the town beautiful again. Bring some color to it and bring some hope. It’d be a little outside of my comfort zone, but I like that element of it. What photographers/ street artists do you admire? I admire JR, Tristan Eaton. However, I’m really not inspired by artists. I like to walk around with my headphones on and pick up on the energy around me. I get inspired depending on the type of environment I’m in. Speaking of, how does each city environment inspire you? Does one in particular hold YOUR heart? I’m very inspired by Portland, Oregon. I find it to be a very inspiring city. On the other hand, I find Miami to be completely uninspiring. Austin, Chicago, and Portland have great energy. There is something about a city and its energy that inspires me. New York is the most inspiring; I try and fight it, but it truly is. I don’t want to sound like a cliché. It’s a city that everyone tries to compare everything to. **

Check out more of his work at www.jgoldcrown.com or tag him across social media @jgoldcrown #lovewall.

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Sheriff and The Deputy To Capture Audience Sheriff and The Deputy will take the stage at the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation’s The Hamptons Happening event on Saturday, July 14, in Bridgehampton.

Sheriff Bob, also known as Sheriff Uncle Bob, has been playing country, bluegrass, and folk music in New York City for over 60 years, since his days of playing in West Village cafes with the likes of Wavy Gravy and Bob Dylan in the 1950s and ’60s. One day, Bob picked up the Dobro, put on a badge, and declared himself the Sheriff of Good Times. Sheriff Bob has been hosting country and bluegrass jams and festivals in the city since 1996. He started the Alphabet City Opry with Greg Garing, which brought a lot of attention to the NYC bluegrass music scene. In 2017, Sheriff Bob teamed up with long-time singing partner, Kat Minogue, to form the band Sheriff and The Deputy. Minogue grew

up in the country but only started playing bluegrass and country music when she moved to the city.

After several years working as an archaeologist, Minogue traded her trowel for a guitar and started digging up old Americana tunes. It is the mission of this band to bring good times to people through music. Sheriff and The Deputy plays Opry City Stage, the Zinc Bar, Thompson Street Medicine Show, Anyway Cafe, Mona’s, Porchlight, and has just been accepted into the MTA Music Under New York program. Many recordings have come out of the Sheriff ’s studio, the latest of which is the debut album of Sheriff and The Deputy, released in 2017. Sheriff Bob is also currently producing a short documentary film about being the Sheriff of Good Times. This film will premiere at the Doc NYC film festival in November.

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Hampton Daze // Jessica Mackin-Cipro during the My Perfect Day series.) A coffee (latte most likely, like the one pictured here) and a donut, please.

My Perfect Day: Sag Harbor My perfect day in Sag Harbor would start off with some Zen-like activity at Urban Zen.

A few weeks ago, I was invited to a sound bath meditation that was held at the space. By the end of the session, I felt like I had slept for days. I’m somewhat of a workaholic and can always use a little R & R. This relaxation in the form of sound waves was a welcomed part of my Saturday. I’d go for the mediation, stay for the Urban Zen style experience, and Tutto il Giorno’s fresh, light-fare Mediterranean cuisine.

Owner and fashion designer Donna Karan has joined forces with her daughter, Gabby Karan de Felice, owner of Tutto il Giorno, to create an experience that brings together food and style on Main Street. The retail space offers apparel, home décor, furniture, accessories, books, art, beauty products, and essential oils. Next stop would be across the street to Grindstone Coffee and Donuts. (Remember, calories don’t count

Sag Harbor is a great shopping town, so I would hop around a bit. Around Again offers a wonderful variety of used vintage and consignment clothing. Joey WÖlffer or Love Shack Fancy are also perfect options for finding some original pieces to add to your wardrobe. Lunch would be at the American Hotel. I’d sit outside and people watch while enjoying a nice glass of wine and a Croque Monsieur. I feel like I’ve gone back in time whenever I visit the American Hotel and I love it for that reason.

Harbor Books A latte from Grindstone.

My husband Joe took me to the American Hotel on our first date. The chef at the time (a friend of Joe’s) sent out the largest tower of shellfish I’ve ever seen. It could have fed a table of six. I am unfortunately highly allergic to shellfish and Joe was forced to tackle the tower by himself. Even though he tried to poison me on our first date, it all worked out.

Harbor Books is also a wonderful stop along the way in my perfect day. After lunch I’d cozy up in a reading nook at this local, independent bookstore and enjoy some of the dobrá tea that is offered. Harbor Book’s website states, book selections from Emma Roberts and Karah Preiss’s book club Belletrist are also offered at 15 percent off. Next up would be dinner followed by a show at Bay Street Theater. Dinner at the newly renovated Sen

Flatbread from Tutto il Giorno

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The night would end at Murf ’s

BackStreet Tavern with some ring toss. I’ve never actually been any good at this game, but on my perfect day, I will rule the ring.

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is the perfect spot. Now in its 25th season, the Japanese restaurant has added some new menu selections. Frost/Nixon, a play by Peter Morgan, is playing at Bay Street through July 22. The show stars Harris Yulin as Richard Nixon and Daniel Gerroll as David Frost.

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The Skinny On ONDA Ever since Gwyneth Paltrow planted her “goop” empire just off Main Street, Sag Harbor has

become a destination for wellnesslovers, including Naomi Watts, Sarah Bryden-Brown, and Larissa Thomson who, together, opened ONDA Beauty. The storefront, which was welcomed with much fanfare just last week during a celebration in the store’s beautiful backyard alongside well-known names like Uma Thurman and Donna Karan, is a one-stop destination to find natural skincare products. Here, we’ve selected a handful of the shop’s bestsellers.

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Ramy Brook Sharp, Honoree At SWCRF Benefit By Jessica Mackin-Cipro

Ramy Brook Sharp is the founder and creative director of her namesake contemporary womenswear line, Ramy Brook. She will be honored at this year’s Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation’s Hamptons Happening on Saturday, July 14, in Bridgehampton. The line is designed for a woman, by a woman, and is meant to

provide day-to-night pieces.

The Independent caught up with the entrepreneur to talk about the event and her brand. Tell us a little about your line and how it was started. I started the line in 2010 when I couldn’t find the perfect sexy top to pair with my jeans. I knew that if I felt this void in the marketplace,

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other women did as well. We launched Ramy Brook out of my apartment with six tops and one dress. Flash forward to today, we are a full-blown collection offering tops, bottoms, dresses, knits, leathers, jackets, and coverups, with more categories in the works. My story is a great example of listening to your gut, taking a chance, and believing in yourself. How did you become

involved in the Hamptons Happening event? I was introduced to the SWCRF by a friend and I was blown away by the incredible work of the foundation. They have made tremendous strides in their research and I truly believe that their efforts will contribute to the eradication of cancer. It is an honor to be a part of

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their Hamptons Happening event this July and I take the privilege very seriously. What are some of your favorite places to go on The East End? I have been going to SoulCycle since they first opened, so every morning you will find me at The BARN in Bridgehampton and then stopping at Golden Pear for a little treat. I have recently gotten into Tracy Anderson as well. By night, my husband Rob and I entertain quite a bit at our home in Water Mill, so there is a constant flurry of activity. We cook, we eat, we dance — it is always a good time! I have the best, most fun friends.

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What’s your perfect Hamptons summer outfit? The perfect outfit, no matter where you are, should take you seamlessly through all the activities of your day. In the Hamptons, I want pieces that I can wear from the beach to the bar. I love silhouettes that are easy, drapey, and come in bright colors. Our classic Paris Sleeveless Dress is one of the styles that I always come back to. It comes in a million different colors, is produced season after season, and can easily be dressed up or down. It is the answer to all outfit dilemmas.

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What’s next for Ramy Brook? Ramy Brook is in total growth mode. We continue to offer new and expanded categories and are consistently being sold in more doors, both domestically and internationally, as well as www. RamyBrook.com and our flagship store in Soho. In 2018, we began a partnership with supermodel Martha Hunt. She is such a doll — as beautiful on the inside as she is on the outside. We just shot our Fall/Winter campaign with her last week and the images will absolutely blow you away.

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Art lovers, come and browse our annual open air art show in beautiful Agawam Park, Southampton Village. Meet the artists and add a piece of local art to your collection.

SATURDAY, JULY 14 AND SUNDAY, JULY 15 10:00AM TO 6:00PM, BOTH DAYS. Enjoy a great variety of work by local artists: paintings in oil, acrylic, water color and pastel, photography, sculpture, mixed media and more. Hundreds of choices in many styles, all at affordable prices. Visit us online at www.southamptonartists.org

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Kiss & Tell // Heather Buchanan

Boys Of Summer Out on the road today I saw a Deadhead sticker on a Cadillac. One of my favorite Don Henley lines. I wonder what would be the current equivalent today — a Bernie Sanders sticker on a Bentley? The Fourth of July always gets me thinking about the boys of summer. Independence Day spurs an urge for something

new. America set the tone by telling England the accent was super sexy but she wanted to run around in short skirts and drink Starbucks instead of tea. Time for a new relationship. This is especially true in the Hamptons where the air practically crackles with desire as the summer romance season officially begins, fireworks everywhere.

Is it the scent of honeysuckle, the sensual lick of a melting ice cream cone, and tan limbs stepping out of Range Rovers that creates the stir? I think that it harkens back to our youth, when summer meant a pause and a break from responsibility. It was a time for skinny dipping and stolen kisses in lifeguard chairs and dancing in the streets. Love was a bit of a mystery, a novel without a prologue, a new drug without a long list of side effects. The fabric of life had yet to be torn or stitched together or bear stains of unknown origin. It was

pure white, one hundred percent cotton.

is lost, there is still that bit of optimism when the first firework explodes in the sky for a romantic summer of fun — the beach, the boat, the warm nights, the stargazing, the hand on the neck sweeping the hair away.

I have a distinct memory of a summer romance with a Southern boy with big blue eyes and a way of saying “penguin” that I found utterly charming and made him say it over and over again. He could water ski barefoot, quote Faulkner, and paint my toenails with precision. It wasn’t complicated; we found each other at a beach barbecue and decided we were a pair. It was something about the way his profile looked in Ray Bans or the curve at the small of his back or his scent, a combination of salt and sweat after a day at the ocean. Bliss.

My Southern love and I knew there was a beginning, a middle, and an end — a return to college. And despite promises of letters, calls, and visits, no expectations. It’s harder as we get older, hoping the love will last as the tan lines fade, the sweaters come out, and the leaves start to turn. That’s the risk — hoping like the baseball boys of summer there will be post season play. That promise . . .

Summer has remained generally lucky for me and boys. I’m a Leo so my full lioness energy comes out, and I feel more beast than beauty, with an unruly mane and appetite for male energy. While some of the former innocence

I can tell you my love for you will still be strong after the boys of summer have gone. You can send comments to kissandtellhb@gmail.com.

PECONIC LAND TRUST FIND YOUR CENTER, Join us as we celebrate 35 years of land conservation on Long Island! While the Peconic Land Trust is busy conserving working farms and natural lands, we also offer fun, family friendly Connections programs throughout the East End, including at our . . . Quail Hill Farm in Amagansett, Bridge Gardens in Bridgehampton, and Agricultural Center at Charnews Farm in Southold.

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THURSDAY NIGHT AUTHORS STUDIO

JULY 12 | 7:00pm at the JCOH | Alan Zweibel, For This We Left Egypt? JULY 19 | 7:00pm at the JCOH | Amy Chozick, Chasing Hillary

CANTORIAL CONCERT

SUNDAY, JULY 15 | 4:00pm at the Jewish Center of the Hamptons A celebration of Israel’s 70th Birthday in song featuring Cantors Debra Stein, Shira Ginsberg, and Rebecca Garfein. Order concert tickets online at www.jcoh.org

INTRODUCTION TO JUDAISM

MONDAYS: JULY 16, 23, 30 | AUGUST 6, 13, 20 10:00–11:00am at the Jewish Center of the Hamptons For information on all of our Adult Learning classes visit www.jcoh.org

For more information, visit us online at www.PeconicLandTrust.org or call 631.283.3195.

SATURDAY, JULY 21 | 12:00pm at the JCOH | Torah Study SATURDAY, JULY 21 | 8:00pm at the JCOH | Erev Tisha B’Av Scholar While the experience of Tisha B’Av brings a melancholy remembrance of the past, the power of our service and learning is transformative. Join us for learning with Dr. Joel Hoffman and the reading from the Book of Lamenations.

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Reading Our Region // Joan Baum Cod.

A Speck In The Sea With apparently no irony about the word “current,” an epigraph (one of three) to this well-told tale of ocean survival and rescue off Montauk notes that on the very day 45-year-old John Aldridge fell from his beloved classic down-east lobster boat the Anna Mary in the middle of the night, on July 24, 2013, the horoscope for him in his former hometown paper in Oakdale, read: “You are strong and you are resilient . . . you will have the strength to survive the current circumstances.”

“Johnny Load,” as he was known to locals around the Montauk docks, where he and his longtime fishing partner, co-captain, and childhood friend “Little Anthony” plied their lobster trap and trawling business, was indeed strong and resilient during his 12-hour ordeal in the shark-infested Atlantic, with only boots and a three-inch knife by his side.

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He tells his harrowing story in a series of dramatic first-person chapters that alternate with fascinating third-person accounts of the extraordinary coordinated rescue “assets” on land, sea, and in the air that set out to find him, despite the odds that only his body might be recovered (he was not wearing a life vest). It’s an incredible story (celebrated by Nancy Atlas in her ballad “The Tale of Johnny Load”), not only because Aldridge beat the odds. Some East End residents may not know about the close-knit fishing community that defines Montauk or about the U.S. Coast Guard’s resources and personnel, including those at the air station in Cape

When a “Mayday” distress call comes in — the word comes from the French m’aidez [help me] — the Coast Guard kicks into action with surprising speed and the latest technology, though the Montauk fishermen prefer to rely as well on LORAN (long range navigation), local jargon, and their instincts. Aldridge was propelled off the boat through an aft opening when a plastic handle he had been pulling on broke. The official search by the Coast Guard with its Search and Rescue Optimal Planning System (which at one point went down!) was assisted by an outpouring of volunteers — family, friends, local business people, just about the entire town of Montauk. The lore alone on Montauk makes the story engaging. How many East Enders know that Montauk Harbor is unnatural? That it was part of the abortive vision of real estate developer Carl Fisher in the 1920s who wanted to turn Montauk into a northern version of Miami Beach? That it became an important Navy station during WWII and is now “home base for the state’s largest commercial and recreational fishing fleets”?

The book is also memorable for what it says about Johnny and Anthony, so different in looks and behavior but united in their total love of their job. It’s also impressive testimony to Johnny’s unbelievable will. He determined his own strategy in the water, at odds at times from what the Coast Guard was doing.

They can’t conceive of ever doing anything else (though they tried). In this sense their tale is nostalgic, Johnny and Anthony being perhaps “the last of their breed.”

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health notes that fishermen have a “fatality rate 39 times higher than the national average.” Data also show that the waters off the northeast coast are “the most dangerous fishing grounds in America — more so than the Bering Sea.” It’s rare that men and women work as Johnny and Anthony do, lone individuals who determine their own destiny.

The prose is remarkable, especially for debut writers. Passion can do that. So can faith and thanksgiving.

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The book also celebrates the tightness of the Montauk fishing community and of Montauk, “a tough place” to live, and provides, with reason and persuasiveness, an assessment of the continuing debate about overfishing and regulations. At its heart, however, the book is a look at what Johnny and Anthony do as Montauk fishermen. Alone among the five boats in the Montauk fishing fleet that comprises 40 or some vessels, the 44-foot Anna Mary is the “only one that fishes out of sight of land,” far out in the Atlantic. But the guys love the work, it’s in their blood.

and staff who helped them put together a suspenseful narrative. You know Johnny survived, but your pulse rate and heart respond to the pace. Literary folks will spot allusions, e.g., Johnny and Anthony continue to this day as an example of “the marriage of true minds” [Shakespeare sonnet 116].

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Arts&Entertainment Cutchogue gallery, will have her aerial photos showcased in a solo exhibition at the Peconic Landing Theater Gallery in Greenport, presented by East End Arts. The show will be on display through November 30. A reception will take place on July 20 from 4 to 6 PM. Art Market Summer Group “Art Market Summer Group,” an exhibit at Roman Fine Art in East Hampton, will run through July 30. An opening reception will be held on Friday, July 13, from 6 to 8 PM. Artists include Ray Caesar, Tim Conlon, Michael Dweck, The Kaplan Twins, Reisha Perlmutter, Dalton Portella, Dean West, and Stephen Wilson. Chinese Inspiration

Art by Linda Sirow will be on view at the White Room Gallery in Bridgehampton.

