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Royalty Of The ‘Elders’ Dear Editor, Reminiscent about those Saturday mornings on the lake telling the old guy, in a seven-year-old voice, “You have to put the worm on first, Grandpa, before you throw the line in the water.” Pause for chuckle, because the normal response was, “I know, I’m just keeping you on your little toes.” What about those golden nuggets of advice that seem endless, but never annoying?

Society 40 to 50 years ago revered the elders in the community as common-place respect. Today’s social climate is canvased with a new-aged arrogance that gives new meaning to narcissism. Once a treasured voice of reason and a calm-in-the-storm; the significance of gray hair as wisdom has sadly evolved into — “the old fart who can’t drive and keeps wetting

themselves.”

The truism in rites of passage should render an unfolding of self, revealing a cultivated purpose of charmed wisdom from those whom paved the way.

The elderly are the architects of harmonious social climates and predecessors to morality and care-giving, but contemporary culture inundates us fashionably by ostracizing our beloved elderly with first-class reservations to the old folks’ home.

Has our hedonistic fast-paced society reached a threshold allowing us to entertain cognitive mechanisms of insensitivity and lack of compassion to care for royalty that took care of us? I believe we are living in a “stone-washed” culture plagued by a millennial social credo of entitlements that has sadly corrupted the true potent serum of education and love that was freely and compassionately handed down by — elders!

Dr. Dennis Walter Smith Sr., DC

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News & Opinion East Hampton Updates Parking, Beach Access Laws Town Board opens door to residential parking fees in future

By T. E. McMorrow t.e@indyeastend.com The East Hampton Town Board, on March 7, unanimously passed a series of changes to the town code regarding beach parking, with possible fees for fulltime residents in the future. The same night, the board also approved, by a vote of 4-1, amendments to the portion of the code regarding beach access permits for vehicles. David Lys was the sole board member to vote no.

Parking permits will continue to be issued to owners of cars whose registration has a town address, as well as those registered with addresses in East Hampton Village and the parts of Sag Harbor Village that lie within the boundaries of East Hampton Town, as well as to owners of property in the same areas.

The amended law opens the door to fees being charged for residential parking

The East Hampton Town Board changed laws regarding parking and beach access permits March 7. Independent/Richard Lewin

permits. Currently, such permits are issued for free. The words “free of charge” were stricken from the town code concerning residential parking permits in the amended and approved bill. Instead, the town board is now given the authority to set fees for full-time residents. In addition, all such permits will expire at the end of two five-year windows, years ending in either 0 or 5.

Town Supervisor Peter Van Scoyoc said Monday that there are no plans to institute parking permit fees for residents.

Full-time renters in East Hampton Town also can obtain residential parking permits, by showing their signed lease.

That appears to be covered by new language added to the code which reads, “If necessary, the Town Clerk may consider for review other documentation that

New Contaminant Found In Drinking Water Something else for well owners to be worried about

By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyeastend.com The Suffolk County Water Authority is concerned about a new source of contamination, and that there hasn’t been enough money set aside to clean it up.

In December, the New York State Drinking Water Quality Control organiza-

tion recommended levels of 1,4-dioxane be lowered to one part per billion. Jeff Szabo, the CEO of Suffolk County Water Authority, said so far, about 600 private drinking water wells have tested positive.

Apparently, the chemical has been used

demonstrates residency.”

In amending the code regarding parking, the town board also attempted to clear up regulations regarding parking passes for hotels and motels, as well as for the temporary renting guests of condominiums and co-ops.

Establishments that act as hotels and motels will be able to obtain one guest parking pass per room rented. Owners and managers of condominiums and coops that rent out to transient guests will be covered by the same rules. The parking passes will bear the name of the establishment to which they were issued. The establishments are allowed to charge guests for the passes, as long as they file a fee table with the town clerk’s office.

Owners of co-ops will also be able to obtain residential parking permits.

Parking passes are not available to those for tenants renting out houses for the season. Instead, those tenants would need to obtain a non-residential parking permit, valid until the end of the year.

As with parking permits for residents, permits that allow vehicles on the beach for residents will now expire in the same five-year window. Those permits will remain free. The fee for non-residential beach access permits is no longer fixed at $275. Instead, the amount will be set by the town board, so the price may well be going up.

All vehicles granted beach access passes are already required to carry a tow rope or chain, a jack, and a spare tire. In addition, if you drive on the beach in the Town of East Hampton, you must be carrying a fire extinguisher.

for years in a wide array of products as a stabilizing agent without being detected.

Szabo and Timothy Hopkins, the SCWA general counsel, are convinced the findings thus far are just the tip of the iceberg. There is a fix they think can nip the problem in the bud, but the cost is prohibitive. The pair met with The Independent editorial staff on March 8, hoping to drum up support for state funding to deal with the matter.

“There was no effective treatment but we have developed one,” Szabo said.

It involves treating a body of water with hydrogen peroxide in a light field, triggering advanced oxidization. The water then runs through a granulated active carbon filter from there. The problem is, the system in expensive, Szabo said, with only $3.5 million per applicant allotted.

There is a light at the end of the tunnel. New York State Governor Andrew

Cuomo has established a state fund with $200 million in it this year for water cleanup. Szabo and Hopkins hope some of that money will flow to Long Island.

The New York Drinking Water Quality Council, in December, recommended dropping the maximum level of contaminant from 1.4 PPB to one.

“We are advocating state money for the East End,” Szabo said. “When the drinking water quality goes down, the rates will go up.” He is urging well owners to lobby for the needed funds to test wells.

“Ensuring the safety of the drinking water we serve to 1.2 million Suffolk residents is our top priority. Our water is exhaustively tested by our chemists around the clock and at a higher frequency than required by state and federal regulators,” Szabo said. “Our water, regulated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, is held to stricter health standards.”

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It’s Bragman’s For The Asking East Hampton Town Board member urged to run for supervisor

By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyeastend.com

“Independence Party Picks Gruber” The East Hampton Star proclaimed on March 4. The venerable Star was not alone — other newspapers reported the same news. Party head Elaine Jones reportedly told reporters Gruber was chosen to run for East Hampton Town supervisor at the Independence Party convention.

He was, although a press release issued did not list his name. That may have amounted to a Freudian slip, though, as sources say Gruber will not be running for the top spot, or any other elected position, if a well-thought out plan becomes a reality.