Gallery Walk By Jessica Mackin-Cipro Indispensable Julie Keyes gallery in East Hampton presents “Indispensable,” featuring works by Nathan Slate Joseph, John Chamberlain, and David Slivka. The reception will be held on Saturday, July 14, from 6 to 8 PM. The show runs through August 4. Marc Dalessio

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The gallery is also showing a very select group of major works from his year of painting around the globe. Although he is based mostly in Florence, Dalessio paints in Ireland, California, Cape Cod, Maine, Wales, Austria . . . wherever the beauty takes him. As an environmentalist, he is following his true inspiration. An opening reception will be held on Saturday, July 14, from 6:30 to 8 PM. The show will run through July 30. Captivate The White Room Gallery in Bridgehampton presents “Captivate.” Five featured artists bring together captivating

sculpture, photography, encaustic painting, and mixed media. Artists include Linda Sirow, Brian Craig, Martha McAleer, Kat O’Neill, and Dennis Leri. An opening reception will be held on Saturday, July 14, from 6 to 8 PM. The show runs through July 29. Art in the Park Southampton Artists Association’s “Art in the Park” presents photography, paintings, sculptures, and mixed media on July 14 and 15 from 10 AM to 6 PM at Agawam Park. For more info visit www. southamptonartists.org. Alex Ferrone Alex Ferrone, of her namesake

ONGOING Exhibits Romany Kramoris Gallery Romany Kramoris Gallery in Sag Harbor presents a group art show featuring local artists Lianne Alcon, Suzzanne Fokine, Ghilia LipmanWulf, and Muriel Hanson Falborn through July 26. Silver Screens of Suffolk “The Silver Screens of Suffolk” is on display at the Suffolk County Historical Society in Riverhead, celebrating the history of film from the 1900s to 1960s. The show runs through April 27, 2019. The Finder’s Eye “The Finder’s Eye,” a group exhibition guest curated by Teri Kennedy, is up at The Victor D’Amico Institute of Art/The Art Barge in Amagansett. Artists include Scott Bluedorn, Rossa Cole, Mabel D’Amico, Elaine Grove, Rowan Hausman, Doris Lerman, Francisco Sainz, Stephen Soreff,

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Grenning Gallery in Sag Harbor presents a solo show by Marc Dalessio. Dalessio, one of the world’s leading plein air painters, has returned to the East End this year to paint locally as he has done for many years, since he first came

in 1999.

Chinese philosophy and artistic tradition meet American resourcefulness and imagination in “Robert Oxnam: Chinese Inspiration/North Fork Creation” at the William Ris Gallery in Jamesport. The show runs July 14 through August 12. An opening reception will be held Saturday, July 14, from 4 to 7 PM.

Arts&Entertainment Janice Stanton, Aurelio Torres, and Charles Waller. The show runs through July 28. LA Friends Rental Gallery in East Hampton presents two exhibitions “LA Friends: Part 1” and “LA Friends: Part 2, curated by Tif Sigfrids.” The show runs through July 25. Lazy Afternoon The Mattituck-Laurel Library presents “Lazy Afternoon,” a solo art show of paintings by East End artist Carol Gold. This exhibit will run through July 31. Halsey McKay The Halsey McKay gallery in East Hampton presents Hope Gangloff and Jennie Jieun Lee. The show will run through July 31. See Memory Artist and filmmaker Viviane Silvera’s solo exhibition “See Memory” is at The Spur in Southampton. The show runs through July 28. Laurie Anderson Guild Hall in East Hampton presents the artwork of avantgarde artist, composer, musician, and film director Laurie Anderson. The show runs through July 22. To reserve a 15-minute virtual reality slot for either “Aloft” or “Chalkroom,” visit the Guild Hall website, www.guildhall.org. Rescue East End Arts in Riverhead presents the juried show “Rescue: People, Pets, Predicaments,” in partnership with the Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation. The show runs through July 25.

are on display in “A Moment of Tranquili–Tea.” The SCHS, located in Riverhead, has more than 100 teapots and presents the finest examples in this exhibit. The show runs through July 28. Hunting the Whale “Hunting the Whale: The Rise and Fall of a Southampton Industry” is on display at Rogers Mansion in Southampton. This interactive and inclusive exhibit adds new documents and artifacts, illuminating Southampton Village’s prominent role in the whaling industry at its mid-19th Century

height. The exhibit runs through August 4. Five And Forward “Five and Forward” is an exhibition that celebrates the Parrish Art Museum’s fifth anniversary in its Herzog and de Meuron-designed building in Water Mill. On view through October 31, the exhibition takes a closer look at artists whose work represents major trends, themes, and concepts in American art history, and underscores the ongoing artistic legacy of Long Island’s East End.

Chromatic Journey The Drawing Room in East Hampton presents Hector Leonardi’s “Chromatic Journey.” The show runs through July 15. The exhibition features paintings that reveal the breadth of abstract imagery the artist achieves through a unique process that combines a sophisticated understanding of color theory with an intuitive approach to composition. Deadline for submissions is Thursday at 9 AM. Email to jessica@ indyeastend.com.

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The Clamshell Foundation presents The Great Bonac Fireworks in loving memory of Ben & Bonnie Krupinski.

38th Annual The Great Bonac Fireworks Show Saturday, July 14 9:00pm 3 Mile Harbor, East Hampton Music Simulcast on WPPB 88.3FM

Hat Museum The Prosper King House & Lyzon Hat Museum in Hampton Bays is open for the season. The Lyzon Hat Shop Museum and Prosper King House will be open each Saturday from now till mid-September, 11 AM to 2 PM.

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Teapots An exhibit featuring teapots of the 19th Century from the Suffolk County Historical Society Museum’s permanent collection

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Bay Street Gala Photos by Jenna Mackin and Annemarie Davin

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Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor presented its 27th annual Summer Gala on Saturday, July 7, on the Long Wharf in Sag Harbor. The theme of this year’s event was “Some Enchanted Evening.” Guests rocked the dock for the last time, as this was the final gala on the wharf. Jane Lynch emceed and there were performances by Howard McGillin, Sarah Bowden, Joshua Bergasse, Robert Fairchild, Phyre Hawkins, and a script written by Jonathan Tolins. Honorees included Erik and Danny Marsili, Luigi Caiola, and Sean McGill.

Summer Luncheon Photos by Richard Lewin

The Jewish Center of the Hamptons in East Hampton hosted its annual Summer Luncheon on Friday, July 6, at Moby’s Restaurant at East Hampton Point. Every year the Jewish Center of the Hamptons hosts a Summer Luncheon that honors members who have made extraordinary contributions to the life of the congregation and the greater community. This year, the Jewish Center honored Sara Beth Zivitz and Michael Senft. CBS Senior News Correspondent Rita Braver was guest speaker. B-15

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Lang Lang International Music Foundation hosted its 10th anniversary pre-gala cocktail party on July 3 in Southampton. There were performances by Lang Lang, Gina Resigner, and Maxim Lando. On October 10, the foundation will hold its 10th anniversary gala chaired by John Paulson and co-chaired by Judith-Ann Corrente, David M. Hryck, Huda AlkhamisKanoo, Bruno Wang, Joan and Sandy Weill, Shirley Young, and Ann Ziff. Â

Who Are You Wearing? LVIS! Photos by Justin Meinken

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Stella Flame jewelry hosted a cocktail party at the Sag Harbor store on Saturday.

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The LVIS Annual Fair Meeting and Vintage Fashion Show took place at the Maidstone Club on Monday, July 9. LVIS members modeled vintage clothing and accessories that will be on sale at the LVIS Fair on Saturday, July 28. The vintage booth is a must for lovers of luxurious designer goods and great fashion finds from clothing and furs, to shoes, bags, and accessories.

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The Southampton Rose Society presented “Roses, Rosé, Cocktails, and Silent Auction,” on Friday, July 6, at the home of Jurgen Friedrich, to benefit the society. In charge of the event were event party chair Kim White Wolfgruber, honorary chair Anke Friedrich, and rose patrons Helga Dawn and Harvey Feinstein.

World of Moran Photos by Richard Lewin

The East Hampton Historical Society, the new steward of the Thomas & Mary Nimmo Moran Studio, held an opening celebration on the evening of Friday, July 6. The benefit celebrated the opening of the Moran Studio Exhibition, a collaborative effort that has brought the “World of Moran” to life. B-17

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Nature Conservancy Photos by D. Gonzalez for Rob Rich/www.societyallure.com

The Nature Conservancy on Long Island hosted its annual summer benefit on Saturday, June 30, at The Nature Conservancyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Center for Conservation in East Hampton. Benefit co-chairs were Anne and Nicolas Erni, Beverly and Michael Kazickas, and Marie and Kenneth Wong.

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Market Art + Design, the East Endâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s contemporary art fair, was held at the Bridgehampton Museum from July 5 to 8. The event showcased presentations by 65 galleries.

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Winston Irie Photo by Jenna Mackin

Winston Irie performed at the Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett on Sunday night.

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Jean and Martin Shafiroff hosted a cocktail reception on Saturday, June 30, to kick off Stony Brook Southampton Hospital’s 60th Annual Summer Party. Summer Party honorees John Catsimatidis and Bruce Mosler, Junior Chair Caitlin Diebold O’Connell, and Southampton Hospital Association’s Chief Administrative Officer Robert Chaloner, Chief Development Officer Steve Bernstein, and Chairman Ken Wright, helped greet friends and supporters. These included U.S. Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, New York State Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright, Greg Kelly and his wife, Judith Grey, and Southampton Village Mayor Michael Irving and his wife, Ellen Irving.

Rosé & Sparklé Beauté Photos by Jenna Mackin

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Guitar Masters Photo by Bridget LeRoy

This three-day event at Guild Hall in East Hampton, produced by Taylor Barton, offered audiences performances by G.E. Smith and Richard Thompson, Brandon Ross and acoustic bassist Stomu Takeishi, and Badi Assad and David Broza, and The Police’s Andy Summers. It also featured lectures, book signings, and documentary films.

ARF Vaccine Clinic Photo by Jenna Mackin

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“The Big Tent: Party For The Cinema 2” to benefit the Sag Harbor Cinema was held on Sunday, July 8. The event included an art auction, face painting, bites from local restaurants, music from the HooDoo Loungers, and more.

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The Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons hosted “Give Us Our Independence,” a low-cost vaccine clinic and adoption event at the Adoption Center in East Hampton on Friday, July 6. Rabies, distemper, bordetella, and FVRCP vaccines, and microchipping were available for $10 each.

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Nikki Beach hosted a pop-up at Oreya in Southampton on June 29.

Noted Gallery July 11, 2018

Photo by Annemarie Davin

Last weekend, Noted Gallery in Southampton held an opening for its show “Water’s Edge: Reflections and Refractions.” Owners Liz Fraser Murray and Carl Murray are pictured here with a sculpture by Hans Van de Bovenkamp.

Lauren Weisberger Photo by Bridget LeRoy

Author Lauren Weisberger (The Devil Wears Prada) spoke and signed copies of her latest book, When Life Hands You Lululemons, at the Hampton Library’s “Fridays at Five” event on July 6 in Bridgehampton.

Creatures Large and Small Photo by Bridget LeRoy

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Fireworks For Krupinskis By Nicole Teitler

The Clamshell Foundation will celebrate summer with the Great Bonac Fireworks Show on Saturday, July 14, at 9 PM over Three Mile Harbor in East Hampton. This community viewing event is staged by the fifthgeneration, family-owned Grucci production company, a top name in fireworks across the globe. The four-decade long, annual tradition began in the 1970s when the late writer and actor, George Plimpton, began hosting firework shows at his summer homes in

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Amagansett and Sagaponack. Having founded The Paris Review, Plimpton’s affinity for Parisian culture led him to host the fireworks on the first Saturday after the French Independence Day, Bastille Day. This year the foundation is dedicating its Great Bonac Fireworks to the memory of the late Ben and Bonnie Krupinski, who were tragically lost in a plane crash on June 2, and to its generous donors. “Bonnie and Ben will be greatly missed,” William Kalbacher, CEO

of The Clamshell Foundation, stated. “They did so much for the people, charities, and organizations without ever asking for recognition. The Clamshell Foundation wants to dedicate the fireworks to them and for all they have done for the community.” Established in 1996, The Clamshell Foundation honors East End Long Islanders making a livelihood from the local waters by dedicating 100 percent of its profits to the community. The not-for-profit aids in funding for college scholarships, food banks, and fish seeding

programs through donations for its annual fireworks show and Sandcastle Contest, held on August 4 this summer.

This Saturday, grab an ideal viewing spot at Maidstone Park, Sammy’s Beach, Gann Road, or any of the beaches off of Hands Creek Road, Springy Banks Road, or along Three Mile Harbor. For more information, visit www. clamshellfoundation.org.

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Honorees Don Church and Courtney Sale Ross, and SoFo founder Andy Sabin.

Celebrating Natural History On The East End By Bridget LeRoy

It’s been almost 30 years since the first South Fork Natural History Museum gala benefit, one of the markers of the Hamptons season. And the event this Saturday, July 14, promises to be as much fun and as grand as any that have gone before.

The Nature Clubhouse, founded in 1988 by a group of South Fork naturalists in Amagansett, eventually morphed into the South Fork Natural History Museum & Nature Center, which opened its permanent location in 2005 on the Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike. It’s the only state-of-theart natural history museum on the South Fork of Long Island.

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Visitors are accompanied by the museum’s expert nature educators as they experience the museum’s scientifically accurate galleries, featuring live and recreated natural habitat exhibits; colorful floor-toceiling photo murals of forests, ponds, and ocean landscapes; a Marine Touch Tank where visitors can, in the water, hold sea stars, crabs, urchins, and whelks; and terrariums and aquariums featuring local wildlife, which engage the senses and bring the outdoors in. The magic continues outside with SoFo’s Native Butterfly Garden, Native Wildflower Garden, Educational Pond, Purple Martin nesting gourd site, and more. Visitors can take nature walks through the 40-acre Vineyard Field Preserve bordering the museum and explore the six-mile

trail system of the Long Pond Greenbelt, which features an expanse of interconnected ponds, woods, and wetlands abounding with rare plants, animals, and ecological communities.

The SoFo gala always recognizes some of the environmental and education visionaries who are aiming to transform the world. This year’s honorees, “caring and responsible stewards of our planet,” according to the press release, are Courtney Ross, founder of the Ross Institute and the Ross School, and Don Church and Russell Mittermeier, the president and the chief conservation officer, respectively, of Global Wildlife Conservation. The gala is chaired by Sammi and Scott Seltzer and Jeff and Patsy Tarr, with co-hosts Leslie Clarke, Alex Guranaschelli, and Debra Halpert.

“SoFo is such an important institution for the education of our kids and everybody on the importance of our plants and animals and the ecosystem of the East End,” Halpert told The Independent. “The event will be a fun and entertaining evening filled with great food and inspiring people.”

How could it not be entertaining with music and dancing provided by the Nancy Atlas Project? And food catered by Elegant Affairs, with Amagansett Wines and Spirits and Channing Daughters Winery providing the adult beverages?

The event begins with a VIP cocktail reception from 6 to 7 PM, featuring a tasting menu by acclaimed chefs and restaurateurs like The Bell & Anchor, Calissa Hamptons, East Hampton Grill, Golden Pear, Grand Banks, Hayground School, Ketcham’s Seafarm, Mecox Bay Dairy, the Montauk Shellfish Company, Page at 63 Main, Saaz Restaurant, and the Southampton Social Club. Bridgehampton Florist is providing the flowers. From 7 to 10 PM, the gala reception offers a buffet dinner, live and silent auctions, the honoree tribute, and surprise guests. Gerry Curatola, DDS of the Hamptons, and Ann Liguori, nationallyknown sports radio and television personality, will host the live auction.

New sponsors this year include Bai Antioxidant Infusion Drinks, Buddha Berry, Danielle Hamptons, Hampton Coffee Company, the South Fork Country Club, and Summerhill Landscapes, who join the roster of recurring sponsors including the Andrew Sabin Family Foundation, the Hampton Classic Horse Show, HSBC Bank, Marders, Long Island Shark Collaboration, and Rejuvenation Health. Media sponsors are The Independent, Dan’s Hamptons Media, East Hampton Star, Hamptons Magazine, and the Sag Harbor Express. “We are pleased to present

again this year the following awards to two students studying environmental science: the 2018 SoFo Scholarship award made possible by BNB Bank, and the 2018 Mulvihill Family Environmental Scholarship made possible by Mary M. Mulvihill,” said development director Diane Aceti.

“We are very happy to celebrate our 29th year of nature education leadership, offering over 250 annual educational programs, including our new Shark Research and Education Program and our fourth Annual Climate Change Forum, which will take place in September of this year,” said SoFo’s Executive Director Frank Quevedo.

“Our gala benefit promises to be a very special one, as we are honoring acclaimed changemakers in education and conservation,” Aceti said. “We thank everyone for supporting SoFo, and we encourage everyone to reserve their tickets and tables very soon as we have limited availability.” VIP tickets are $1300, and general admission (with limited availability) tickets are $450. Young Professionals (30 and under) tickets are $275. VIP tables are $5000, $10,000, and $25,000. The event will be held on the grounds of the South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center. For more information and tickets, visit www.sofo.org/summer-gala.

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Sweet Charities By Jessica Mackin-Cipro Family Service League Family Service League presents its Summer Gala on Friday, July 13, from 7 to 11 PM at Oceanbleu at Westhampton Bath & Tennis.

Join for an exciting evening, which includes a special paddle fundraising opportunity to support Family Service League’s children’s programs. FSL delivers tangible help and crisis intervention across a broad spectrum of areas including mental health, drug, and alcohol treatment, suicide prevention, homelessness, job training, education, and counseling services. Visit www.fsl-li.org for more info. BNB Hamptons Youth Triathlon The BNB Hamptons Youth Triathlon to benefit i-tri, presented by Hampton Jitney and Farrell Fritz, takes place at Long Beach in Sag Harbor on Saturday, July 14, at 7:30 AM. This youth distance triathlon, designed specifically with safety in mind, challenges youth ages 10 to 17 with a 300-yard swim, seven-mile bike, and 1.5-mile run. The Hamptons Youth Triathlon is one of the only youth triathlons on Long Island that features an open water swim. The bike route takes

riders on a mostly flat course on wide roads with designated bike lanes and the run is a down and back on a closed course. Register at www.itrigirls.org on the race tab. In person registration opens at Long Beach at 6:30 AM. Lobster Bake The Amagansett Life-Saving and Coast Guard Station Society will hold its annual lobster bake benefit on Saturday, July 14, from 6 to 8:30 PM at the station, now a museum, at 160 Atlantic Avenue, just a few steps from Atlantic Avenue Beach. A traditional lobster bake will be served, which will include lobsters, barbecued chicken, clams, mussels, corn on the cob, potatoes, field greens, and dessert. There will also be live music.

Tickets cost $150 per person for adults and $75 for children 12 and younger. They can be bought on the station’s website, www.amagansett. org, or at Amagansett Wine & Spirits on Main Street. SoFo Gala The South Fork Natural History Museum in Bridgehampton, presents its 29th Annual Summer Gala Benefit on Saturday, July 14, to benefit educational and environmental programming and initiatives at the museum.

The event will honor Courtney Ross, founder of the Ross Institute, Ross School, and the Ross Learning System; Don Church, President of Global Wildlife Conservation; and Russell Mittermeier, Chief Conservation Officer of GWC. Chairs are Sammi and Scott Seltzer, and Patsy and Jeff Tarr, with co-hosts Leslie Clarke, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Debra Halpert. A VIP cocktail reception will be held from 6 to 7 PM featuring a special tasting menu created and presented by acclaimed chefs and restaurateurs. A main reception will follow and include an honoree presentation, a buffet dinner catered by Elegant Affairs Catering, a live and silent auction, and dancing with The Nancy Atlas Project Band from 7 to 10 PM. Visit www.sofo.org/ summer-gala. Hamptons Happening The 14th Annual Hamptons Happening benefiting the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation will happen on Saturday, July 14. Taking place on the estate of Maria and Kenneth Fishel, The Hamptons Happening is one of the Hamptons’ most anticipated summer benefits and will once again feature tastings from some of the top chefs and restaurants in New York City and the Hamptons. The event will be hosted by CBS 2 News anchor Chris Wragge and will honor Chef Matt Lambert, executive chef and co-owner of The Musket Room, Michelin Star Recipient; Ramy Brook Sharp, founder and Creative Director of Ramy Brook; and Joe Farrell, founder and President of Farrell Building Company. The Hamptons Happening is chaired by event co-founder Marion Waxman, Sponsorship Chair Karen AmsterYoung, and Journal Chair Erica Linden-Fineberg.

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For tickets, visit www. waxmancancer.org.

Wild Night For Wildlife The Quogue Wildlife Refuge presents its 12th annual Wild Night For Wildlife on Saturday, July 14, at 7 PM. The event will be held at the refuge and will honor Anthony Bonner. Enjoy wildlife, hors d’oeuvres, wine, beer, and music by Noiz. Visit quoguewildliferefuge.org for tickets and more info. Hamptons Tea Dance Join The LGBT Community Center, Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE) and Callen-Lorde Community Health Center for the annual Hamptons Tea Dance, to be held on Saturday, July 14, at Nova’s Ark Project in Water Mill from 4 to 8 PM. For tickets, visit www. hamptonsteadance.org. Chicken BBQ Old Steeple’s popular Chicken BBQ will be held on Saturday, July 14, from 5 to 7 PM, rain or shine, at the Old Steeple Community Church in Aquebogue. The menu includes chicken, potato, coleslaw, corn on the cob, and watermelon. Tickets are $20. To get yours, call Jean at 631722-4171. One Ocean The Surfrider Foundation presents its One Ocean fundraiser for clean water and healthy beaches on Saturday, July 14, at 6 PM in Montauk. For more info, visit www. surfrider.org. Midsummer Party Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill presents its annual Midsummer Party on Saturday, July 14, starting at 6:30 PM. This year’s event honors Parrish Trustee Chad Leat and artist Keith Sonnier. For more info, visit www.parrishart.org.

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Drawing on average 300 guests, the event will again feature silent and live auctions and will take place under a tent on the stunning 15acre Bridgehampton property. The benefit is a scrumptious celebration of New York’s finest cuisine, personally presented by the top chefs of the most celebrated restaurants in New York City and the Hamptons.

Guests indulge their appetites for the savory and the sweet, mix and mingle, bid on exciting auction items, and dance, all the while collaborating to fund the quest for a cure for cancer.

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East End Calendar // Jade Eckardt 90 minutes of relaxation while they color, converse, and enjoy a warm beverage. Sign up by calling 631-324-0222 ext. 3. • Children in first through fifth grades can end the day at the East Hampton Library by reading to Tara, a certified therapy dog from Pet Partners. Kids can pick their favorite book to read to the dog who loves being read to during a 15-minute session each Thursday from 4 to 5 PM.

Each week we’ll highlight local community events and library offerings presented by area institutions and organizations. It’s on you to send ‘em in, kids. Deadline for submissions is Thursday at noon. Email jade@indyeastend.com.

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• The library is also having a family movie afternoon with a screening of The BFG from 4 to 5:35 PM.

• East Hampton Library hosts ongoing intermediate ESL classes on Thursdays at 5:30 PM. Register at the adult reference desk or call 631-324-0222 ext. 3. • On Thursdays, the Amagansett Free Library offers a “Lego Club” at 4 PM. Children ages five to 10 are welcome to attend with a parent or caregiver and express their creativity with the library’s extensive Lego collection.

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• East Hampton Library hosts a children’s Summer Reading Club through August 25. “Libraries Rock” is the theme for kids ages two and a half through eighth grade. Children are welcome to come sign up in the Children’s Room or by calling 631-324-0222 ext. 3.

• Kids are invited to enjoy “Miss Riley’s Melodies” at the East Hampton Library from 10:30 to 11:15 AM and again from 11:30 AM to 12:15 PM. The fun musical experience offers an opportunity for parents and children ages one to three to partake in movement, instrument play, and learning. Sign up is required. Phone 631-324-0222 ext. 2 to reserve seats.

• On the same day, teens can sign up at the library for “Uncover Your Summer,” a young adult summer program for high school students. When they sign up, they will receive a journal filled with suggestions for creative, fun, insightful activities. Each completed journal entry, book they read, and young adult summer program they attend earns them a ticket for weekly raffles made possible by donations from local businesses including: John Papas, Whites Apothecary, Fierros, Bookhampton, Sneakerology, Guild, Top Drawer Lingerie, Scoop du Jour, Tutor Sessions with Hamptons Strategies for Success, Driving Lesson with Hampton Driving School, and Starbucks.

• Adults can learn from “The Basics of Microsoft Word” from 3:30 to 4:30 PM at the library. The class will cover the basic components of the program including typing, formatting text, copying, cutting and pasting text, inserting clip art, and more. To register, call 631-324-0222 ext. 3, or stop by the adult reference desk. • On the same day, the library offers “Game Night Xbox One” for teens from 5 to 7 PM. All are welcome to play the library’s own Xbox One S and enjoy snacks. The games played are a surprise and will be revealed at the library.

• The Amagansett Free Library is showing the Ballad of Jack and Rose as parts of its film series at 6:30 PM. THursday 7•12•18

• Adults can join the library during “Coloring, Coffee, and Conversation” from 1 to 2:30 PM. Those who attend can enjoy

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• The Amagansett Library is offering The Iron Giant as its family movie from 3 to 5 PM. • Come to the East Hampton Library for Conservation on a Precious Island, a short documentary film featuring Academy Award-nominee Sam Waterston from 6:30 to 8 PM. A virtual tour of Plum Island and its significant natural resources will follow.

Save the Sound’s Louise Harrison will share the latest news on the Preserve Plum Island Coalition’s campaign. Learn why over 100 organizations are working to protect Plum Island from private development and discuss the latest strategies. To register, call 631-3240222 ext. 3 or stop by the adult reference desk. SATURDAY 7•14•18

• Teens can rack up community service hours at the East Hampton Library by attending “Teen Tech Time” from 10 AM to noon. Teens well-versed in technology can help adults learn to use tablets, social media, email, and answer other technology questions. To register, call 631-324-0222 ext. 3 or sign up with a young adult librarian. • The library is also having a family movie afternoon with a screening of Moana at 1:30 PM.

• The Amagansett Free Library is offering “All About Llamas” at 2 PM for ages six to 12. The Cornell Cooperative Extension Suffolk County Farm will visit the library with two llamas. Kids will learn about llamas and have the opportunity to spend time with them on the front lawn of the library. Registration is required by calling 631-2673810 or via email at lindaknoernschild@ gmail.com. SUNDAY 7•15•18

• Teens can enjoy Sunday afternoon chess at the East Hampton Library from 2 to 4 PM. The group is open to chess players ages 10

• Then, from 4 to 5 PM, teens in high school can rack up community service by attending “Inspire Your Community.” The service is all about participating in projects to help better and inspire the community. monday 7•16•18

• Join Lisa Farbar for “Abs Plus,” a core workout at the Amagansett Free Library. The class helps participants get strong, balanced, and flexible and is $20. It takes place from 10 to 11 AM in the community room, and attendees are asked to bring their own mat. • The East Hampton Library’s Adult Poetry Workshop will be held from 5:30 to 7 PM. Poets are welcome to come together to share, discuss, and critique their work. No registration is necessary. For more information, call 631-324-0222 ext. 3.

“Discovery Tank Show and Tell.” Join Miss Christine and Miss Jaimie as they set up the Discover Tank in the Children’s Room with marine life the kids will collect at the beach. They are welcome to bring other items collect and share Instagram photos. Contact the library at 631-728-6241 ext. 106 or email cfitzgerald@hamptonbayslibrary.org for more information. FRIDAY 7•13•18

• The Ukulele Club is meeting at the Hampton Bays Library from 12:30 to 1:30 PM. Participants will learn basic chords, strum patterns, and a few songs in a friendly atmosphere. The club meets twice a month. The first meeting is for beginners while the second meeting is open to all skill levels. Those who don’t have their own ukulele can borrow one from the library and are available for a three-week period each time. Contact Stephen Young at syoung@ hamptonbayslibrary.org to register.

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• The East Hampton Library offers “Storytime: Children’s Yoga” from 11 to 11:45 AM. Children will enjoy the experience of stories as they move, pose, breathe, and become part of the story itself. Certified kid’s yoga instructor and children’s book author Susan Verde will lead the class. Ages five and up. Call 631-324-0222 ext 2. to sign up.

• The Hampton Bays Library hosts “Vinyasa Flow Yoga” with Peter Ames from 10 to 11:30 AM. The class offers advanced stretches and poses. The fee is $12.

• Crafty kids will love the East Hampton Library’s “Snap Circuits,” from 2 to 3 PM, where kids will construct circuits that will light up, sound off, and power an accessory. This program incorporates STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) which makes learning electronics easy and fun! Kids will work in groups of two and materials are limited. The class is open to children ages seven and up. Sign up is required by dropping by the children’s desk at the library or calling 631-324-0222 ext. 3.

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• The Hampton Bays Library offers “Yoga for Everyone” from 5:30 to 6:30 PM. Participants will stretch and tone with certified yoga instructor Andrew for fun and light Hatha and Kripalu-inspired classes and poses. Everyone is asked to dress comfortably and bring a towel or mat. There is a $7 fee for the class. Also offered Fridays and Mondays at the same time. Contact the library at 631-728-6241 or email dvalle@ hamptonslibrary.org to register. THURSDAY 7•12•18

• The Hampton Bays Library is offering “Gentle Chair Stretching for Everyone” from 1:30 to 2:30 PM. Join Susan Semerade for guided stretches, exercises, and simple yoga poses, primarily seated in a chair. The class includes breathing exercises, relaxation techniques, and meditation. The class is $7 and attendees are asked to dress comfortably and bring a mat or towel to class. • Also at the library is a talk called “The Science of Addiction: How Drugs and Alcohol Hijack the Pleasure Centers of the Brain” at 7 PM. Join psychiatrist Dr. Paul Garson, Stony Brook Southampton Hospital’s Director of the Division of Mental Health Services, for a talk and discussion about how the brain’s reward and pleasure centers may be commandeered by drugs and alcohol. For details and to register, call 631-728-6241 or email dvalle@ hamptonbayslibrary.org. • Then, at 2 PM, the library offers

• The South Fork Natural History Museum invites community members to “On the Beach with the Atlantic Marine Conservation Society: Sea Turtles and Marine Debris” for adults and children eight and up. Join the Atlantic Marine Conservation Society for an interactive presentation on how to help sea turtles in New York and learn how the group is promoting conservation of the marine environment, including conservation of four local species of sea turtles. A guided beach cleanup will follow. Reservations are required for all events. For more information, reservations, and directions to meeting places, call 631-5379735. monday 7•16•18

• The Hampton Bays Library offers its “Corrective Movement and Strengthening Exercise Series” from 11 AM to noon. Join Gail Pudaloff, creator of Kinetics, an exercise therapy and health consulting company, for this two-part series that focuses on form and function. Participants will gain greater ease in joints, more flexibility in their muscles, and consequently a better-balanced strengthening program that will yield a safe and overall fit health regiment. Guests must bring their own mat. Contact the library at 631-728-6241 or email dvalle@ hamptonslibrary.org to register. Tuesday 7•17•18

• The Hampton Bays Library offers “Ellen’s Well Support Group: Women’s Breast and Gynecological Cancers” from 11:30 AM to 4 PM. Every Tuesday newly diagnosed and post treatment women can gather to discuss their journey to recovery. Every first, third, and fifth Tuesday at 4 PM there is a wellness group meditation. Attendees must register via email or phone at edylecsw@optonline. net or 631-329-0520. • The South Fork Natural History Museum and the Surfrider Foundation invite community members to the annual South Fork Beach Cleanup at 6 PM. The group will tally what type of trash it finds and weigh it out. The museum aims to get an idea of the kind of trash that is washing up on the beaches and knowledgeably advocate avoiding those materials in the future. Reservations are required for all events. For more information, reservations, and directions to meeting places, call 631-5379735.

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• Kids are invited to enjoy “What Do You Hear” at the East Hampton Library from 10:30 to 11:15 AM. Join Ellen Johansen, early childhood music and movement specialist, in a program filled with sounds that toddlers love to move to. Children will enjoy playing simple instruments as well. This weekly music program will explore the joy of making music with friends and family. For babies to three years old. Sign up is required. Phone 631-324-0222 ext. 2 to reserve seats.

• From 3 to 5 PM, teens can participate in “Cookies, Coloring, and Trivia.” Register at EastHamptonLibrary.org or for more information, call 631-324-0222 ext. 3.

to adult. Game instructions are not offered during the session. For more information, email lisa@easthamptonlibrary.org.

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

Comedy Janeane garofalo Suffolk Theater in Riverhead presents comedienne Janeane Garofalo on Friday, July 13, at 8 PM. For more information, visit www. suffolktheater.com. John cleese Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center presents John Cleese, of “Monty Python” and “Fawlty Towers” fame, on Saturday, July 14, at 8 PM. For tickets, visit www. whbpac.org.

film Summer film series Temple Adas Israel in Sag Harbor presents 1945 as part of its free Summer Film Series on Wednesday, July 11, at 7 PM. For more information, call 631-724-0904. FilmArts + Forum The John Jermain Library in Sag Harbor, co-presented with The Hamptons Take 2 Documentary Film Festival, hosts The Way It Goes: Nathan Slake Joseph on Thursday, July 12, at 7 PM as part of its FilmArts + Forum programs. Southampton arts center Southampton Arts Center continues the “Summer of Spielberg” on Friday, July 13, at 7:30 PM with Indiana Jones & The Temple of Doom. On Sunday, July 15, will be a free special viewing of On The Water & In the Field at 5 PM and on Monday, July 16, at 7 PM, the documentary Andy Warhol will be presented as part of the Hamptons Take 2 Film Festival. Tickets for the Warhol flick are $15. For more information, visit www.southamptonartscenter.org.

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Artists love movies Sag Harbor Cinema Arts Center announces a new program “Artists Love Movies.” On Sunday, July 15 at 6 PM will be The Misfits with David Salle at the Pierson

High School auditorium. For tickets and information, visit www. sagharborcinema.org.