The East Hampton Republican Party announced its slate as well, which is closely aligned with that of the Independence Party. Richard Myers, the chairman of the East Hampton Town

Architectural Review Board, has been chosen by the GOP to run against Town Supervisor Peter Van Scoyoc, though Myers acknowledged upfront there is a good chance he won’t be on the ballot come Election Day.

Though conspiracy theorists may wonder what’s going on, party leaders deny that backroom maneuvering is taking place. Manny Vilar, the head of the GOP committee, and Jones both said it’s a matter of presenting the best possible slate of candidates to the public.

And that list, they say, does not include Van Scoyoc.

In fact, local party leaders acknowledge this is going to be a wild political season indeed. And politicians, especially the career-kind, can change their stripes in a hurry.

In Southampton, it has already

Shellfish Hatchery Plan Gains Momentum East Hampton operation to be at end of Gann Road on Three Mile Harbor

By T. E. McMorrow t.e@indyeastend.com

The East Hampton Town Board was briefed during its March 5 work session on the progress being made toward consolidating the town’s shellfish hatchery and nursery operation into one facility.

The new facility would be at the end of Gann Road in Springs, just off of Three Mile Harbor, near its inlet from Gardiners Bay. The town already has a shellfish nursery in the area.

The property at 36 Gann Road was purchased by the town last year using community preservation funds of $2.1 million.

Town board member David Lys has been shepherding the consolidation effort, and introduced a PowerPoint presentation conducted by John Dunne. Dunne is the director of aquaculture for the town, and is a bay management specialist.

A swimming pool on the 36 Gann Road property will be removed, replaced by the new hatchery, and the house on the site would be converted to an office for the facility. Solar panels would be added to power the operation.

Currently, the operation takes place

begun. James Ding, chosen to run for the town board, was abruptly replaced with former Town Police Detective Charles McArdle a week later.

Christine Preston Scalera, the popular councilwoman who many thought would challenge Southampton Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman, pulled the plug on her candidacy just hours before the nominating convention.

Incumbent Trustee Bruce Stafford was summarily dismissed from the GOP ticket.

One reason why candidate slates are unstable so early in the process is a new state law that moves the primary election date up from September to June 25, meaning candidates wishing to challenge their party’s designated selection must hit the streets and gather petitions earlier than ever before.

The truth is, “No one is guaranteed a ballot line for a public seat,” said Nick Lalota, the Republican Suffolk Board of Elections Commissioner. At least not yet. “April 1 through 4 is the time the parties present petitions. They can’t be presented before then.”

After that date, any party member can challenge a candidate chosen by the committee through a primary election.

A member of another party also interested in the same position can challenge as well. “A non-member must get what we call a Wilson Pakula, an authorization to run,” Lalota pointed out.

There is still time to decline a nomination at this point. Candidates can be disqualified by their respective

Though conspiracy theorists may wonder what’s going on, party leaders deny that backroom maneuvering is taking place.

at three different sites. Dunne reviewed the history of the program in the town.

The oldest of the three sites currently being used for the operation was formerly a U.S. Navy warehouse on Fort Pond Bay, west of the Montauk train station. The vast building is a relic from World War II, when the navy would test torpedoes in Fort Pond Bay. It was obtained by the town in 1986, Dunne told the board, with New York State providing seed money for a shellfish hatchery and nursery. The first crop of shellfish, in this case clams, was spawned in 1991.

The problem the town faced is that the ocean waters of Fort Pond Bay are not ideal for a shellfish nursery. The water is too cold, Dunne said, and there is a sharp drop off in depth to the bottom of the bay from the shore. In 1998, the nursery was moved to the current Gann Road site. A third site for shellfish grow-out is on Napeague Bay. The distance between the locations is currently a major hurdle for the survival of the shellfish. During the half-hour journey, man hours are lost.

Worse, almost 50 percent of the shellfish can perish.

The benefits of shellfish cannot be

understated, the board was told. Shellfish of all varieties naturally filter the waters they are in. A single oyster can filter 50 gallons of sea water a day. They remove sediment and nitrogen from the water.

Lys told the board that the new facility would be called GREEN, an acronym for Gann Road Environmental Education and Nature Center. Local schools would be encouraged to participate in various programs and classes.

The town has received a $400,000 grant from the state’s Empire State Development fund for the its shellfish initiative, the board was told. The total project will cost $2.65 million. The town has applied a grant from the state to offset most of the cost, with the town putting up 10 percent of the total.

Overall, board members were supportive of the project, though Councilman Jeffrey Bragman did raise one concern, asking if neighbors in houses by the site were aware that a 5000-square-foot structure on a 1.1-acre sized property was coming. Town Supervisor Peter Van Scoyoc responded that that concern was premature since the building has not even been designed yet.

committee until April 8.

There is one more opportunity to change horses midstream: A candidate on a ballot who is offered a judgeship can accept, and the party can replace that person with another candidate at that juncture provided he or she is an attorney.

Gruber said last year that he should not have run. He said he “isn’t ready” to talk this week about his current plans.

East Hampton Town Councilman Jeff Bragman, who issued a “no comment” when quizzed about developments, is aware of the situation. Chances are good that should he run for the top spot, he will garner three ballot lines —Republican, Independence Party, and Conservative — plus lead the Reform ticket in the Democratic Party primary.

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Duryea’s A Done Deal, Or Is It? East Hampton Town Board planning response to growing opposition

By T. E. McMorrow t.e@indyeastend.com

In a new site-plan application heard last week before the East Hampton Town Planning Board, a modern septic system and a parking area would be placed on a property zoned residential, across Tuthill Road from Duryea’s Lobster Dock. They would be utilized by the restaurant. Independent/T. E. McMorrow

As criticism grows over the deal East Hampton Town struck in court with billionaire Marc Rowan over Duryea’s Dock complex, which he purchased in 2014, the town’s planning board stuck its toe into the murky water last week.

At the same time, the East Hampton Town Board placed the matter on its agenda for Tuesday, March 12, after The Independent’s deadline for this week’s paper.

On March 6, the planning board was presented with a new site plan for Duryea’s properties, which comprise more than 2.5 acres in size, and straddle Tuthill Road. The part of the property on the east side of Tuthill Road, which includes Tuthill Pond, is zoned residential, while the land on western side of the road, which is where most of the business aspects of the complex are located, including a restaurant, Duryea’s Lobster Deck, is zoned for waterfront use.

Running a restaurant is allowed in the town in areas zoned waterfront, but a special permit must be obtained from the planning board, which has never been done for the site.

In 1997, the East Hampton Town Zoning Board of Appeals ruled that there was no history of a pre-existing restaurant: “We find no such use or operation has continuously existed on the Duryea property during the time period in question. The Duryeas concede that their seafood business never included a fullservice restaurant.”

One of the board members who

signed off on that 1997 ZBA finding, which was approved by a 4-1 vote, was the current East Hampton Town Supervisor, Peter Van Scoyoc.

Critical Environmental Area The new court stipulation, reached at the end of January to settle three suits brought by Rowan against the town, does not use the word restaurant, but states that the Lobster Deck can continue to use a waitstaff “for those customers requesting assistance, or any other condition.” That language, according to critics like town board member Jeffrey Bragman, and David Buda, a Springs resident and frequent commentator on town government, is so broad that it would appear to allow a restaurant use.

JoAnne Pahwul, assistant planning director for the town, points out in a memo she prepared for the planning board that Duryea’s is in a harbor and a water protection overlay district, is a Peconic Bay critical environmental area, and has been designated a scenic area of statewide significance.

The stipulation requires the town to expedite the site-plan process through which Rowan can obtain a permit, while allowing Duryea’s to continue operating a restaurant.

“Absent a settlement, the judge would have decided the fate of this property on the merits of the case. The town feels that the outstanding issues are resolved in a way that will bring the property in com-

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pliance with the town codes and policies,” Van Scoyoc said in an email. “The settlement doesn’t grant any expansion of the use, and all future changes will have the full scrutiny of the planning board and the community through the special permit process. In addition, the settlement will result in better treatment of septic waste through the required installation of a lownitrogen septic system.”

Planning board members were clearly unsure during their discussion of how to proceed with the application. Three of the five town attorneys had previously recused themselves from the case, leaving the town’s lead attorney, Michael Sendlenski, and John Jilnicki, who also acts as advisor to the planning board, to handle the matter. On March 6, Jilnicki also recused himself. According to Sendlenski, that recusal happened after it was realized that Jilnicki had worked on a Duryea application in the 1990s.

On March 6, an outside attorney was brought in to advise the planning board. The board began pressing him with questions, asking what exactly are the parameters of their oversight. “Let me just state for everybody’s benefit, that my office was retained five hours before this meeting,” said David Arntsen, a partner at Devitt Spellman Barrett in Smithtown. Arntsen specializes in land use and municipal practices.

“I have not seen this stipulation before,” he continued, “and have not had the opportunity to evaluate it yet.”

The new application before the planning board was presented without a diagram of the proposed restaurant.

In 2015, Rowan had presented the board with a site-plan application for a restaurant that could hold over 350 people at a time. The floor plan was laid out in a diagram. That was quickly withdrawn after drawing heated criticism. Planning board member Louis Cortese asked on March 6 if the new application, as opposed to the old one, wasn’t simply “a back-door way of getting what they knew was going to be denied.”

Pahwul laid out the difficult questions the board will have to explore. The new application claims that there were grandfathered in parking calculations that could be applied for the restaurant.

Pahwul, after researching the matter, does not agree. In addition, some of the parking spaces would be on the residential side of the property, as would a stateof-the-art septic system.

Need More Time On Rowan’s side, his attorney also needed more time before addressing the issues. Gabrielle Maas told the board that Michael Walsh, lead attorney for Rowan on the application, had just received Pahwul’s memo the day before. She asked if they could discuss the matter during the board’s next meeting, on March 28. Samuel Kramer, the board’s chair, told Maas he was not sure if that was possible.

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Kombrink New CPF Manager

Southampton Hospital Executive Committee and the Quality Assurance Committee. At the state level, she is a board member of the New York Higher Education Capital Improvements Matching Grant Program.

“I’ve spent a lot of time doing different types of programs on preservation and writing articles on preservation, so I think education is an important component of any kind of preservation program, especially ours where we’re also looking at water quality,” Kombrink said. “I want to be able to continue that and be a big part of that.”

She was on a team of attorneys that traveled across the East End presenting how the CPF works when it was first adopted, and is looking into educational programs that might be good for the department to put forth now.

Kombrink said she’s looking to pick up where her predecessor left off. She had worked with Mary Wilson, who retired to move to Florida last month, on recent

Attorney will take helm of Southampton department

By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com

Things are coming full circle for attorney Lisa Kombrink.

After helping draft the legislation for Southampton’s Community Preservation Fund two decades ago as the then-town attorney, the Southampton resident is back to lead the department that oversees land purchases through the fund.

“I’m so thrilled,” Kombrink said.

“For me the land here creates a feeling of serenity, and it helps me feel grounded and connected in a special way that I think is unique to places like the East End. This is just a really great opportunity and I’m really excited about it.”

Kombrink began her career arguing criminal appeals cases in New York as a member of the Legal Aid Society.

She graduated from Illinois State University in 1977 with high honors, and from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in 1983.

While Illinois is where her roots are, it’s also where her passion for land

Attorney Lisa Kombrink has been hired as Southampton Town’s new Community Preservation Fund manager. Independent/Alexandra Saland

preservation began. Kombrink said she remembers visiting her grandparents’ small home in southern Illinois on the edge of what had been the family farm, which was sold when they retired and turned into a large subdivision. It was the start of intense development across the area, she said.

“I always remembered the fact that I didn’t get the chance to be on their farm,” Kombrink said of her feelings for saving open space. “It goes way back for me.”

While she admits it makes her wistful, looking out across the farmland on the East End does remind her of home.

“When I came to the East End, just enjoying the quality of life that we have here and the special open space and farmland that we have preserved, it’s always really meant a lot to me,” Kombrink said. “My sister-inlaw still has a farm in central Illinois that I go visit as often as I can. I bring that deep respect for home and place to my work with clients.”

She has most recently been a partner at Twomey, Latham, Shea, Kelley, Dubin & Quartararo, LLP, which she will remain affiliated with as counsel, and was also previously an attorney for the Village of Sag Harbor. Last year, Kombrink received the Top 50 Women in Business award from Long Island Business News.

“She’s extremely experienced, and it’s unique that she was one of the advocates early on for the CPF program, going community by community to help get support for it,” Supervisor Jay Schneiderman said. “She most recently defended the program in a lawsuit challenging parts of the farmland preservation program. She comes highly recommended and I think she’s going to do a phenomenal job.”

Education has also always been a motivating factor for Kombrink, who also serves on the board of directors of the Southampton Hospital Association and is a member of the Stony Brook

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“For me the land here creates a feeling of serenity,” said Kombrink, “and it helps me feel grounded.” conservation acquisitions.