Music Stephen talkhouse Swim will perform live at the Stephen Talkhouse in Amaganzett on Wednesday, July 11, at 8 PM. On Thursday, July 12, will be the David Bromberg Quintet at 8 PM and Ballads & Softcore Porn at 10 PM. On Friday, July 13, Joan Osborne will perform at 8 PM. Saturday, July 14, will be Yellowman at 8 PM and Hello Brooklyn at 10 PM. Sunday, July 15, Hamilton Leithauser will take the stage with supporting act Caveman at 8 PM; Project Vibe will follow, at 10 PM. Monday, July 16 is Mountain Wave, at 8 PM. The line-up for Tuesday, July 17, will be Michael Glabicki with Dirk Miller at 8 PM and Nicolls Road at 10 PM. Feraba The Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill presents “African Rhythm Tap” on Thursday, July 12, from 1:30 to 2:30 PM, with multi-ethnic dance company Feraba. For more information, visit www.parrishart. org. Townline bbq Townline BBQ in Sagaponack hosts live music every Friday from 6 to 9 PM. This Friday, July 13, Jim Lawler will be performing. For more information, call 631-537-2271 or visit www.townlinebbq.com. Buddy Merriam Southampton Arts Center presents Buddy Merriam & Back Roads bluegrass on Saturday, July 14, from 7 to 9 PM. For more information, visit www.southamptonartscenter. org. Treya Lam Joe’s Pub Sound View in Greenport presents a concert by Treya Lam in the restaurant’s Piano Bar on Saturday, July 14, at 8 PM. For more information, visit www.joespub.com. Suffolk theater The Suffolk Theater in Riverhead presents “ABBA Fab Summer 2018” on Saturday, July 14, at 8 PM. For

tickets, visit www.suffolktheater.com. Springs tavern The Springs Tavern hosts karaoke night every Saturday beginning at 9 PM. No cover, just bring your best singing voice. There’s also open mic every Sunday from 2 to 6 PM. For further information, call 631-5277800.

Southampton Cultural Center presents its Cabaret at Claude’s 2018 Series at the Southampton Inn, featuring Konstantin Soukhovetski every Thursday night through August 23, with a prix fixe dinner at 7 PM and show starting at 9 PM. Get your tickets at RSVP@ lawlormediagroup.com.

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Southampton Arts Center, presented with The Jam Session, brings back “Jazz on the Steps” on Sunday, July 15, from 2 to 4 PM, with John Ludlow on sax and Peter Weiss on bass. It is free and open to the public. For more information, visit www.southamptonartscenter. org.

BookHampton in East Hampton presents Joe Gurrera, author of Joe Knows Fish on Thursday, July 12, at 5 PM. On Saturday, July 14, at 5 PM will be Meryl Gordon in conversation with Paul Goldberger discussing her biography Bunny Mellon. Then, on Tuesday, July 17, at 5 PM, will be Matthew Klam, author of Who Is Rich? For tickets, visit www.bookhampton.com.

Holiday and Sinatra Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center presents “Billie & Blue Eyes,” with John Pizzarelli Trio with Catherine Russell, on Sunday, July 15, at 8 PM. For tickets visit www. whbpac.org. Music monday Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor presents continues its Music Monday series with “Lucie Arnaz: I Got The Job! Songs From My Musical Past” on Monday, July 16, at 8 PM. For tickets, visit www. baystreet.org.

Theater Bay Street theater Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor presents FROST/NIXON, a play by Peter Morgan and directed by Sama Lapine, starring Harris Yulin and Daniel Gerroll. Also opening is Confessions Of A Mormon, on Tuesday, July 17, at 7 PM. Showtimes are every Tuesday through Sunday, through July 22. Visit www.baystreet.org or call the box office at 631-725-9500 for tickets. Cabaret at claude’s

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The last jewish gangster Temple Adas Israel in Sag Harbor will host Myron Sugarman, who penned The Last Jewish Gangster, on Thursday, July 12, at 7 PM. For more information, call 631-725-0904. Thursday night authors The Jewish Center of the Hamptons in East Hampton continues “Thursday Night Authors Studio” on July 12 at 7 PM with Alan Zweibel, author of For This We Left Egypt? For more information, visit www. jcoh.org. Fridays at five Hampton Library in Bridgehampton continues “Fridays at Five” on July 13 with Meryl Gordon, author of Bunny Mellon: The Life of an American Style Legend, from 5 to 6 PM. Admission is $25. Call 631-537-0015 or email info@ hamptonlibrary.org. Canio’s books Canio’s in Sag Harbor will have

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Indy Scene // Norah Bradford

The Culture Edition Leave behind the social whirl temporarily and enrich your soul this week. The Hamptons collectively has a great deal of American history to cover. In addition, the arts scene remains strong with galleries galore and, as we approach mid-July, there are those people you inevitably need to know to make your summer the best…

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1. Lawrence Scott. He has a reputation for exceptional, oneof-a-kind celebrations. “From the ridiculous to the sublime” — A Larry Party brings families and friends together for life’s most memorable moments and milestones. While known for his non-stop innovation and ahead-of-the-trends approach, Lawrence “Larry” Scott is equally known for his philanthropic efforts. Clients return to him time and again to celebrate all of life’s important occasions, knowing their party will be like no other, that they “will NEVER, EVER forget!” www.lawrencescottevents.com

2. Dr. Samuel Waxman has dedicated his entire career as an oncologist/hematologist to advancing research to prevent and cure cancer. In 1976 he founded the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation whose missions is to eradicate cancer by funding cutting-edge research that identifies and corrects abnormal gene function that causes the disease. His work on understanding the abnormal differentiation of blood cells resulting in leukemia has formed the basis of differentiation therapy so successfully used in curing acute promyelocytic leukemia, and he has expanded differentiation therapy to other forms of cancer. www.waxmancancer.org 3. Bradford Rand of RAND Luxury will be producing the annual “The Hamptons Brunch” — a social charity event that takes place on July 14, featuring driving experiences from Ferrari & Maserati of Long Island and a showcase of luxury brands. Memorial Sloan Kettering’s Center for Children with Brain Cancer “Team Todd Foundation” is this summer’s selected charity. www.theluxuryreview.com

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2. Shinnecock Nation Cultural Center and Museum. Come and learn about 10,000 years of history of the proud Shinnecock tribe at the Shinnecock Cultural Center and Museum, whose mission is to promote awareness, understanding, and an appreciation of Shinnecock history and culture. www.facebook.com/ShinnecockMuseum 3. Eric Firestone Gallery, East Hampton. The Eric Firestone Gallery is currently exhibiting the works of Abstract Impressionist Michael Boyd (through July 29). www.ericfirestonegallery.com

4. Guild Hall, East Hampton. Guild Hall, established in the early 1930s, is a multi-disciplinary arts space, museum, and educational facility in one place. Ellsworth Kelly in the Hamptons exhibition will be opening August 11 until early October, though right now you can view the work of Laurie Anderson (through July 22). www.guildhall.org

1. The Halsey House, Southampton. It’s a historic house belonging to the original founder of the Town of Southampton dating back to 1683 and now a museum in Southampton. www.southamptonhistoricalmuseum.org 2. Umbrella House, Sag Harbor. The oldest house in Sag Harbor. During the War of Independence, the house was a barracks for British soldiers and in the War of 1812, it was struck by cannon fire. (Try to spot the now repaired battle damage by the lighter color brick work.) www.sagharborhistorical.org

3. Montauk Lighthouse. Authorized by George Washington, the lighthouse at Montauk was completed in 1796 and still serves as a reference point for navigation. www.montauklighthouse.com

4. The Big Duck, Flanders. Martin Maurer came up with the idea of building the Big Duck in the early 1930s as a landmark for selling his ducks to passing motorists. It was constructed by Broadway set designers. Although it may seem a curiosity, today it remains one of the better examples of roadside architecture in the country and is in fact on the National Register of Historic Places. www.bigduck.org

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4. Zach Erdem. A patron of the arts, 75 Main showcases one of restauranteur Zach Erdem’s favorite contemporary photographer, Sports Illustrated alum Raphael Mazzucco. Erdem owns and manages one of the best regarded dining restaurants, 75 Main, and the nightclub AM Southampton in Southampton — making him a major contributor not only to the town’s infrastructure, but also to its food culture and social and entertainment scene. www.75main.com

1. Parrish Art Museum, Water Mill. In its sixth year at its contemporary location in Water Mill, the Parrish Art Museum is an architectural destination in its own right. This summer, why not visit and view the current exhibition of influential artist Keith Sonnier’s work (through January 2019). www.parrishart.org

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educator Jonathan Silin presenting an essay collection about his life’s work on Saturday, July 14, at 5 PM. For more information visit www. canios.wordpress.com Marders Marders in Bridgehampton presents a free garden lecture on Sunday, July 15, from 10 to 11 AM with “Easy Peasy!” Learn how to create lower maintenance and sustainable hardens by using tough and native plants. Email info@marders.com for more information. Summer Book Club Southampton Arts Center continues its Summer Book Club Series, featuring discussions with the authors, on Monday, July 16, with Chris Pavone, author of The Expats, at 3 PM. For more information, visit www.southamptonartscenter.org. Poetry academy The Thomas Halsey Homestead in Southampton presents The Poetry Academy at the Halsey House on Tuesday, July 14, from 6 to 8:30 PM. There will be summer poetry workshops and readings with awardwinning poet Tammy NuzzoMorgan. Suggested donation: $10. For more information, call 631-4137702.

Mormon Continued From Page B-2. show would be the best vehicle to creatively share his message, Fales decided to get to work writing Confessions of a Mormon Boy, and moved to New York to do just that. But when he got to the Big Bad Apple, Confessions took a back seat. Sex Work and Stand Up “I was involved in a ferocious adolescence, you can say,” Fales laughed. “I got swept away into the underworld and got sidetracked.”

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His “sex-work experiment” lasted for about nine months before he was able turn his life around, and a big part of that, he discovered, was writing it out. “I was never going to share about the drugs and the double life, the sex work — that was my little secret,” he divulged. “But as I

started writing Confessions, about my excommunication, I knew it couldn’t just be about poor me and how cute I am. I needed to get really honest, and really go behind the smile, and share about how I went from one extreme to the other extreme, and then how I found a middle ground,” he said. “So, it became more about being human than about Mormonism, or the sex industry, or being gay, or even being a dad; it became about what is it to grow up and deal with your own demons. What it is to survive, and then thrive, Fales added.

Confessions started out as a short stand-up comedy act in 2001; it was important for Fales to find humor in his story. As the piece expanded, he began hosting readings in his apartment and various regional theatres until he’d gathered enough money and interest to rent performance space in New York City in 2002, when he was introduced to the late Tonywinning director Jack Hofsiss, who took a shine to the show.

Hofsiss directed a 10-week run in Miami before Fales took the show on the road to the 2004 International Fringe Festival. Two years later, Fales raised the funds, bought the rights, and mounted the show off-Broadway at the SoHo Playhouse. He’s been making a serious impact on audiences ever since. “I’ve had straight Mormon dads fall into my arms after the show crying, thanking me for helping them understand their son,” Fales recalled. “I’ve had gay Jews tell me that I’ve helped them come out to their rabbi. And I’ve had a lot of writers who are now doing books and plays and their own one-man shows who saw my show early on, and it gave them the courage to tell their story.”

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And so, he prayed.

“God — or, you know, whatever the gods are — reveal something new and fresh to me about my story I didn’t know. And I found that in the white space, in between the lines of my story, it almost became a meditation where I started to discover these new things about my story that kept it fresh for audiences. So, I wasn’t ever really repeating exactly the same show over and over,” he said. While the show, as a whole, lands just as well in Halifax as it does in Houston, specific reactions have varied widely depending on the region.

“In London, for example, there’s cheeky humor that the Brits just go crazy over, but it makes Salt Lake blush a little,” explained Fales. “There are spiritual nuances to the story in Salt Lake that maybe New York doesn’t quite appreciate, but New York gets the gritty, urban underbelly of where I’ve been. The further west you get, they really appreciate the earnestness and the sweetness — on the East Coast, they don’t like much sentimentality, but I’ve got all the grit and the edge for them.” In the new Bay Street run, which Fales referred to as “Confessions of a Mormon Boy Revisited,” Bay Street’s Artistic Director Scott Schwartz has helped him mine the script for new gems, and the two

have gone fearlessly further with the material over several months of writing sessions. If the Sag Harbor audience reactions are positive, Fales and Schwartz are gunning for a new and improved off-Broadway run of Confessions of a Mormon Boy in winter 2019. But Confessions is only part one of Fales’s Mormon Boy Trilogy; Bay Street will host readings of parts two and three, Mission Statement and Prodigal Dad, later this month.

Also in the works is Fales’s book, OxyMormon Memoirs, which fleshes out The Mormon Boy Trilogy, several plays and musicals he’s penning, and The Possibilities Foundation, a not-for-profit he’s spearheading to help sex workers and victims of human trafficking transition out of the industry and gain scholarships to reach their full potentials. “Let’s just say that sex work can stunt your growth,” Fales cautioned. “I’ll tell you a little secret,” the writer began. “When I was 18, at the Boston Conservatory, I was so moved by some of the plays I read, and there was a lot of dysfunction in my family . . . I knew in my heart that one day I would be a writer, but it just took me a while to warm up to that calling. We all have a story. And I just hope that I help you get in touch with yours. And then you’ll share it in some way that’s appropriate for you, because that’s how we change the world.”

While courage is certainly key to telling one’s own traumatic story to an audience, sharing it with hundreds of audiences begs courage, charisma, and endurance. Keeping It Fresh

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happy to jump on that. You can definitely look forward to more local collaborations as we grow,” Briguccia explained.

Last month, North Fork Doughnut Company launched a doughnut flavor contest on Instagram that garnered several hundred entries from near and far. It was almost like a page out of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, as sugary dreams were turned into flavorful realities. The winner was a pink lemonade doughnut conceptualized by Erica Weiman. It’s a raspberry jelly-filled doughnut tossed in homemade lemon sugar, garnished with fresh local raspberries and house-made candied lemon zest.

Take A Bite Out Of Life By Nicole Teitler

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The North Fork is taking a bite out of life, thanks to a new neighbor in town. North Fork Doughnut Company opened its doors last month on Main Road in Mattituck and is conveniently located steps away from Love Lane.

Owners Jimmy Lyons and Kelly Briguccia started the company after a long love affair with the region. When the storefront became available in Mattituck, they knew it was time. Briguccia’s passion for baking started early on, watching her late

mother bake throughout her entire life. “My goal was to perfect her recipes and make her proud,” she said.

It’s the sweet life for this duo, arriving most days with the rising sun and selling 800 to 1000 doughnuts a day. The classic doughnut is considered to be “the cornerstone of all the offerings,” said Kelly, but it’s hard to resist the artisan-style flavors such as s’mores cake, toasted marshmallow, and dad’s root beer float.

If you’re looking for multiple flavors from the local area, NoFoDoCo has you covered. It has incorporated

North Fork favorites like Magic Fountain ice cream sandwiched between two glazed doughnuts to create an enticing twist on the traditional ice cream sandwich. Try its “pick your own” strawberry fields or chocolate covered strawberry cake, with handpicked strawberries from Sang Lee Farms. It has even paired its doughnut sensations with Shinn Estate Vineyards’s red, white, and rosé wines.

“We try to keep everything as local as possible and anytime an opportunity presents itself to work with someone from the North Fork, or Long Island in general, we are

“Our inspiration came from the desire to be creative on a daily basis, to have the ability to make something unique that everyone loves,” co-owner Jimmy Lyons explained.

North Fork Doughnut Company is located at 13175 Main Road in Mattituck. Call 631-298-7941, email kbrig913@yahoo.com and jimmy@nofodoco.com, or follow the shop on social media @ nofodoco. It will also be a vendor at the upcoming Trapek Festival on August 25 at Pindar Vineyard.

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Fellingham’s: Sports and good Spirits By Hannah Selinger

You don’t have to be in possession of an authentic, signed baseball from Yankees superstar and Cy Young Award-winner Whitey Ford to appreciate a good sports bar (although, in my case, that helps). And if you do appreciate a good sports bar — the ultimate in American reverence come home to roost — you’d be well served to visit Southampton’s Fellingham’s, which came up to the plate 37 years ago.

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And, of course, the restaurant has enjoyed more than just a brush with sports fame. Imbedded in the fabric of Fellingham’s are the stories of sports greats past. “Joe DiMaggio’s nephew,” Millie Fellingham said, “saw the picture of his uncle and said, ‘Marilyn Monroe used to babysit for me.’ We’ve kind of grown over the years and we have a really healthy sports bar. We are open 365 days a year. The kitchen is always open until 11. The only time the kitchen closes is Christmas, Easter, and Thanksgiving.”

The restaurant is adorned with photographs of famous athletes, some legendary in memoriam and some still living. The true tavern — dark, wood-walled, convivial — offers the requisite televisions for sports viewing, and is also home to a delicious menu, featuring fresh fish, belt-expanding appetizers, and an enviable list of burgers, all of which are named after athletes. Kids can enjoy the McEnroe burger, dubbed so after tennis legend and tantrum-thrower John McEnroe. Adults can enjoy the joke. (The only burger named after a non-sports persona is the Jimmy Fallon, designed by the comedian and Sag Harbor resident, who frequents Fellingham’s.)

Joe Fellingham’s role at the restaurant has shifted with time. He once was a constant presence behind the bar and in the kitchen. Now he spends more of his time managing the books. He is still, however, according to Millie, the “king of sports” and all sports trivia. “He could sit there and talk to

anyone for hours,” she said. “He got very upset when Google came in, because [before it] people would call him at home and ask sports questions.” While Google may have supplanted the tradition of calling Joe Fellingham at home for a bit of sports intel, the enthusiast remains committed to offering sports tidbits whenever asked. Fellingham’s enjoys a constant stream of customers around the clock, a steady mix of regulars who pepper the bar daily, and visitors looking for a bit of sports nostalgia and comfort food. The recent influx of people to Southampton during the U.S. Open was good for business. Millie Fellingham hopes that this year — and the years to come — continue to bring people into the restaurant. “We’ve been very blessed,” she said. “And hopefully we’ll get another 20 years.”

Each week The Independent features a local restaurant that has stood the test of time. Each restaurant has been open for over a decade.

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First came softball. Owner Joe Fellingham started a softball team in 1980, and then created a bar so that he and his teammates would have somewhere to gather afterward. The team, incidentally, went to nationals in 1981, where it came in second place. Over the course of nearly four decades, the sports bar, tucked behind Main Street in Southampton Village, has played host to the greatest of sports’ elite: Mark Messier, members of the Islanders, and, yes, even Whitey Ford.

Long Island in the early 1960s. His wife, Millie, who co-owns and manages Fellingham’s, came out over a decade later. They met here on Long Island and have lived on the East End (now in Hampton Bays) ever since. Of their eight grandchildren, two, the oldest, work at the restaurant. Loyal staff members have enjoyed long careers. “One of the girls started with me when she was 18 and now she’s 36,” Millie Fellingham said, a testament to the dedication her staff feels to the restaurant.

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East End Taste // Vanessa Gordon

Five Irresistible Places For Breakfast

years, I recommend coming in as early as possible. I love to grab a table in the side room. Depending upon what I am craving, it is usually a toss-up between Isabelle’s Request: Tuscan toast topped with goat cheese, spinach, and two poached eggs or the chocolate chip pancakes. Pierre’s I love to come here either in the late morning or early afternoon for brunch. If I am eating in, I order the two-egg omelet with ratatouille and a mimosa. If not, I go for its St. Barth smoothie with pineapple, mango, grapefruit, and low-fat yogurt.

It is not every day I get to go out for breakfast in the Hamptons, but if I head out at the right time, it could be one of the most relaxing and satisfying ways to start my day. Whether it’s an elaborate al fresco experience or a quick pick-me-up, here are my favorite spots to head to this summer.

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There’s a reason why this spot is always packed during the height of the season. I love to mix up each visit with a different omelet such as the Champignon or Newport with turkey sausage and sun-dried tomatoes. Its organic “Oregon Chai” latte is also a favorite. Estia’s Little Kitchen A staple spot of mine for many

My favorite spot for coffee if I am heading west. After a fitness class, I get an iced latte or a ginger peach iced tea. When I have guests, I always pick up a bag of handroasted coffee and biscotti by Aldo, sold at the counter. A place I can never seem to get enough of ! Its Heaven on Earth smoothie is one of the best. Other favorites include Doctor Green Juice, and the Ginger Fireball, to reset and recharge. Juice Press has seasonal locations in East Hampton, Bridgehampton, and Southampton.

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The men behind the crafting are the chief of science and distilling, Matthew Spinozzi, and head of production and development, Dean Babiar. Spinozzi holds a master’s of science degree in brewing and distilling from Heriot-Watt University in Scotland. Babiar graduated from the University of Maryland, where he studied agricultural economics. Babiar has worked as a winemaker, focusing on old-school methods across five continents, landing the role as head winemaker at Jamesport Vineyards.

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Unmatchable Spirit By Nicole Teitler

Once a whaling village, Greenport has been making a splash in the beverage industry. For beer, there’s the Greenport Harbor Brewing Company and now, for spirits, there’s a new kid on the block, Matchbook Distilling Co. The team behind this “bespoke distillery and incubator” is changing the dynamic of the spirits industry, one label at a time. Envision walking into a 38,000-square-foot warehouse, where imagination guides your spirit, literally, including a wall of straight botanicals, where people can come in and create their own blend. Bars and restaurants, farmers, start-ups, and brands — everyone from the eager-to-learn novice to industry experts looking to stretch their creativity has an opportunity to create a tailor-made libation. This includes the finest of flavors and bottle branding.

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Eventually, through establishing close relationships with local businesses, the company gained popularity among the public and grew to aid in spirits promotions for several college towns. It was from that Merinoff Kwasnieski was hired by William Grant & Sons to take the lead in sales of Sailor Jerry Rum, where she proudly closed a million cases.

From this benchmark success, she then ventured to The Noble Experiment NYC, a Brooklynbased craft distillery. It was here that she came to understand the hardships faced by small businesses, as giant companies continue to control the market, she said. “It’s the same thing again and again. We want to push people to think outside of the box,” she explained. “What I wanted to do with Matchbook was create a launch pad for people to create the spirits that they wanted to create

without compromising, in a simpler space.” It was also during this time, working for The Noble Experiment NYC, that she fell in love with Greenport. Taking the ferry allowed her to admire the waterfront view of this port town. Between the wineries and the agriculture, it all clicked. And so, after two months of trial research and development, Matchbook Distilling Co. was born, with an official opening at the end of June. Clients can be as hands on as they’d like or entrust the team to run free with the project. Paul Monahan is the chief marketing officer. He was once a global ambassador for Sailor Jerry Rum and winner of Wine Enthusiast’s Mixologist/Brand Ambassador of the Year in 2012. Nancy Cameron Duffy is creative director alongside her business partner and husband Josh Duffy, director of fabrication. “It’s so much more than a logo. It’s the liquid, the full label, the full concept . . . For brands specifically, we want people to have a really good idea on what their marketing and sales strategy is going to be,” Merinoff Kwasnieski said. “We prioritize client tradition, agriculture, and anthropology of

Clients have full ownership rights and Matchbook proudly carries the craft bottles at its sister property and boutique hotel, the Lin Beach House, for the public to enjoy. For roughly $6000 a year, with prices varying with ingredients and order size, once a project is in the works, clients can partake in year-round programming, including private events, classes, tastings, and dinners. Included in the warehouse space is also a front-of-the-house coffee bar to work, host meetings, meet friends, and indulge in a fuller experience. Matchbook will set up a pop-up at the Hayground Chefs Dinner on Sunday, July 29. There, guests can experience a micro version of its botanical wall, with 20 botanicals hanging from silk ribbons, with a bar to itemize the distillates to blend a mini cocktail.

Matchbook Distilling Co. is located at 230 Corwin Street in Greenport. Visit its website at www.matchbookdistillingco. com or follow on social media @ matchbookdistilling. Visit its tasting room at sister property, boutique hotel The Lin Beach House, 455 Route 25 in Greenport.

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“When you think about what distilling is, you are literally capturing flavor in a super concentrated form. You’re building flavor and then taking it out by separating it from everything else,” said Leslie Merinoff Kwasnieski.

She and Brian Kwasnieski are the company’s co-founders. They have a history of innovative start-ups together. In their college town of Burlington, VT, they founded Broke in Burlington, a company that listed drink and event specials at local bars and restaurants.

“The best thing I’ve ever done is create this team . . . everyone plays so well off of each other,” Merinoff Kwasnieski said. “When they have great ideas, being able to have them come to fruition has been one of the best experiences of my life. It’s so great that we get to be together all the time, in Greenport, that is such a stunning and likeminded setting for this to happen.”

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2 c sugar

1 Tbsp black peppercorns 5 bay leaves

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1 c vegan cream cheese 1 Tbsp chopped dill

1 tsp chopped capers

1/4 c pickled red onions 1/4 c arugula

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Clean the carrots really well and pat them dry. Lightly toast the juniper berries, peppercorns, and bay leaves in a dry sauté pan. Mix together the sugar, salt, and toasted spice mixture. Place the cleaned carrots in a shallow dish and completely cover in sugar/salt mixture. Cover with plastic wrap and allow to sit for 24 hours. This will slightly tenderize the carrots and also give them a sweet juniper flavor. After 24 hours, remove the carrots and rinse off the excess salt and sugar. Take a peeler and peel the

entire carrot into ribbons. Once everything is peeled, mix the EVOO and the liquid smoke into the peeled carrots.

The carrots will still have a light crunch for texture but should have a light smoke, sweet, and fragrant flavor similar to smoked salmon. For The Sandwich

Mix the vegan cream cheese, dill, and capers together. Season with salt and pepper and set aside. Slice the bun in half and toast.

Spread the vegan cheese mixture on top and bottom buns. Place 3/4 cup of the cured carrots, top with some pickled red onions and arugula. Place on top bun. Enjoy!

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Food & Beverage News Interactive Influencer Brunch The inaugural Hamptons Interactive Influencer Brunch hosted by Vanessa Gordon of East End Taste will be held at Topping Rose House on Saturday, July 21, from noon to 3 PM. The event will bring together notable Hamptons and NYC based personalities and

influencers for a luxurious afternoon of interaction with brands from beauty, fashion, wine and spirits, home décor, and more.

“It is very rare that we all have the opportunity to come together like this, and what better backdrop than the Hamptons,” said Vanessa Gordon, who is also a journalist and the publisher of East End Taste. A

limited number of tickets will be available for public purchase online only at www.eastendtaste. com/hamptons-interactivebrunch. Attendees will interact with each other at onsite activations including a complimentary beauty bar featuring beauty treatments from T3 Micro, Kendra Scott, and Gloss Lab; designer trunk show including

Anuja Tolia Jewelry; the opportunity to customize jewelry from hand pick floral pieces from b Floral; and a first-look at A-Rod owned gym, TruFusion all while bidding on silent auction items to benefit The Retreat. Guests will even walk away with an overstuffed gift bag packed with products from brands such as Talbots, Kopari Beauty, Misigi, Supergoop, Welly Bottle, Henri Bendel, and The Daily Edited, and specialty food brands like Harney and Sons Tea, Dylan’s Candy Bar, and Zico Coconut Water. Deadline for submissions is Thursday at 9 AM. Email to jessica@indyeastend.com.

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Martin places a particular emphasis on hard working people and their journey. Framing this theme are the composers who fled oppression — Igor Stravinsky, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Arnold Schoenberg, Bohuslav Martinů, and Bohuslav Dohnányi — and those who sought out new opportunities like Antonin Dvořák, Astor Piazzolla, Osvaldo Golijov, and Zhou Tian. William Grant Still is a descendant of slavery and from immigrant heritages are Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein, Philip Glass, John Corigliano, Paul Moravec, Bruce MacCombie, George Tsontakis, Mark O’Connor, Jennifer Higdon, and Kenji Bunch.

“Without sounding too political, I started thinking about the musicians and composers that come to the festival. Those who feel very lucky to be in this country,” Martin said.

Concluding this year’s festival on August 19 will be a newly commissioned and world premiere song cycle by Buffalo, NY native and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Paul Moravec, and two works by Johannes Brahms in “Brahms in A New Country.” These five movements will take the audience on a musical journey of what it was like to come to America for the first time.

Other highlights include the BCMF annual benefit, consisting of a one-hour program followed by dinner at the Atlantic Golf Club on July 28, and the annual Wm. Brian Little Concert, dedicated to the late BCMF board member, on August 10 under the tent at Channing Sculpture Garden next to Channing Daughters Winery.

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3 Tbsp sugar 1 bay leaf

1 tsp salt

Bring to a boil and pour over leeks. Directions Bring the chicken stock to a boil. Fill your blender cup 3/4 of the way with blanched peas. Pour in hot stock just to cover the peas. Blend on high for two minutes, then pass the soup through a fine strainer using a rubber spatula. Place in the fridge to cool.

Meanwhile, turn on your grill and while it’s heating, blend your chilis and canola oil on high. Once finished, strain and set aside.

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Robert Bruey plays on Saturday, July 14, from 1:30 to 5:30 PM. During the same times, Sunday, July 15, it’s The Earthtones.

Looking ahead, the vineyard’s annual Paella Cookout will be held Saturday, July 28. The event will run from 2 to 6 PM, and pricing is

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Night Music At Jason’s Vineyard” with Victor Tarasov and Arrizza from 5:30 to 8:30 PM. Victor Tarasov and Arrizza play from 1:30 to 5:30 PM on Saturday, July 14. Then at the sane time on Sunday, July 15, it’s George Barry. For more vineyard news, go to www. jasonsvineyard.com.

Rosé the day away at the Summer Rosé and Bubbly Fest on Saturday, July 28. It will feature music, over 25 wineries, specialty foods, and light hors d’oeuvres. There will be two sessions — 12 to 3 PM and 4 to 7 PM. Tickets run $55 to $115. To purchase tickets, go to www. palmervineyards.com.

martha clara vineyards Wine down Wednesday, July 11, with some live music and a local food truck from 6 to 9 PM. The vineyard will also be live-streaming the final games of the World Cup on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in the Wine Club Barn. Wine and craft beer specials will be available.

WÖlffer estate Alicia Rau plays the vineyard Thursday, July 12. Savor wines by the glass, as well as cheese and charcuterie plates. Or try some oysters for “Thursday Night Wine and Oysters” with West Robbins Oyster Co., as well as some housemade aromatic mignonettes made by Amber Waves. Oysters are $2.50 apiece. The event runs from 5 to 7 PM. Hang loose Friday and Saturday as the World Music Collective takes the stage Saturday, July 14,

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Looking ahead to next month, the James Beard Foundation’s Chefs and Champagne event will be held on July 28. It will include a VIP reception and after party, tastings from over 40 chefs, and Wölffer wines. Padma Lakshmi, co-host of Bravo TV’s “Top Chef ” will be the guest of honor. For tickets, visit www.wolffer.com.

pindar vineyards Come down this Friday, July 13, for “Sunset Fridays” on the Wisteria Deck, featuring music from Jen Kane from 6 to 9 PM. Try Summer Sangria with Sweet Scarlett at $8 per 16-ounce cup through September. George Barry plays from 1 to 5 PM on Saturday, July 14. Mark Eisemann takes the stage during the same times on Sunday, July 15. Don’t forget to visit the food truck.

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FARRELL BUILDS HOUSES, COMMUNITY money is.” So, I did. And in 1996, I built three houses all at once and it just took off.

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Since 1995, Farrell Building Company has constructed the Hamptons landscape, turning properties into magnificent living spaces and aiding in the iconic East End lifestyle of today. FBC creates custom homes on the East End. With approximately 25 residential properties in the works right now, founder and president Joe Farrell credits his years of success to his team.

YOU PLACE A STRONG EMPHASIS ON YOUR TEAM. WHAT IS A KEY QUALITY IN EACH OF YOUR MEMBERS THAT BUILDS SUCH A STRONG, SUCCESSFUL BOND? The most important key to my success is unbelievable relationships. In 1996, when I came to the Hamptons, I asked the owner of my lumber company if he could lend me $250,000 in lumber and such for six months without my paying him. He gave me $150,000 for three months. A year later, I owed him over $1 million dollars. From that early relationship, when my lumber supplier believed in me, extended me all that credit, I learned a lot and I couldn’t have made it without that. Then, to the relationships with my subs, my clients, and my employees, we have a team here that’s unlike any other.

Striving for a work environment that’s enjoyable, Farrell built a mani-pedi salon and barber shop in the office building, so his employees feel relaxed and don’t waste time or money on the weekends. The Farrell touch will always feel like home. Joe Farrell will be honored this Saturday, July 14, at the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation’s annual benefit, “The Hamptons Happening.”

HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE HONORED AT ‘THE HAMPTONS HAPPENING?’ It’s an honor to be recognized for the work that Farrell Building Company has done over the last 20 years in the Hamptons, and I’d like to thank the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation for recognizing all that we do towards building the community.

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YOU STATE YOUR PROCESS, FROM INCEPTION TO COMPLETION, IS UNDER A YEAR. WHAT IS THE MOST TIME CONSUMING ASPECT? The finish is the most time consuming. It’s easy for us to take a house down and get it up because we own the excavating business and we control the concrete business. Then, we have 25 guys that frame for us and these people work exclusively for us. Whenever we need them, they’re ready to go the next day. We don’t have downtime between jobs, like many companies do, so that’s why we can do most things in one year or less. We always have to meet a Memorial Day deadline, as people

love their summer seasons here. So sometimes we have to build them in seven months and we do it. However, modern takes much longer and anything above 7000 square feet as well.