“This is a position that I’ve always been interested in,” Kombrink said.

“This is a very nice opportunity for me to really concentrate on land preservation in the town where I live.”

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WHB St. Patrick’s Day Parade Photos by Jenna Mackin The Westhampton Beach St. Patrick’s Day Parade was held on Saturday, March 9. In its 52nd year, the theme of this year’s parade, chosen by Grand Marshal Aram Terchunian, was “Dawg Days of Summer.” The parade ran from the Westhampton Beach Elementary School, continued south down Main Street, before turning west and finishing at the corner of Main Street and Sunset Avenue.

Am O’Gansett Parade Photos by Richard Lewin According to the website shorteststpats.com, Bridge Street in Hot Springs, AR, at 98 feet, still holds the record for the shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade. But the Amagansett Chamber of Commerce’s blink-and-you’ll-miss-it 11th annual Am O’Gansett Parade was certainly not short on excitement and fun on Saturday, March 9, as Grand Marshals Loretta Orion and Hugh King joined East Hampton Town Board members in leading the parade down Main Street. Trucks from local fire departments, animals from Hampton Wildlife Removal & Rescue and Stony Hill Stables, the “Am O’Gansett Free Library,” and other organizations joined in. Also featured was a special appearance by Dianne Ryan and Gordon Ryan, who will lead the Montauk Friends of Erin St. Patrick’s Day Parade as Grand Marshal on March 24.

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Spur East Ready To Roll Entrepreneurs eye startups through innovation

By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyeastend.com

Spur East, due to open next week in East Hampton on schedule, and is much anticipated by entrepreneurs already familiar with The Spur’s location by the train station in Southampton.

But the residue left over from a highly publicized venture on Hampton Road in Southampton which would have become the flagship Spur has left its scars on Ashley John Heather, the founder and developer. He complains negative press associated with a blow up between his builder and landlord unnecessarily cast a negative vibe on his vision that has cost him time and money.

“It blew up for no reason,” Heather said in an interview on March 11. “I lost three partners. It cost me $500,000, and it was all bogus.”

The Spur East opening will be a soft one, but Heather expects to build up membership quickly. “It’s a gorgeous space, cool and sexy,” he said.

A membership committee of 10 hopes to bring in 100 members, merging creatives with investors in a Hamptonsbased think tank.

The shared work space concept is designed to allow new business startups and potential capital partners to bounce ideas off one another. Typically, there will be coffee and beverage kiosks, a work-out space and conference rooms, with networking events, lunches and Oxford dinners held in the space.

Spur East, located at 44 Three Mile Harbor Road, will occupy a legendary space steeped in local lore. One of only two spots zoned as a nightclub

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in the entire town of East Hampton, it’s been known as Bananas, Laffing Stock, Kristies, Danceteria, Hurrah, The Jag, Maidstone Regional Theatre, Tsunami, Resort, Philippe Chow, The 324, Leo, Cafe de la Musique, Philippe, Sienna, SL East, Kobe Beach Club, Le Flirt, Mellow Mouth, and NV Tsunami.

The perennial restaurant/club spot was for sale at an asking price

of $3.5 million several years ago. The 5000-square-foot building can accommodate a 100-seat restaurant and a lounge space with capacity for 300.

Other uses for the spot include retail, office, professional services, studios, showroom, and fitness.

Cilvan Realty LLC, with principals Frank Cilione and Rick Vanbenschoten, is said to own the building.

Keeping Drugs Out Of Our Drinking Water East Hampton Police sub-station will house RX Disposal’s easternmost drop off

By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com A new medication disposal box has arrived on the East End.

The Big Red Med Box, of which there are 15 at pharmacies and police stations across Long Island, including nine on the East End, arrived in Montauk this week.

Since the drop-off box’s inception in 2015, Rx Disposal, a division of the notfor-profit Lloyd Magothy Water Trust, Inc., named after two of Long Island’s most prominent aquifers, has collected and incinerated over 9000 pounds of unwanted medications from more than 21 Big Red Med disposal boxes on Long Island, Massachusetts, Indiana, and Kansas.

“Disposing of old, unwanted medications in a responsible manner helps to protect water quality and simultaneously helps to prevent prescription drug abuse,” said the trust’s executive director, Tom McAbee, who moved to Southampton Village in 2013 and had a passion for responsible, free, and convenient dispos-

al of unwanted and expired medications.

“As people learn about the importance of responsible medication disposal, less drugs will be flushed into our drinking water and less leftover medications will be available in household medicine cabinets, which are often the source of prescription drug abuse,” McAbee added.

Southrifty pharmacist Bob Grisnik was the first Drug Enforcement Administration authorized collector in the United States. He too had a passion for protecting Long Island’s groundwater and drinking water. He said he collects 50 pounds of medication every three to four weeks.

“We have quite a bit of activity,” he said. “When you flush your drugs down the toilet, they go into your cesspool and when a cesspool is pumped and that water is taken up to the treatment plant in Riverhead, right on the Peconic River, the drugs never fully leave the water, and they’re put right into the river, which

Dr. Michael Genereux of the Meeting House Lane Medical Practice, East Hampton Town Councilwoman Sylvia Overby, and Sergeant Kenneth Alversa of the East Hampton Town Police Department with Tom McAbee, the executive director of Lloyd Magothy Water Trust, Inc., demonstrate how to safely dispose of unwanted or expired medications at the new drop-off box at the town police substation in Montauk. Independent/Richard Lewin

washes out in the bay. It also seeps out of cesspools and into the water aquifer, and that’s stuff we all drink.”

Grisnik said he had someone come in this past month with a bag of unwanted and expired drugs, including vitamins that expired in 1990. Southrifty also has a New York State Department of Health BD Sharps Disposal box, a black box to collect old syringes and needles.

“We don’t want those thrown away either,” he said.

Stony Brook Southampton Hospital funded the Big Red Med Box for the East Hampton Town Police Department sub-station in Montauk. It is now the box farthest east. White’s Apothecary in East Hampton also has one.

This is the third box funded by Stony Brook Southampton Hospital.

The East Hampton Town Police De-

partment will take possession of the collected medications, seal them in a special bag, and transport them to the Covanta MacArthur Waste-to-Energy facility in Ronkonkoma, where a “witness burn” is conducted. During a “witness burn,” the police officer documents the incineration of the medications, which is conducted at 1800 degrees until they are reduced to inert ash.