WHY DID YOU LEAVE WALL STREET? I never planned to leave Wall Street. It happened accidentally. I was doing really well as an independent oil-trader on the New York Mercantile Exchange, so I could leave whenever I wanted. I always had wanted to build houses. Finally, after about five years on Wall Street, I saved some money and bought land in Brookville [in Nassau County]. I didn’t know how to build a house, so I hired Frank Meak, who I’m still friends with today and continue to do business with. I watched him build a house and I loved being in the dirt so much that I wanted to be at my job site every day. I decided to take a month off, which I had never done before. After about one month of going to the site every day, my whole mindset changed. I couldn’t think

about going back to the Exchange, even though it was good to me. I owned a seat on the Exchange and one day I called to ask what the bid ask was on the seats. The bid was $475,000 for my seat. I hit the bid and I was gone. I quit without ever planning it. I had to follow my heart.

SINCE YOUR FIRST SPEC HOUSE WAS IN BROOKVILLE, WHY OPEN A CONSTRUCTION COMPANY IN THE HAMPTONS? I had a place at the Beachcomber in Montauk, a co-op I bought for $18,000. I used to go to Montauk on the weekends when I was building condos in Huntington. I had a few friends that were builders so I’d look at the land costs. One weekend it was raining every day, so I drove around East Hampton and started looking at lots. The rate on return that the Hamptons builders were making was so much higher than what I was seeing in Huntington. So, I bought two lots in Water Mill and one in East Hampton and I moved. Somebody once told me, “You have to put yourself where the

I think everybody that works in this company loves being here and I have incredibly smart people like Butch Payne, our vice president. He understands every aspect of construction. We all have this fierce loyalty and work ethic. It’s a family.

WHAT IS THE POINT OF SALE FOR A HOME? From the first three houses, I always understood what people want in their floor plans. When you walk in, it has to make you feel good. Most people when they buy homes, in the first eight seconds when they walk in, in their brains, it clicks that they’re buying. Some people have to go back and forth, but for approximately 85 percent, that’s what happens.

HOW HAVE YOU SEEN THE LANDSCAPE CHANGE IN THE HAMPTONS SINCE 1995? I see a market of people who no longer care about having a big piece of land. In the 1990s and early 2000s, it was always a minimum of an acre, and two acres would be great if you could

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have it. Now we’re selling so many houses in Amagansett on a halfacre, four-tenths of an acre, with 3000-square-foot houses. Even in Bridgehampton I’m seeing this. It’s more people in their 30s, low 40s. Also, 10 to 15 years ago, we never had master bedrooms on the first floor. Now every house we build has a master bedroom on the first floor. It’s completely changed, which is interesting. I wouldn’t even build a personal home for myself without that. Kids’ rooms are now smaller too. The houses have even gotten a little smaller in general, quality over size, and very open. Lastly, people are spending big money north of the highway, in the $8 to 10 million range. That’s the major change in real estate. Of course, technology and smart houses too.

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The main thing that we do, that no one knows about, is our direct impact on people, not just larger organizations. Over the years, we’ve done a lot with Habitat For Humanity, where families move right into homes. I’m also always helping somebody else build a house, every single year. Very often it’s employees, like my bookkeeper whom we helped build a house for last year, or my housekeeper of 14 years we built a home for. That’s what I prefer the most, personally, lifting people up and it lasts a lifetime. Farrell Building Company is located at 2317 Montauk Highway, Bridgehampton. Call 631-5371068, email info@farrellbuilding. com, or visit www.farrellbuilding. com. @NikkiOnTheDaily nicole@indyeastend.com

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By Any Other Name A team from Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty, one of the nation’s leading realtors, recently handled both sides of a transaction that sold the Inn at East Hampton to World Properties LLC for $5 million. Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty’s Inbar Mitzman, Lisa Ferraro, and Dana Forbes listed and sold the Inn for their client, East Hampton Motel LLC. The Inn at East Hampton, now renamed Journey, is located at 490/492 Montauk Highway in East Hampton. The transaction closed privately using in-house attorneys and without financing, according to a press release from Sotheby’s. Founded in 1922, Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty consistently leads the nation in achieving one of the highest average sales prices in the country. It is a $3.3-billion organization, with more than 950 sales associates in 28 offices throughout Nassau and Suffolk Counties, including the North Fork and Westhampton Beach, and in Queens.

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homes when they see another’s home improvement project. From a landscape refresh to a patio overhaul with the latest grill and patio set, there’s no inspiration quite like competition with neighbors, especially if the competing houses go on the market. Some of the dos and don’ts are worth noting in these parts. If you are a do-it-your-selfer, don’t start working too early in the morning — the neighbors will mind. Make sure the work site, if visible from the road, is cleaned up at the end of each day. And for all you procrastinators out there, get the job done in a timely manner. That means no lollygagging.

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Traveler Watchman // North Fork News Snow attended “Women Artists: Reshaping the Conversation,” a three-part panel discussion presented by Toni Ross at East Hampton’s LongHouse Garden. At the event, Ross decided to gift VLAM shirts to the women in attendance.

“I first saw these t-shirts when artist Agathe Snow wore it to this summer’s first talk in East Hampton about women artists. It seemed so appropriate and I connected immediately,” said Ross. “The proceeds go to women-run foundations. What could be more fitting to give our participants?” Since then, Berliner and VLAM gear have been spotted at local rallies and fundraisers, including early July’s “Families Belong Together” day of action in Greenport, and a fundraiser for Liuba Shirley’s campaign for Congress.

In addition to www. votelikeamother.org, VLAM gear is available at the North Fork Roasting Company in Southold.

Toni Ross and Sara Berliner at “Women Artists: Reshaping the Conversation” at the LongHouse Garden.

For Berliner, letting her voice and votes be heard — and inspiring others to do the same — isn’t a new venture. Independent/ John Lamparski

local mom launches Vote Like A Mother By Jade Eckardt

It all began with a sign. A sign North Forker Sara Berliner made for the early 2018 “March for our Lives” in Manhattan, a nationwide day of action demanding stricter gun control legislation.

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“I was brainstorming on what to write on the signs we would hold at the march. I thought of different things, and thought, ‘Well, that’s already been done,’” said Berliner. “I had my kids and husband with me, and ‘vote like a mother’ popped into my head. I decided to just go with it.”

That sign has since evolved into Vote Like a Mother, a social enterprise devoted to rallying people for change, empowering them to vote, and uplifting mothers.

“I started Vote Like a Mother to rally moms for change. When I think about voting like a mother, I think about improving our world locally, regionally, nationally, and globally. When you bring the concepts of care and respect into the voting booth, when your purpose is to build rather than to tear down, you’re voting like a mother,” said Berliner. The responses to the signs were encouraging, she said.

“People were loving them. They were taking photos of us on the subway and coming out of cafes to ask about it. It’s multi-generational and diverse. It’s gotten a response from all walks of life,” she said.

Just a few months later the message has become a common sight on the

Twin Forks thanks to Vote Like a Mother gear, which includes shirts, tote bags, and coffee mugs.

“Everything is ethically sourced and produced. It’s really important to do business the right way,” Berliner said. But for Berliner, VLAM is more than an inspiring message. Selling the gear provides her the opportunity to help other organizations. The profits are donated to mom-run, impactful non-profits like MomsRising. org, a grassroots organization of over a million people working for economic security for all mothers, women, and families in the United States. In June, Berliner and North Forkbased friend and artist Agathe

“I come from a long line of rabblerousers, to whom I’m indebted and grateful. I’ve attended marches and rallies since I was a kid, and I bring my kids with me now,” she said. Berliner says she aims to inspire all people to amplify their voices and efforts, and to provide moms with opportunities to contribute. She emphasizes that everyone has something to give, whether it’s time, money, or a platform.

“The people doing the hard work of ongoing activism are an inspiration to me. Showing up and voting with my conscience has never felt more dire. The consequences are real,” Berliner said. “I hope to inspire mothers, and everyone else, to get involved in conquering the darkness and sparking positive change.” For more on Vote Like a Mother, visit www.votelikeamother.org or on Instagram @votelikeamother.

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Traveler Watchman // North Fork News and become a nun. Over 60 years later, she’s still going strong and is well known for helping people on Long Island.

Particularly, she works closely with immigrant families; translating, assisting with court dates, and now, helping families locate deported loved ones.

Today, Sister Margaret runs the North Fork Spanish Apostolate in Riverhead. She established the organization in 1996, and it serves as a catalyst for social change on the East End. The apostolate collaborates with government agencies, not-for-profits, and community members to help those in need find lasting solutions to various issues including language barriers, citizenship, cultural education, healthcare, and children’s education.

At a June 30 “Families Belong Together” rally in Greenport hosted by the apostolate, she said she wants people to know that family separation happens to parents and

heroes of the Hamptons: Sister Margaret By Jade Eckardt

This week, our Heroes of the Hamptons series continues on the North Fork, profiling Sister Margaret.

Sister Margaret Smyth, aka the Apostle of the East End, was 17 years old and living in Queens when she decided to join a convent

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Road in Hampton Bays on Tuesday, July 3, Southampton Town Police said. Police said the burglar or burglars likely entered the building through a rear window and drilled into the side of the money drop safe to gain entry sometime overnight.

Other items stolen include a work binder, loose keys for a beach wheelchair, a solar-powered garbage can, and a dumpster, police said. The beach manager is expected to discuss a new money drop procedure, and fortifying buildings and windows was recommended, police said. Uber Driver And Fare Attacked In Water Mill

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“People are coming to our office saying that their child is in a detention center. They’re asking how to find out where they are. We’re here to say this shouldn’t be happening in the first place,” she said.

For Sister Margaret, the daughter of Irish immigrants, the desire to help others combined with inspiration from family members who were nuns made the decision to join the convent a natural. Over the years, Sister Margaret taught in various Long Island schools, worked in Guatemala and El Salvador, and eventually settled on the North Fork. In 2013, she received a Lifetime Achievement award from the Suffolk County Commission of Human Rights.

“We help anyone that walks through our doors,” Sister Margaret said.

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nor the woman he was transporting saw the direction in which the man fled. He is described as a white male in his 30s and was about fivefoot-nine, wearing a green t-shirt. The woman claimed she did not know the assailant, according to the police report. SAFE STOLEN IN RIVERHEAD HOME BURGLARY A safe was reported stolen from a home on Remsen Road in Wading River on Friday, July 6, Riverhead Town Police said.

Officers responded to 255 Remsen Road at about 11:42 PM for a report of a home burglary and determined an unknown person or persons entered the home through a rear slider door and removed a safe from the master bedroom, according to police. The case is currently under investigation by the department’s detective division and police are asking anyone who may have witnessed the incident or has any information, to contact them at 631-727-4500. All calls will remain confidential.

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A 26-year-old Uber driver reported to Southampton Town Police that at about 10:20 PM on Wednesday, July 4, an unknown male tried to open a rear door as he pulled away with a female fare and then used a rock to break the window of his car outside of Calissa restaurant in Water Mill.

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North Fork news Compiled by Jade Eckardt

Got North Fork news to share? Email to jade@indyeastend.com by Thursday at noon. riverhead Boe During the Riverhead Central School District Board of Education’s annual reorganization meeting on July 2, newly elected board members Elizabeth Silva and Brian Connelly were sworn in, as was re-elected board member Susan Koukounas. The board also elected Koukounas to serve as board president and Christopher Dorr to serve as vice president.

does contain a Suffolk Countypermitted bathing beach, contact the Suffolk County Department of Health Services’ Office of Ecology at 631-852-5760 from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM or by email at scdhsweb@ suffolkcountyny.gov. ELIH Seminar On Thursday, July 19, at 4 PM Eastern Long Island Hospital is offering “When to Go to the ER.” Join Christopher Edelstein,

chief physician assistant of ELIH’s Emergency Department for this informative seminar on when you should or shouldn’t go to the ER for an injury. The event will take place at 4 PM at Peconic Landing at 1500 Brecknock Road in Greenport. For details and to register, call ELIH’s community relations office at 844-372-ELIH. ELIH is a full service, 90-bed community hospital serving the North Fork and Shelter Island.

Mattituck Art show “Lazy Afternoon,” a solo art show by local artist Carol Gold, is on display at the Mattituck-Laurel Library until July 31. Gold is wellrecognized for her landscapes and seascapes, which have been featured on magazine covers. A sample painting is available for raffle to benefit Friends of the Library. For more information, call 561-376-9528 and to view

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Cyanobacteria in southold Sampling performed by SUNY Stony Brook has confirmed the presence of a new cyanobacteria bloom, more commonly known as blue-green algae, in Laurel Lake in Southold Town. Because of these findings, health officials ask residents not to use, swim, or wade in the lake and to keep pets and children away from the area.

Although blue-green algae is naturally present in lakes and streams in low numbers, it can become abundant, forming blooms in shades of green, blue-green, yellow, brown, or red. It may produce floating scums on the surface of the water or may cause the water to take on a paint-like appearance.

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Contact with waters that appear scummy or discolored should be avoided. If contact does occur, rinse off with clean water immediately. Seek medical attention if any of the following symptoms occur after contact: nausea or vomiting; skin, eye, or throat irritation; or allergic reactions or breathing difficulties.

To report a suspected blue-green algae bloom that is in a body of water that does not contain a Suffolk County permitted bathing beach, contact the Division of Water at New York State DEC at 518-402-8179 from 8 AM to 4 PM or via email at habsinfo@dec.ny.gov. To report a suspected blue-green algae bloom at a body of water that

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the show, visit the library at 13900 Main Road in Mattituck. North fork preservation Local environmental restoration organization Group for the East End is offering activities and events throughout the summer promoting preservation, sustainability, and conservation.

It’s “Invasive Species Awareness Week.” Join GFEE on an invasive species walk through Downs Farm Preserve in Cutchogue on Saturday, July 14, from 9 to 10:30 AM. Guests will leave this program with an understanding of invasive plants and what to look for in their own backyard or favorite park. For reservations or more information, contact Christine Tylee at 631765-6450 ext. 208 or ctylee@ eastendenvironment.org. On Saturday, July 14, from 9:30 to 11 AM, GFEE offers an introduction to birdwatching while taking a leisurely stroll around beautiful Orient Beach State Park. Songbirds, shorebirds, egrets, terns, and ospreys will be among the birds seen at the park. Families are welcome to join for this exciting exploration. Bring binoculars. For reservations or more information, contact Steve Biasetti at 631-765-6450 ext. 205 or sbiasetti@eastendenvironment. org. Biasetti will also lead “Birding for Beginners” on Saturday, July 28, at Hallock State Park, from 9:30 to 11 AM. Winemaker class

Did you know that it is estimated that every day, over 500 million plastic straws are used once and tossed in the U.S. alone? On Thursday, July 19, at 4 PM, find out how to help reduce this number by joining the Group for the East End, the Surfrider Foundation, and Atlantic Marine Conservation Society for the screening of the award-winning documentary STRAWS: A Documentary For A Sea Of Change. It will be shown at the Greenport Theater at 211 Front Street. A Q&A session will follow. For reservations or more information, contact Jessica Kennelly at 631-765-6450 ext. 215 or jkennelly@eastendenvironment. org. STEINWAY AND STARGAZING On Saturday, July 21, from 7 to 10 PM, the Custer Observatory in Southold is offering its third concert in the Steinway & Stargazing series to benefit its Music Project and will feature the NoFo Trio. Following the concert and reception will be a private evening of stargazing (weather permitting) through the Custer Observatory’s powerful telescopes and guided by observatory staff.

“ARTworks” at Riverhead’s Suffolk Theater at 6 PM. Community Impact Festivities include cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, dinner, dancing, and live and silent auctions. Award recipients include Conifer Realty, Scott Middleton, Campolo, Middleton & McCormick, LLP., and the Salvatico Family & Jaral Properties, Inc.

The event will also give an Excellence in the Arts Award to Brady Rymer, a children’s singer-songwriter and three-time Grammy Nominee. Cocktail attire is required and proceeds from this fundraising event support East End Art’s mission to build and enrich the community through the arts with education, support, advocacy, and inspiration. Tickets start at $225. Visit www.eastendarts.org to purchase. Government meetings Greenport Village Board

July 19: Work Session, 7 PM, Greenport Firehouse.

July 26: Regular Session, 7 PM, Greenport Firehouse. Riverhead Town Board

July 17: Regular Meeting, 6 PM, Town Hall.

Work sessions are usually held on Thursdays at 10 AM. To confirm, visit www.townofriverheadny.gov. Southold Town Board

July 11: Conservation Advisory Committee, 4:30 PM, Downs Farm Preserve. Agricultural Advisory Committee, 7 PM, Meeting Hall. July 12: Architectural Review Committee, 4 PM, Annex Board Room.

July 17: Work Session & Regular Meeting, 4:30 PM, Meeting Hall. July 31: Work Session & Regular Meeting, 7:30 PM, Meeting Hall.

Music will include “Piece en Forme de Habanera,” Maurice Ravel; “Song Without Words,” Felix Mendelssohn; “Nocturne,” Lili Boulanger; “Sonata No. 5 in e minor,” Antonio Vivaldi; “Sonata in D Minor, K. 517,” Domenico Scarlatti; and “Impromptu No. 2 in F Sharp Major” and “Op. 36,” Frederic Chopin.

An after-concert reception will follow with a wine tasting and passed hors d’oeuvres by Grace & Grit Catering along with stargazing at nightfall. Tickets are $75 in advance and $95 at the door. For more information, visit www. custerobservatory.org. celebrate the arts On Thursday, July 19, East End Arts is holding its annual gala,

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The Clubhouse Open For Business Come Thursday, July 12, visitors can experience it first hand.

By Rick Murphy

It’s the coolest bistro around. It’s a game room. It’s a bowling alley.

The Clubhouse features a 10-lane bowling alley, 40-plus game arcade, indoor bocce ball and cornhole, two pool tables, an 18-hole mini golf course, and lawn games.

The Clubhouse at East Hampton Indoor Tennis has more faces than Eve, but one thing is for sure: it’s a hell of a lot of fun.

Generous Community & Corporate Race Supporters:

Joe Koziarz Fund Limited

The menu, created by executive chef Brian Schlitt, showcases American Pub/Bistro-style fare and can be enjoyed in its vintage industrial inspired dining area, as well as outdoor patio seating complete with firepits and living room sets. The bar is stocked with craft and

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A 501(c)(3) Community-Based Charitable Organization

28th Annual Westhampton Beach JOE KOZIARZ Memorial 5K Certified Run / Walk

28th Annual

10th Annual Westhampton Beach

Brand New Race Course: “Fast, Flat & Beautiful!”

Saturday - July 21st, 2018

Registration Opens at 7:00AM

 Run

July 21st 2018

Starts at 8:30AM SHARP

COURSE – “Brand New Starting Point” & “New 3.1 Mile (5K) Course” runs thru Village

of Westhampton Beach. Personalized finish line announcing! Results are professionally timed.

AWARDS – Presented to the first 3 female & first 3 male runners in the following Age Race

Categories: 12 & Under, 13-15, 16-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+. Awards will be presented to the first 3 female & first 3 male overall race finishers for the Joe Koziarz 2018 5K. ENTRY FEE – $30 Pre-registrants guaranteed a commemorative 2018 5K Race T-Shirt. Please Indicate T-Shirt Size below. The Race Registration Fee is $30 if Received after July 1, 2018 & the same day as the race. RACE DAY CHECK-IN Registration & Race Number with Electronic Chip Timing Device should be picked up between 7 AM – 8:15 AM at the Village Yacht Basic & Marina, 1 Library Avenue Extention, Westhampton Beach. Those participants utilizing GPS to locate the race registration & starting point should use the following address: 1 Library Avenue Extention - Westhampton Beach, NY 11978. Check, MasterCard, Visa & AMEX accepted at Credit Card Registration Line. Your Credit Card must be presented at the Credit Card Registration Table if paying by credit card on day of race. Please visit the Peconic Bay Medical Center Race Day Medical Screening & Health Fair Tent located at WHB Village Yacht Basin & Marina open 7AM to 11AM during the race event. AWARDS & RAFFLES – A Runner’s Raffle will be held after the Award Ceremony at the Village Yacht Basin & Marina following the race. 40+ prizes will be awarded, all donated by generous area businesses including lunch & dinner at our finest restaurants plus gift certificates from local shops & boutiques! Race proceeds benefit Southampton Town PAL, Koziarz Hurricane Scholarship Fund, Peconic Bay Medical Center Emergency Room & other local charities.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------PLEASE PRINT Please complete and return this Race Registration Form with your entry fee. Make all checks payable to: Joe Koziarz 5K and Mail to the address at the bottom of this form. You can Fax this Registration Form with your Credit Card (American Express, MasterCard or Visa) information to the 5K race e-fax registration # at: 866-821-1166. Race Participants Securely Register On-line at: Koziarz5K.com  Check

 Credit Card

 $30 Registration Fee (Pre-Registration & Same Day as the 5K Race

Name on Credit Card: _________________________________________________  MC  VISA  AMEX Credit Card #:

_______________________________ Exp. Date ___Month / ___Year Credit Card Billing Zip ______

Authorized Credit Card Signature ______________________________________________________ 3 or 4 Digit CVV Code __________ (Credit Card Authorization Signature)

Participant Name ____________________________________________________________________  Male  Female

Age________

Address ____________________________________________________________________________ Date of Birth ____ / _____ / ______ City ________________________________________________________________________________ Identify:  Runner State________________ Zip Code _____________

 #:

 Walker

(_______) _______ - _________ T-Shirt Size: XS S M L XL XXL

E-mail: _____________________________________________________________________ 1st time participant in this 5K?  Yes  No I intend to be legally bound, do hereby waive and release any and all right of claims and damages against the Joe Koziarz Fund Limited (including its’ Board of Directors – Volunteers – Race Committee Coordinators), The Town of Southampton, Westhampton Fire District, The Incorporated Village of Westhampton Beach, their representatives, employees, police, traffic control, agents, successors and assigns for any and all injuries suffered by me prior to, during and following the Joe Koziarz Fund Limited annual Joe Koziarz Memorial 5K Run / Walk on July 21, 2018 that I am herby registering. I attest and verify that I am of sound health and properly trained to participate in this 5K event.

Participating Runner Signature (

______________________ Parent

Joe Koziarz Fund Limited

Permission Signature ____________________

Westhampton Beach, New York 11978

RACE # Assigned at Check-In !

The Clubhouse will accommodate everyone on a first come, first served basis, no reservations necessary. There are plenty of amenities, lounges, and games, and of course the bar to take advantage of while waiting for your table or lane.

It will also have a full list of programming, but the club says it’s most proud of the Thank You Club. Members of the TYC receive a 20 percent discount on all games (bowling, mini golf, bocce ball, arcade, and pool). Membership is currently being offered to veterans, active duty service members, volunteer firefighters, first responders, and East Hampton village and town employees. To register for the TYC, bring a valid form of ID that proves membership in one of its qualifying categories and fill out the application at the front desk of The Clubhouse. For questions or to get an application, contact marketing director Anita Boyer, anita@ ehitclubhouse.com. The Clubhouse is accepting applications for seasonal and year-round employees in all departments. To apply, email resumés to hi@ehitclubhouse.com.

Open to the public seven days a week at 11 AM until late at night. It’s at 174 Daniel’s Hole Road, East Hampton, across from the East Hampton Airport.

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For Additional Race Information: Call: 516.428.7701 E-Mail: Koziarz5K@gmail.com Visit us online at the Joe Koziarz 5K Informational Website at: www.Koziarz5K.com Mail Race Registration Forms & Check to: Joe Koziarz 5K - Post Office Box 1684

(For all race entrants under 18 Years of Age)

A Westhampton Beach 501(c)(3) Community-Based Charitable Organization

Independent/EHIT

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Rick’s Space // Rick Murphy mother once pointed out that if I spent as much time studying as I did cheating I wouldn’t need to cheat.

something in French. And we’d repeat it. Then the voice would say what the phrase meant in English, and so on.

where he proceeded to pummel me.

I escaped the rest of the beating by By Rick Murphy feigning unconsciousness.

RICK’S SPACE

Give Me Paris I had to take four semesters of language in high school and it really pisses me off that I have nothing to show for it.

We had to choose between Latin, French, and Spanish. Well, actually that’s not quite true: there were a couple of splinter groups, each with like, five kids, that took German or Russian. But they were so freaking weird, no self-respecting Lancers — yes, we were the St. Augustine Lancers — would get caught dead in a class with one of those nerds. (When asked what a “Lancer” was I would always say we remove infected moles.)

I took Latin and French my first year. I wanted to take Spanish like everyone else, but the Jesuits convinced us Latin was the key language because once we learned the “root words” we’d be able to master any of the other languages. I ended up switching to French because I had trouble mastering the root words, like “et tu” and “sic semper.”

I’m the guy that discovered you could write all over a plastic ruler with a sharpened number 2 pencil, and it wouldn’t be visible unless you turned it just right into a ray of sun. It worked for two years but one day, all the Jesuits got wise to the trick. It was as if they sent the teachers to a training school, kind of like Marines go to Quantico, so they can learn the latest terrorist tricks and torture techniques.

For Frenchy, I devised a relatively straightforward, but quite effective, scam. It all involved timing. Let’s say it was a 25-question multiplechoice test. Bruno, who sat near the front, would start things off. His single cough would mean Question #1 was on the table. Then, Frenchy would either blow his nose (meaning the answer was a), make a guttural burp for b), make a yawning sound for c) and so on.

If one of us missed an answer, we would chime in with our signature cough and that would reset everything. After a while, as more and more of the guys caught on it sounded like a tuberculosis ward, which drew the attention of Frère Raimondo. Yes, that’s what Brother Raymond made us call him.

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I should point out that I was an incredibly gifted cheater. My

“Où est la bibliothèque?” the voice would say. “Où est la bibliothèque?” I would reply. “Where’s the library?” the voice would say.

“If it were up your backside, you’d know.” That’s when the Frère attacked me.

Unfortunately for me, that’s when I found out the hard way that the Frère could tune into any one student to hear what his answers were. When he heard mine, he came charging down the aisle from behind, grabbed my hair, and ripped me backward onto the floor

That was the end of the audio learning experiment, but that first lesson is etched in my mind, just as the imprints of Frére’s little shoes in my back.

I wanted to take Spanish, but the Jesuits convinced me I wouldn’t need it. Now I live in a town where it is spoken freely all around me. As for Latin, I admit, it does not enjoy widespread use — they don’t even speak it at Catholic Church services anymore. But I’ll tell you this: when I get to Paris some day, I’m going right to the library.

Rick Murphy is a six-time winner of the New York Press Association Best Column award as well as the winner of first place awards from the National Newspaper Association and the Suburban Newspaper Association of America and a two-time Pulitzer Prize nominee.

The Frère thought he was on the cutting edge of technology because he had one of those Rosetta Stone type systems to teach French. We would all wear headphones, and a voice would come on and say

The truth is I only took French because we had devised an elaborate cheating system based entirely around Gary Bergeron, who had come to us from Quebec via Panama. Not only did he speak fluent French and Spanish, but he was one hell of a soccer player, so much so that we started a team built entirely around him.

We called him “Frenchy,” of course, or “Lafayette,” and plied him with our lunch money to give us test answers.

I had a grand old time with it. Every time The Frère asked a question in French, I would blurt out a totally vulgar answer that usually included words that mean genitalia and, very often, Brother Raymond’s name.

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Southampton Village Parade Photos by Justin Meinken

Photos by Justin Meinken

On a warm summer night, hundreds came out to enjoy the final day of the North Sea Fire Department Carnival. Everyone enjoyed rides, games, fireworks, and more. The annual carnival is held in Firemenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Field at 149 Noyac Road, just opposite the fire department.

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Hundreds marched down Main Street in Southampton Village for this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Independence Day Parade. Americans of all ages walked alongside active duty and retired veterans, many of the local fire departments, and members of the police force. As trucks and floats barreled by, all in attendance celebrated the founding of the country they call home.

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cleared.

“Then the police alarm sounded from the football field,” recalled Herzfeld now in early July, staring out at the sun dappled Peconic, the sights and sounds of Parkland still vivid in her head. “And I’m still thinking, ‘My God, they are really making this drill realistic.’”

Herzfeld might not have thought it was real, but her students who have grown up on American school shooting as part of their culture certainly did. Herzfeld closed and locked the classroom door. “When I turned around my classroom is empty,” she said. “Everyone is gone.”

The kids had instinctively retreated to the rear storage room/closet. Then Herzfeld saw the door of a smaller wall closet close and the students inside wouldn’t open the door when their teacher knocked. “So, I unlocked it with my key and two girls had barricaded the door. So, I made them come out and we started walking to join all the others in the rear closet/storage room. At this point, the kids are convinced this is a real emergency and I’m still thinking it’s a drill. And as we hightail it to the rear storage room, I see 20 kids lying on the floor of the inner-office. I made them get up and come with us. To this day, I have no idea how all 66 kids and I fit in that room but we squished ourselves in there.” Herzfeld shut and locked the door and turned off the lights and waited. “And I’m still thinking this is a good one, they really made this drill realistic,” she said.

Forty minutes later, Herzfeld received a text from a former student whose father-in-law works for the Broward Sherriff ’s Office informing her that there was indeed a live shooter on campus.

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Herzfeld took a hushed attendance.

“There were eight kids missing,” she said. “Five I sent to the theater. One named Cameron went looking for his special needs brother in another class. Two were missing. I told one student to text the five students in the theater. They were okay. Cameron was now with his brother. But Christopher and Kirsten were missing. Finally, we found out by text that they were in the classroom and had pulled the piano on top of them. I told them to stay put.” Herzfeld said they all fell silent. No one cried. The drama students just sat in the spooky dark like a scene out of A Quiet Place. Except that this was a real-life drama where a real-life monster with a real AR-15 had murdered 17 of their schoolmates, teachers, coaches and security guards in an American schoolhouse in a 21st Century St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. While she waited in the dark with her kids, Herzfeld received a text from a “Good Morning America” reporter.

“This made the situation more real,” Herzfeld said. “How this reporter knew who I was and how she got my cell number I still don’t know. I texted her back that we were fine and in a closet. Then she texted me again saying the parents wanted more details. Could I get on the phone with her for a few seconds? I texted back, ‘no.’ I understand the reporter was doing her job. But my job was taking care of these kids.”

Herzfeld and her 66 students remained hidden in that dark closet for a few more hours. “I texted my husband to let him know that we were okay. Then my phone died. But the kids started getting information via Snap Chat, finding out that their friends had been killed. And then they started to cry. Little girls whimpering. One boy was having a panic attack and I was trying to keep him calm. He wanted to leave. He kept saying, ‘I can’t do this Herzfeld. I gotta get out.’ He tried to get by me. I said, ‘You’re not going anywhere. We got

this.’”

The air conditioning had gone off. There was no water. Herzfeld whispered that she’d seen a full bottle of Coke in the closet. A student found it and passed it around. There was also a bucket for anyone who couldn’t hold their pee in the pitch dark. No one used it. Herzfeld spoke very little.

“It’s better to listen and deal with one problem at a time. The blinds on the windows had teeny, tiny holes by the strings where I could look out. But I could not see anything happening. I kept close to the door thinking about what to do if anyone tried to come through it. I decided that if someone bad did come through, we were going to fight. I wasn’t going to tell the kids that until someone came. But we were going to fight.” She said that a teacher in an active shooter situation becomes very practical.

“Number one, stay very calm,” she said. “I knew from years of taking 50 and 60 kids on school trips on trains and planes, if you don’t maintain control, the whole situation falls apart. So, I’m not that emotional in a situation like that. It’s strictly business time.” She didn’t know if the siege was over until she heard banging on the classroom door. “I could hear police officers,” Herzfeld said. “The kids were asking how the cops would know they were in the closet. I said they’re gonna know because that’s what they do. They are gonna check every single door and room in the building. Every closet, every bathroom, they will check and come through.

“I said, ‘And when they come through here they might break the door open and they’re gonna have guns and they’re gonna be pointing them right at you. So, don’t be scared. You’re gonna be fine. You’re not gonna cry. You’re not gonna fall down. There’s no dramatics on the way out of here. And you’re probably gonna have to run with your hands up. So, get ready.’ So, they were quiet like mice in that closet. They didn’t make a sound.” Then, Herzfeld said she could hear the police break open the outside classroom door. “I heard one cop

shouting, ‘We got three doors here! Three doors here!’ But we kept quiet. Because I knew they were gonna open that closet door. And sure enough, they broke open our door with a crowbar kind of tool. Not ordinary cops, but cops dressed like army soldiers. Aiming automatic rifles. Holding dogs. Shining flashlights at us. They asked if anyone was hurt. I said no.” They made everyone leave the closet with their hands up and run from the building.

“Outside I knew we were safe,” she said. “The kids were not crying. Once we were on the grass, the kids started to react. One girl started falling apart. I told her she would be okay. You’re here. You’re safe. You’re good. But she was 14 years old. She couldn’t control herself. They’re kids. They’re babies. They just want their mommies. All of them. Even the biggest ones wanted their mommies.” Herzfeld said the police ushered her class from one part of the campus to another to another and then they just told her that they were all free to go.

“It was like a war zone,” she said. “Like Afghanistan. I never saw so many cops in my life. With dozens of these army-type Land Rovers with canons. I looked at the police officer who was escorting us and asked if I was supposed to just release all these children. I asked if there wasn’t a gathering place where we have to go. He said, ‘No.’ I asked who was in charge here. And this one police officer from Hallandale, 27 miles away, said, ‘I don’t know. I don’t know who’s in charge.’” Police had put a law enforcement perimeter around the school and so parents had walked up to try to find their kids. “Now parents started rushing up to grab their kids,” said Herzfeld. The first fatality Herzfeld heard about was Aaron Feis. “I knew Aaron well, a football coach, a really nice man. I didn’t believe it at first. And I didn’t want to leave the school because I wanted to see who was coming out after us.” Finally, she started seeing other teachers and they began hugging, happy they were okay. “I was eyeballing all the kids, seeing who was who,” she said. “We started

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“Now I knew this was real,” said Herzfeld, her face still stunned four months and 1332.6 miles later on the grassy lawn of Peconic Bay as a boat sailed past and she prepared for the Fourth of July with her husband and her own sons.

to take out their phones and text their parents where you are and that you’re okay,” she said. “The kids were all shushing me not to talk. I whispered, ‘I gotta take attendance. To make sure no one’s missing.’”