“We are proud to assist in this program,” said Sergeant Kenneth Alversa of the East Hampton Town Police Department. “By providing residents with a safe means of disposing of unused medications that linger in household medicine cabinets, we can help keep old prescriptions out of the hands of small children and teens, while also protecting our water from being contaminated by improper disposal.”

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Town To Tackle Ticks Southampton joins 10 other municipalities, county to curb problem

By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com

Southampton Town has made a pact to help tackle ticks and tick-borne illness.

Councilman Tommy John Schiavoni, who also serves on the Suffolk County Tick Control Advisory Committee, is leading the charge, as Southampton joins 10 other municipalities in creating what’s being called the SuffolkSHARE Public Health Partnership, the latest in a series of shared services under the county’s auspices.

The new alliance enables towns and villages to strengthen their efforts to combat ticks, and the diseases they carry, in ways that were previously unattainable due to high cost and limited resources. SuffolkSHARE draws on efforts already underway by the Suffolk County Tick Control Advisory Committee, like collecting data, cooperatively procuring materials at lower

costs, providing community education, and tracking progress over time. Each year, approximately 650 Suffolk County residents contract a tick-borne illness, including Lyme disease.

“This collaborative effort is a positive step forward to combat tick borne illnesses,” Supervisor Jay Schneiderman said. “By working together, we can share research and develop better ways to protect our residents.”

East Hampton, Shelter Island, North Haven, Saltaire, Old Field, Northport, Head-of-the-Harbor, Belle Terre, and Asharoken have also joined the partnership. The Suffolk County Department of Health Services will provide resources and guidance and facilitate testing of samples, collection of data, and additional analysis. Potential savings will be realized through the cooperative pro-

curement of corn, insecticide, and other materials, as well as by municipalities working together to collect samples and have them analyzed at a lower cost.

At first, the alliance’s efforts will support work that is currently underway in North Haven, Saltaire, and Shelter Island to operate four-posters, also known as deer feeders, that brush insecticide onto the deer as they feed to keep them free of ticks. North Haven and Shelter Island will also offer enhanced community education, and work to collect tick samples for testing. Southampton will be participating in research and testing of samples.

“What we’d be looking at is research on the number of ticks, species, infections,” Schiavoni said. “I personally believe in science when tackling this issue and we need to move that forward.”

Suffolk County currently has one location in the town, in Tuckahoe, where research is being done through the office of Dr. Scott Campbell of the county health department, and the councilman said he would like to see the town open up two or three other locations — at least one east and one west of Shinnecock Canal, he said —to help create a baseline of data to tackle the issue.

“These studies are needed because in order for any municipality to effectively address the epidemic caused by tick

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bites, they must first have information indicating the magnitude of the problem in order to measure the effectiveness of any effort,” Schiavoni added.

County Legislator Bridget Fleming said she’s hoping a partnership as large as this one will lead to rapid results.

“Widespread participation in this groundbreaking cooperative project demonstrates the urgent need to arrive at effective methods to managing tick populations and combat tick-borne illness,” she said. “The project will enhance Suffolk County’s commitment to tackling the devastating and far-reaching impacts of tick-borne disease for Suffolk families, and will provide a region-wide model for effective action.”

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New Housing At Tuckahoe Woods Officials, homeowners dedicate two new workforce units

By Genevieve M. Kotz Supervisor Jay Schneiderman speaks at a dedication of two new workforce houses in Tuckahoe Woods. Independent/Courtesy Southampton Town

Members of the Southampton Town Board and the Southampton Business Alliance joined together with the new owners of two units of workforce housing on Moses Lane and Magee Street in Tuckahoe Woods for a ribbon-cutting ceremony on March 6.

The two three-bedroom, two-bath houses were built through the business alliance’s Housing Initiative Corpora-

tion and sold for $332,400 to qualified applicants chosen in a housing lottery conducted by the Long Island Housing Partnership.

Stacey DiStefano and James White are the new owners of one of the homes, where they will move in with their children ages two and seven. The family had been renting a home near Hampton Bays for eight years, but could not af-

ford to purchase a home of their own.

“We are truly blessed for this opportunity,” DiStefano said.

The houses are among two of 17 workforce housing units for sale in the town this year. Another 15 are being developed as part of the Southampton Point development. There will be another 66 workforce rentals available when developments in Speonk and at

Sandy Hollow are completed this year.

“We know there is a tremendous need for more workforce housing and with the help of the Southampton Business Alliance Housing Initiative and the Long Island Housing Partnership, we hope to help those looking for an affordable home within their communities,” said Supervisor Jay Schneiderman.

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Puppy Love Sag Harbor teen raises dog for Canine Companions

By Stephen J. Kotz sjkotz@indyeastend.com Emily Schoen, a 19-year-old resident of Sag Harbor, is clearly in love with Larkin, her 15-week old black Labrador-golden retriever mix puppy. Whenever he’s not napping — and like most puppies he does that a lot — she is busy teaching him basic commands from “sit” to how to walk on a leash without pulling.

“He’s basically been the perfect puppy,” she said, as Larkin contented himself with a chew toy. “He’s my little angel.” So why is she already resigned to the idea that she’ll have to give him up in the not so distant future?

Schoen is a puppy raiser for Canine Companions for Independence, a nonprofit organization that provides free service dogs for people with a broad array of disabilities.

After an extensive interview process, Schoen was given the opportunity to foster a puppy with the full understanding that she would be responsible for its up-

Emily Schoen, with Larkin, the dog she is raising for Canine Companions for Independence. Independent/ Stephen J. Kotz

keep, including veterinary bills, as well as following a training regimen that requires the dog to learn up to 40 commands. After 18 months, she will be required to surrender Larkin so he can be moved to another CCI facility for advanced training before

being placed with a client.

“Everyone is doing this for a good reason,” said Stacy Sodano, CCI’s Puppy Program administrative assistant in Medford. “They want to pay it forward.

The puppy they help raise is going to change someone’s life.”

“Seeing who he ends up with will make it all worthwhile,” Schoen added.

Schoen comes from a family known for its altruism. Her mother Denise, a longtime volunteer with the Sag Harbor Volunteer Ambulance Corps, has made four trips to Greece to help with the crisis there. Her father Jon is a member of the Team Rubicon, which provides disaster relief, and the family has raised puppies for the Guide Dog Foundation.