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congregating, telling the boys to take care of the girls. I told one boy named Christopher to take a bunch of girls who were falling apart with emotions in the heat to the library. “ Finally, everyone made their way from the school to the nearby hotel command center, where trauma teams performed emotional triage as reunification took place.

“Then, through the crowd, I saw a teacher friend named Ronit from the 1200 Building where the shooting had occurred, a really tough cookie, but she was in shock, denial, lost in a where-am-I daze, surrounded by cops. She had on a pink Valentine’s Day outfit. Covered in someone else’s blood. It was like being in a movie. I thought this can’t be happening. They took her into a room alone. Then we knew that others had died.” Herzfeld walked halfway home through the police perimeter until her husband picked her up. At home, she had the surreal experience of finding out on the

national TV news the details of what had happened at the school shooting where she had hidden with 66 kids. Melody Herzfeld began to learn the names of the dead, fellow teachers, security guards, coaches, a former student, and siblings of former students.

“I went to funerals for kids I didn’t know,” she said. “They were all part of the school family.”

Herzfeld said she found out later that those extra 30 seconds, maybe a minute that she’d “selfishly” made her students stay to finish a drama scene had probably saved some of their lives. “Because it was in that exact time frame when the bullets were flying from and all over the 1200 Building that we would have passed. We just missed that most violent period of time when the bullets flew across the grassy area when the music was blaring in our rehearsal room.” What does she think needs to be done to help end school shootings? “I do not believe in arming teachers,” she said. “I want to do my job. I expect others to do their jobs of securing the school.

We can secure planes, Federal buildings, the White House. You can’t get into a Marlins game or a Beyoncé concert without a pat down. Why can’t we figure out how to secure schoolhouses in 2018? Where is that guy? Why are we not protecting the most important things in our lives — our children? I’m okay with a metal detector. I had them in high school in Queens. If it makes kids safer, why not? Start there.” Has the tranquility of the North Fork been a healing respite from the horrors of the Parkland shootings?

“After the shootings, I marched with the students in Washington, DC,” she said. “The next day, I came here to Jamesport where I’ve been coming my whole life. It’s the perfect place to reflect and find peace — from the shootings, the phone, the text messages, the funerals, and the media — here by Peconic Bay. It’s like therapy for me here. It’s safe. It’s quiet. It’s beautiful. When school ended for the year on a Thursday, I was here in Jamesport on Friday.”

“I was in class doing a rehearsal, giving out bathroom passes, taking attendance, giving extensions on scene rehearsals when my cell phone rang and it was a woman asking if I would accept a Tony Award. I just fell silent. I’m usually a big mouth, but I was just speechless because this wasn’t about me. This Tony Award was about the amazing Marjory Stoneham Douglas High School, about our terrific students, especially about those who died and those of us who will never forget them.”

Then Melody Herzfeld started preparing for the July 4 weekend at her home on the banks of Peconic Bay in Jamesport. In late August she will be back in Parkland, FL, teaching her students drama. “I’m bringing the Tony with me,” she said.

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The community was invited to St. Lukeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Episcopal Church on James Lane in East Hampton on Saturday for the churchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual Summer Family Fair. Guests enjoyed carnival games, bouncy castle, face painting, Dikki the Clown and his Magic Show, face painting, pony rides, and plenty more. There was a variety for the thirsty and hungry, including burgers, hot dogs, clams, and baked goods. Hoie Hall was converted into a pop-up shop, offering deals on clothing and household items, with sales benefiting the church.

This Week in Indy 1998 By Justin Meinken

The Independent was all the craze with its coverage of all the local Independence Day parades, even in 1998. The July 8 issue for 1998 was filled with photos from the Southampton Fourth of July Parade and beautiful fireworks in Sag Harbor. Colonial soldiers, firemen, police, and more, marched down Main Street in Southampton Village as the crowd cheered them on. The participants included the Minutemen Freedom Corps, Schmidt Bros., and the returning favorite, the North Sea Fire Department. The North Sea Fire Department put out a burning building during the parade.

Sag Harbor Yacht Club couldn’t agree more. Fireworks of every color exploded over the Long Wharf, with spectators all around. Hundreds were in attendance for both celebrations and they would only grow in popularity in the years to come.

Independent/Janine Gasser and Dennis Carr The Independent celebrates the Fourth of July in 1998.

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Andrew Brown pitched a gem for East Hampton in the semifinal game Friday, allowing only a single run in five innings.

Minor Leaguers win Again By Rick Murphy

The East Hampton Little League Minors, psyched to win the District 36 Championship trophy last year, werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t about to give it back so quickly. The locals took on the North Shore team in Rocky Point on Saturday afternoon with the trophy on the line. East Hampton came out

firing on all cylinders, erupting for nine-second inning runs that pretty much took the starch out of the home team. The locals were leading 13-1 when the game was called on the Mercy Rule. The team, for ages 10 and under, won on Friday, defeating the Nationals, 8-3 in a semifinal encounter to set up Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s finale.

Last week East Hampton defeated Sag Harbor, Southampton, 10-0, and Hampton Bays to advance to the Regionals. Now destiny calls as East Hampton moves into the rarified air of the national tournament. First up is July 10 Section IV tourney, a doubleelimination at the Locust Avenue Complex in Oakdale against the

District 35 Champion. Win or lose, the team will play again on July 12. Whichever team emerges moves up to the New York State tournament on July 21 from there its win and in, all the way to Williamsport, PA and the Little League World Series, which runs from August 16 through 26.

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A contingent of English fans gathered Saturday at Rowdy Hall in East Hampton to watch their favorite team play.

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Ex-Pat Fans Hope Football’s Coming ‘Home’ By Peggy Spellman Hoey

Gemma Ruggiero leaned forward on the edge of her seat and watched the big screen in front of her in the courtyard outside of Rowdy Hall on Saturday, July 7. It was the last 40 seconds of the match between England and Sweden, and the boys in red were leading 2-0 in the quarterfinals of the FIFA World Cup 2018. The game was already over — its winner decided — but nonetheless, all of the spectators in the courtyard fell silent, and you could have heard a pin drop. They all seemed to draw their breath in and hold it as the English national team advanced to the semifinals for the third time in the World Cup’s 88-year history.

“They are young; they’re fun. They are doing well, and we love them and we are optimistic. We don’t always get this far,” said Ruggiero, a native of Southwest London who came out to East Hampton from New York City with a group of 10 friends to watch the match at Rowdy Hall because she knew there would be an English contingent there. “We were just like, ‘Let’s come out and get with other fans and enjoy the spirit of the game,’ and it worked out well for us.”

Ruggiero said she was very happy when her favorite player, Dele Alli, who plays for Tottenham Hotspur, her local team in the English Premier Football League, scored the second goal of the match. She’s now planning on purchasing a pair of plane tickets to Russia for herself and her father in celebration of his birthday. Friend Callum Noble of North London described the win as “just the best thing that has ever happened” to English fans. “We got in two hours earlier,” he said. “They hadn’t even opened and we totally dominated the space, ready to come and do some crazy stuff. It was an amazing game.”

The group had big plans to celebrate for the rest of the evening. “We’re going straight to the beach and we are going to get lit,” Noble said.

It’s been 28 years since English cleats have set foot on a pitch in the World Cup’s semifinals, with the last time being in 1990 in Italy. With Saturday’s win, English fans now have the starry-eyed gleam in their eye, and they are wondering if “football” is coming home after so many years.

“I’m terrified for the next match,” said Lee Binks, an Essex native who now lives in Brooklyn, half joking, half serious about the team’s next match, which is Wednesday, July 11, against Croatia.

Many of the fans turned out to the game wearing their team’s colors — t-shirts and jerseys — red for away games and white for home games. Others took it up a notch.

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When time ran had out, Ruggiero jumped out of her seat and roared, joining in the eruption of glee with other spectators.

“It’s coming home, it’s coming home, football is coming home,” they chanted in unison, some clapping, some dancing to a tune only they could hear in their heads — the team’s anthem, “Three Lions,” a nod to the team’s coat of arms, performed by Lightning Seeds. The last time England won the World Cup was in 1966.

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“See, there you go. That’s what I mean,” he added, noting that the match draws spectators from all over the world and unites them. “The world follows football, so there is this underground element, which we love.”

James Aguirre, a Colombian native who has continued to watch the matches though his country is out, was on hand Saturday afternoon at Rowdy Hall to watch the match between Croatia and Russia.

who now lives in Montauk, said the sport is catching on in the states. Friday’s match between Brazil and Belgium, which was aired at the pub, was a perfect example. “When they scored, the temperature rose. In a couple of seconds, it rose 10 degrees, and you could feel the energy,” he said.

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He was rooting for Russia in its match against Croatia on Saturday because he liked Luka Modric, who plays for Real Madrid. “I follow Madrid, so I follow him,” he said. Mona Ortiz was along for the match but was still reeling from Colombia’s loss to England last week. “I [cried] like a baby last week,” she said.

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For Shalina Nigam, who was on vacation and watching her first World Cup match stateside, the atmosphere and revelry inside Rowdy Hall was a little less crazy. In England, venues like pubs and clubs are often dimly lit and packed with people all standing intently watching the game. If there’s a score, beer pints are thrown up in the air, drenching spectators in beer. There’s also lots of singing and chanting, and “the entire nation is gripped,” she said. During the last match, she wore her t-shirt supporting England and made instant friends on her way home. “People came up to me on the street and said, “Football is coming home,” and gave me a hug and walked away. [The excitement] is everywhere,” she said. Rowdy Hall bartender Dermot Hickey, originally from Dublin

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Get Out Of Town The East End is a great place to escape in the summer, especially during the big holiday weekends. Personally, my idea of relaxing over Independence Day was spontaneously heading upstate to enjoy some country living. My outing included all-terrain vehicle riding, hiking trails, laying riverside, stumbling upon an old chalet with a “Gone Hunting” sign and, of course, watching fireworks over the mountains.

If you’re looking for a real adventure, and something for your bucket list, Hunter Mountain, which is only 2.5 hours from NYC, is the longest, highest, and fastest zipline in North America. Waterfalls are something we Long Islanders don’t see a lot of, so if you’re looking to take the drive, it should be worth it. Rainbow Falls in Watkins Glen State Park, about 4.5 hours from New York City, has 19 waterfalls to explore. The best part is you can walk through them all, walking behind one while glancing at another. Trade in Belmont Stakes for the Saratoga Race Course, only a three-hour drive from the city, in Saratoga Springs. The course holds an opening weekend July 20 to 23 to commence 40 days of racing. Howe Caverns is only

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Chip Shots // Bob Bubka to July 18, 1999 . . .

Losing . . . The Bigger Story If you cover golf long enough, you’re bound to cover an event where the player who loses is a bigger story than the player who wins. As I prepare to cover my 125th major championship, The Open Championship at Carnoustie, I can’t help remembering what occurred in 1999. The loser was, and still is, a much bigger story than the player who won. Please join me on a trip back in time

Early in the week, a friend introduced me to a colorful player from France by the name of Jean van de Velde. I was instantly impressed both with his swing and his flair. Betting on golf is legal in Scotland, so after our chat on the range, I made a 50-pound wager on van de Velde to win at huge odds. Going into the fourth and final round van de Velde led by five strokes over Justin Leonard and Craig Parry, by eight over Greg Norman, and by seven over Tiger Woods. Members of the media seemed to be divided into two camps. Some of my media pals were trying to buy a portion of my wager on van de Velde, while others were looking to bet with me that van de Velde would not win. So, what do you think I did? I refused to sell any portion of my ticket, plus took on more wagers that van de Velde was indeed going to win. Yes, as the story unfolds, you’ll see that made me a loser on both counts! As the fourth and final round unfolded, everything was going right

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for the Frenchmen. Additional media from France were dispatched to cover firsthand this breakthrough for French golf, as it had been 92 years since the last Frenchman, Amaud Massy, had put his name on the Claret Jug.

To say that I was already planning how I was going to spend my pending windfall would be highly accurate. As Jean van de Velde stood on the last hole, he was in possession of a three-shot lead. Media members who wagered with me against van de Velde were already streaming into my radio booth to pay off. I made a big mistake by taking their money before it was over. To this day, I regret doing that. One hole to go leading by three strokes, I swear to this day that the engraver had already started carving Jean van de Velde onto the Claret Jug. Then, the unthinkable started to happen and unfolded like a really bad nightmare. Van de Velde, bursting with confidence, opted to use a driver on the 18th tee, when, with a threestroke edge, using an iron would have

been a far more prudent option. His lack of judgment by not playing safe would prove to be his undoing as he found his ball in a terrible lie off the tee. And then, to make matters worse, instead of just chipping back into the fairway, he threw caution to the wind and decided to go for the green and the unthinkable continued to happen. His second shot flared way right, hit a railing on the grandstand, and bounced back into the water. The resulting triple bogey meant he at least managed to get into a three-way playoff with Justin Leonard and Paul Lawrie. Paul Lawrie will always be known as the 1999 Champion Golfer of the Year and has notched his place in the history books for his 10-shot comeback resulting in victory, but Jean van de Velde was still the star of the story. Jean van de Velde and I both learned valuable lessons from that July 18, 1999 Open Championship. Van de Velde will never again hit driver on the last hole when leading by three and for me, I learned never except a wager that might have to be paid back.

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So, at this point, you know if the boat has sprung a leak (if so, get right on VHF-16 and hail the USCG; get the “rescue starts now” clock ticking ASAP), you have everyone in life jackets, and you rict Captain, Sector Long Island South, D1SR United States Coast Guard Auxiliary know if you will be helped in time or not. This should have taken you than one minute. If the hull hip of this column is available. All fees raisedless will be isn’t leaking, try backing away the onated by The Independent to Division 18 of way you came in. When I teach seamanship courses The USCGtoAuxilliary for use in South boating safety.Increase throttle moderately and private boaters on the keep turning the wheel back and Shore, I note that if you boat in forth, port to starboard and back our local waters and have never again. Why? Well, to some degree, run aground, you’re lying. Even it is like rocking a car in the snow. USCG regulars have been known Sand and boats can get into a very to “touch bottom” at times in these powerful embrace caused by suction waters . . . So, the issue is not if of the wet sand and the smooth you run aground, but what you do surface of a boat’s hull. But, second afterward. and perhaps more important, you What Do You Do First? are sending sand from the stern directly forward — increasing the There are a couple of things to do “hump” that you have to float over. right away. First, determine if the By turning the wheel, you’ll break grounding has caused a leak. Even the suction and spread the sand sand, if you hit it hard enough, around. can stove in a hull (or a through-

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hull fitting or a drive shaft fitting through a stuffing box.) While the water obviously isn’t very deep right where you are, if your hull starts to fill with water, she may slide into deeper water and then your problems will start to escalate. Immediately get everyone into life jackets. You’re the skipper and are responsible for the safety of everyone on that vessel. Second,

Be conscious of what is behind you because, if you suddenly break free, you don’t want to go flying into a busy seaway. Assuming this is working, it is quite possible that you will find yourself making more progress when the wheel is to one side or the other. Once you see the stern making more way down one exit path then the other, make that your new centering path. In short,

don’t waste time and fuel trying to back down a path that isn’t getting you anywhere — but don’t fail to sway the helm back and forth down your new exit path or you may fill it with sand and ruin your escape. Most times, this will get you out. I’m Free – Or Am I? Unless you got out pretty quickly and easily, I would head for the marina and get a hose on that engine and start to wash out the sand. I’d also have somebody look at the running gear. A small nick in a prop can do a lot of damage to an engine’s “innards” because the running gear is no longer balanced. At a minimum, get the boat somewhere where you can get a water hose on the engine and flush it — with the engine OFF. If there is sand in there, don’t grind it out of your engine. Wash it out.

What if you are at this for four to five minutes and nothing is happening? Well, if the tide is against you, and you have towing insurance, call for help. Any more time wasted and you might be spending the night. The commercial towers are well equipped and largely well trained. (You DON’T have towing insurance. Think again, bunky . . . It is the cheapest insurance that you will use.) Get familiar with the difference between “salvage” and a simple tow, especially if you don’t have contracted commercial insurance. Maritime law is complex . . . But what if the tide is with you? Well, you can still call for help but you also have an opportunity

to engage in some seamanship that might hold you in good stead sometime in the future when you have more difficult circumstances in hand. How about putting an anchor out toward the deeper water and “kedging”, i.e., pulling yourself along it from the bow? You are introducing a new angle of pressure and that might pull you free or at least loosen the bottom-suction.

At a minimum, as the tide rises, it will keep you from being blown higher on to the beach by the wind. If your boat is big enough to have a tender (dinghy), get it to work pushing the boat. Think like what you are: a sea captain. BTW, if you are interested in being part of USCG Forces, email me at JoinUSCGAux@aol.com or go direct to the D1SR Human Resources department; the folks there will help you “get in this thing . . .”

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