Emily herself got interested in raising a service dog last year while a freshman at the University of Kentucky and being introduced to the Wildcat Service Dog program, which assigns future service dogs to student volunteers, some of whom live in dormitories.

This year, while taking time off from school, where she is majoring in special education, Schoen decided to try her hand at raising her own dog.

Canine Companions works with breeders to obtain dogs that are smart, calm, and well-suited to the guide dog life. But that doesn’t mean they can train themselves.

Schoen received Larkin in late January when he was only eight weeks old, and as he continues to grow she will take him out in the community more often to socialize him and begin teaching him more complicated commands such as being able to take a credit card from its owner, who may be wheelchair bound, and present it to a clerk behind the counter.

“My goal is to raise a confident puppy that will be well-trained and be able to serve,” Schoen said.

Dogs that graduate from Canine Companion’s training can follow four paths into service. Some will be assigned to facilities such as hospitals; others will become “skilled companions,” meaning they will be paired with a facilitator, such as the parent of a disabled child. Still others will specialize as hearing dogs for the deaf. The remainder will become fullfledged service dogs that will be paired with an individual.

While as many as 1000 dogs are bred each year for the program, only about half make it through training, with the remainder being dropped for behavioral or medical reasons. But don’t get any ideas. Canine Companions gives puppy raisers like Schoen the first shot at adopting their dogs if they prove unsuitable for the program.

For more information about Canine Companions, visit www.cci.org.

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March 13, 2019

Editorial Three Small Words A beach parking sticker is a valuable commodity on the East End, so it was not surprising last month when the East Hampton Town Board announced that it was considering making changes to its regulations governing beach parking permits.

The issue is simple enough. The permits go with the vehicle, so if a resident sold his car to someone from out of town, there would be nothing stopping that person from keeping the sticker on the vehicle and avoiding having to pay a non-resident parking fee.

Requiring those parking permits to be renewed at least once every five years would greatly reduce the chance of that happening, town officials reasoned. And that’s well and good.

But after a hearing on the proposal last week, the town board adopted an updated law that contained a small, but significant, change: Three words, “free of charge,” were stricken from the code.

While a town spokeswoman insisted this week there were no plans afoot to begin charging for beach parking permits, it is an unsettling move. First, because East Hampton Town residents take their free beach access seriously, and second because the town board was obviously trying to avoid stirring up a controversy over the matter.

In an age when local governments, faced with New York State’s tax cap, are forced to look for new sources of revenue, beach parking is a tempting source for fees. Look no farther than Southampton Town, where officials have long prided themselves on holding the line on property taxes, and resident permits now cost $40 apiece.

Ask anyone you meet in East Hampton and they’ll be able to tell you that the Dongan Patent guarantees beach access to town residents. During the fiscal crisis a decade ago, when the town board sought to raise revenue by charging for beach parking permits, it heard loud and clear from residents that it would not be tolerated.

The current town board would do well to keep that in mind and restore those three little words to the code.

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JUST ASKING

By Karen Fredericks

Gentlemen, why do women love shoes so much?

Paul Ryan It's a diversionary tactic. It's so someone will look at their shoes before they look at anything else. It's absolute control of the first impression. Those women are pretty smart creatures. A lot smarter than we are.

Syvanious Webb They just love those shoes, and I’m not sure why. Maybe because they go with their pocketbooks? And they love those pocketbooks too. I’ve had to go along on a shoe shopping mission more than once. I just manage to find my way to the “man chair.” There’s a good reason stores have them.

Scott Faulkner They know the right shoe will make them look even more attractive. My daughter loves shoes and buys a lot of them. She and her friends wear high heels but much thicker than the skinny high heels women used to wear. So they’re much safer. You could really get hurt in those skinny high heels.

Thomas Brierley They do love those shoes! It’s a mystery to me why they would want to have so many. Maybe it has to do with expressing their personality? I only have a pair of work boots and two pair of shoes for everything else.

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Karen was chosen Best Cartoonist by the New York Press Association in 2017. She’s also the recipient of multiple awards for her illustration of the international bestseller How To Build Your Own Country, including the prestigious Silver Birch Award. Her work is part of the permanent artist’s book collection of the Museum of Modern Art.

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Police Manslaughter Charges After Fatal Riverhead OD Drug task force name three in connection with man’s death

By T. E. McMorrow t.e@indyeastend.com Three men were arrested and arraigned in county court in Riverside Monday, March 11, on multiple drug related charges. Two of them are charged with manslaughter, for allegedly selling heroin laced with fentanyl, which caused the death of a Riverhead man last year.

According to police, John Brophy, 49, of Riverhead, sold the fatal concoction to a Sweezy Avenue resident, leading to that unidentified individual’s death. The East End Drug Task Force, run out of District Attorney Tim Sini’s office, and comprising officers and detectives, many operating under cover, from departments across the East End, took over the investigation from the Riverhead Town police after the cause of death of the victim was determined.

Brophy had allegedly purchased his narcotics from Lashawn Lawrence, 35, of Greenport. Both men were charged with manslaughter in the second degree, a C felony, as well as a felony charge of conspiracy. In addition, Brophy, who apparently made several sales to undercover

officers, was charged with three counts of third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance, and three counts third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, all B felonies.

After buying the narcotics from Lawrence, Brophy then “acted in concert” with Bryan Hale, 52, of Flanders, in selling the alleged victim the fatal dose.

The overdose happened on September 19. Hale was not charged with manslaughter, but was charged with two B felonies, criminal sale and possession of a controlled substance. Brophy is said to have frequently sold the drugs out of an auto repair shop owned by Hale, at 500 Lincoln Street in Riverhead.

Police said Brophy was aware of the power of the narcotics he was peddling to feed his own habit. At one point, police said, he actually used Narcan to revive a customer who had overdosed. Also, five days before the fatal overdose on Sweezy Avenue, another alleged customer of Brophy overdosed in his car, crashing the

vehicle. Police revived that victim with Narcan, as well.

According to Sini, the investigation uncovered text messages between Brophy and Lawrence. In one, Brophy allegedly writes, “People r dropping. I think it’s (fentanyl). We need to talk. I don’t want anything to do with that.” Yet, despite the overdoses from the narcotics they were allegedly distributing in either purple or red waxed envelopes, Lawrence and Brophy both continued to deal their drugs, police said.

All three were arraigned on the charges after the indictment from a grand jury was unsealed Monday in the Suffolk County Courtroom of Justice

Anthony Senft. Bail was set for Brophy at $125,000, Lawrence at $200,000, and Hale at $100,000.

At a press conference Monday announcing the arrests, Sini said the three sold drugs they knew to be potentially fatally laced with fentanyl. “They were playing a game of Russian roulette, but with other peoples’ lives,” he said.

This is the third time that the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office has pursued manslaughter charges following a heroin/fentanyl overdose, the DA noted. “We need better legislation, including a ‘death by dealer’ statute that holds drug dealers accountable when they kill people by selling,” he said.

Crew Rescued From Capsizing Boat Coast Guard rescue boats from the Montauk and New London stations saved two commercial fishermen out of Hampton Bays near Fisher’s Island Sunday morning, March 10.

According to the Coast Guard, a 55-foot commercial fishing vessel began to take on water in one of its fish holds, and the fishermen issued a distress call at about 7:30 AM. The crew and boat were not identified by the Coast Guard. The vessel was in eight to 10-foot seas about 15 to 18 miles north-northwest of Montauk when the distress signal was sent out, the Coast Guard said.

Montauk Station dispatched a 47foot rescue motor boat, while New London sent out a 45-foot response boat medium. The Montauk boat got there first.

The two crewmen were in survival suits.

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When the New London boat arrived, the Montauk boat returned to base.

The distressed vessel’s crew was given a pump, but could not keep up with the incoming water, and abandoned ship about two hours after the initial mayday call. The crew was rescued, just a minute before the vessel capsized, sinking into the Long Island Sound. Both crewmen “had no medical concerns,” the Coast Guard said.

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EH Village Police Charge Felony DWI Convicted less than two years ago, Riverhead man busted on birthday

By T. E. McMorrow t.e@indyeastend.com Luis Bac Locon was arrested on his birthday in East Hampton Village, charged with felony drunken driving.

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A Riverhead man spent several days in county jail after being arrested on a felony aggravated driving while intoxicated charge by the East Hampton Village police the night of March 7. Luis Bac Locon was driving a 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer when he exited the CVS opposite the Red Horse Market complex, turned without signaling, and swerved across lane lines, the police said, leading to a traffic stop and his eventual arrest. Asked if he had been drinking, Bac Locon reportedly

replied, “Yes. It’s my birthday.” He was born on the same date, 35 years ago.

At headquarters, a breath test produced a percentage reading of .20 of one percent alcohol in the blood, triggering the raised aggravated charge.

Bac Locon was convicted on a drunken driving charge less than two years ago, which is why the new DWI charges are felonies, as is as an unlicensed driving charge. Bail was set the next morning at $3500. Bac Locon told the court through his attorney, Matt

Troubled Vietnam Vet Picked Up On Warrants Wanted in three jurisdictions, client’s attorney tries for Vet’s Court

By T. E. McMorrow t.e@indyeastend.com

A troubled Shirley man wanted by both East Hampton Town and East Hampton Village police, as well as by Suffolk County police, was taken into custody at his home by detectives from East Hampton Village last week.

Charles Webb, 67, a Vietnam War veteran, had failed to appear in court

after a deal had been reached between his attorney and the district attorney’s office over multiple driving without a license charges in East Hampton, as well as a charge of violating the terms of probation. He had been offered a deal of four months in jail before he disappeared.

D’Amato of the Legal Aid Society, that he would not immediately be able to post that amount. Bail was posted on Sunday.

In other DWI news, a Massapequa woman, Linsey D’Ambra, 35, was driving a 2018 Kia on South Emerson Street in Montauk the night of March 9, East Hampton Town police said, moving at 45 miles per hour in a 30 MPH speed limit zone. After being pulled over, she failed sobriety tests and was charged with drunken driving

as a misdemeanor.

During her arraignment the next morning, attorney Brian DeSesa told Justice Lisa Rana that D’Ambra’s breath test reading was relatively low (.11), she has never been in trouble with the law before, and was a likely candidate for a plea bargain reduction to an impaired charge, which is a simple violation. Without commenting on the possibility of a reduced sentence, Justice Rana did agree to release D’Ambra without bail.

He was wanted by the county on a cruelty to animals charge, when he allegedly tried to put down an ailing cat.

He was arraigned March 9 in front of East Hampton Town Justice Steven Tekulsky, who reviewed the narrative of preceding events.

Webb’s first encounter with East Hampton police was in 2009, Tekulsky said, “long before I was here,” with other arrests after that date. In 2016, he was before Justice Tekulsky. “Instead of sending you to jail, I put you on probation. It took you two months before you allegedly violated probation.” The report from the probation department alleged that Webb had, at different points, consumed alcohol, as well as drugs, and had failed to appear for numerous screenings.

Then, later in 2016, Webb was returned to court, and the four months of incarceration was put forth as an offer.

His attorney, Matt D’Amato of the Legal Aid society, explained why his client had failed to show up for court and probation dates following the offer. “He was in the hospital. He had a series of strokes,” said D’Amato. He said he was still trying to get Webb into Veteran’s Court. Veteran’s Court handles those who have fallen on hard times.

“I’m not sure Veteran’s Court will take in a defendant with a violation of probation,” Tekulsky said. “I’m always a supporter of Veteran’s and Mental Health Courts,” Tekulsky said, setting bail at $200.

“I appreciate that,” Webb said.

“You always say that, but your actions don’t show it,” Tekulsky said.

Webb eventually posted the $200 bail and was released, after Suffolk County authorities told the local police departments they would not come for Webb on their warrant.

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North Fork Riverhead Dems Seek To Add To Gains Town’s first woman supervisor seeks an all-female slate

By Rick Murphy rmurphy@indyeastend.com

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The 2019 Democratic ticket in Riverhead: Supervisor Laura Jens-Smith, left, Diane Tucci, Diane Wilhelm, Tara Taylor, Patricia Snyder and Jaraby Thomas.

Independent/Courtesy Riverhead Demcratic Committee

Riverhead Supervisor Laura Jens-Smith tries to keep things in perspective, but by all accounts, her first year in office has been highly successful, with the rival Republican Party reportedly having a tough time finding an opponent to challenge her.

After upending incumbent Sean Walter in 2017, Jens-Smith has her sites on the ultimate gender affirmation: Her party is fielding an all-women slate of candidates for town office. Catherine Kent won a seat on the town board on Jens-Smith’s ticket last election.

Patricia Snyder and Diane Tucci have been picked to run for town board this year. If they win, Riverhead would have an all-female town board.

Incumbent Town Clerk Diane Wilhelm is seeking reelection, and Jaraby Thomas and Tara Taylor are town

Correction

An article in the March 6 issue of The Independent, “Claudio’s Wharf Gets A Redo,” incorrectly linked a discussion about bonding for an unrelated wetlands permit to the Claudio’s project.

assessor candidates.

The biggest feather in Jens-Smith’s cap thus far has been her ability to guide the town through a labyrinth of false starts, failed applications, and nearly two decades of proposals — some pie-in-thesky like an indoor ski mountain – proposed for the former Grumman site.

Finally, the town stands to sell the parcel for some $40 million.

Calverton Aviation and Technology, which also goes by Triple 5, was designated as “qualified and eligible” to buy and develop 1643 acres of vacant land at Calverton. The Canada-based developer is best known for building and owning large retail-entertainment complexes.

The deal, still in its beginning stages, is moving along swimmingly so far, the supervisor said.

“They are doing their due diligence,” Jens-Smith reported this week. “They are in the second series of 90 days and everything is on track,” she said.

As is usually the case, Jens-Smith dealt with a potential snafu the way she usually does: quickly, forcefully, but without fanfare.

Stuart Bienenstock, the Triple Five Group’s director of business development,

is charged with forging documents and committing real estate fraud in New Jersey in 2018. Some officials in Riverhead felt uncomfortable working him given his legal troubles.

Jens-Smith said the Riverhead Town Board insisted that he be replaced.

“We discussed it as a board and then we reached out to them,” she said.

Triple 5 then moved quickly, terminating Bienenstock. As the Independent went to press, Amy Herbold has been named the company’s new director of development and point person on the EPCAL project.

As for the coming election, JensSmith, 56, told the Riverhead Democratic Committee she was most proud of her balanced budget, negotiations with labor unions, and openness with the public.

Snyder, 62, served as executive director of the East End Arts Council for 23 years, an organization that grew substantially under her leadership. She increased enrollment at the East End Arts School from 45 to more than 700 students, and doubled the organization’s budget and doubled its membership.

Tucci, 48, is the executive director of the Riverhead Chamber of Commerce

Patricia Snyder and Diane Tucci have been picked to run for town board this year. and grew up on a farm in the town.

Incumbent Tim Hubbard heads the Republican ticket and will seek another term.

The GOP has chosen Yvette Aguiar, a former New York City Police officer who works at the American Military University as a professor in global studies and security management, to challenge Jens-Smith. Frank Beyrodt, who lost to Kent in the last election, has earned the nod for another run for the board. Incumbent Councilman Jim Wooten has reached his term limit and cannot run again.

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Julie Keyes's new gallery at the American Hotel in Sag Harbor welcomes NYC-based photographer, Jill Freedman, on Friday, March 15. The show, running through April 12, will depict

New York City 1968 through 1991.

Playfully titled “Dog Show,” Keyes Art will also showcase Freedman’s images of canines from the city streets to the countryside, the various personalities of

man’s best friend. Beyond photography, Freedman has published seven books, one of which the artist will be available to sign, “Old News: Resurrection City.”

Freedman is a well-known photographic storyteller, documenting images of circus days, Ireland, and even the spirited South Beach Strippers, to name a few of her explorations. Her vision for her craft had its origins when she was only seven years old and came across printed images of the Vietnam War. It has continued to develop over her lifetime as a lens into moments that would be otherwise overlooked.

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THAW Out With The Arts Community Hamptons Arts Network welcomes year two of community festival

By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com

As the ice and snow begin to thaw with the coming of spring, the Hamptons Arts Network prepares for the second year of its arts weekend, THAW Fest, launched in 2018. The festival returns Friday, March 22, through Sunday, March 24, with the goal of promoting arts and cultural destinations of the region and making these destinations more accessible, and stimulating the local economy.

Nineteen arts organizations from Westhampton to Springs will participate in the event. “This is just the beginning of THAW,” said Andrea Grover of Guild Hall. “We can see this growing to the point where we’ve got local business involved, local chambers, and this being a big weekend that people look forward to annually.”

Currently, THAW Fest has partnered with Southampton Inn, White Fences Inn in Water Mill, The Baker House in East Hampton, and 434 on Main in Amagansett for special discount rates, in addition to the tourism boards I Love NY, Discover Long Island, and East End Getaway.

Elka Rifkin, director of The Watermill Center, noted of the diverse group, “Our main mission is to support and get word out about what we do year-round and also try to support the economic industry out here during the off season. The whole idea is that there are ways that we should be working to-

gether, could be working together.”

A kick-off event held at Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor with the Southampton African American Museum on Friday will feature an invitation-only cocktail reception at 5:30 PM, followed by the All-Star Comedy show at 8 PM.

In addition, there will be complimentary transportation through a free trolley service. The trolley, on Saturday, March 23, leaves Guild Hall in East Hampton at 9:45 AM and explores Mulford Farm, LongHouse Reserve, Madoo Conservancy, Southampton History Museum, The Watermill Center, Parrish Art Museum, The Dan Flavin Art Institute, Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival, Southampton Arts Center, and returns to Guild Hall at 8:30 PM.

Trolley option two for the day departs from the Parrish Art Museum in Southampton at 10:30 AM and visits Bay Street Theater, Southampton Historical Museum, LongHouse Reserve, Mulford Farm, Madoo Conservancy, and back to Parrish at 4:30 PM. Option three for the day takes off from Southampton Arts Center at 12:45 PM to Southampton History Museum, Parrish Art Museum, Guild Hall, The Dan Flavin Art Institute, Eastville Community Historical Society or Guild Hall, and back to the Arts Center at 8 PM.

For Sunday, another free trolley departs Guild Hall at 12:30 PM for Pol-

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Some of the directors of 19 arts organizations from Westhampton to Springs will participate in the event. Independent/Jessica Mackin-Cipro

lock-Krasner House, Parrish Art Museum, or Southampton Cultural Center, The Dan Flavin Art Institute, and ends at Guild Hall at 5:45 PM.

“Cultural production is not just about pictures on a wall. We’re the architects, the designers. We are the people that infuse creativity into every part

of our lives here on the East End. So, we’re also trying to think well beyond our impact within our local institutions,” Grover concluded.

For a full schedule of events and to learn more, visit www.hamptonsartsnetwork.org or @hamptonsartsnetwork.

Sag Cinema Names Executive Director Springs resident Gillian Gordon first to hold position

By Jessica Mackin-Cipro jessica@indyeastend.com The Sag Harbor Cinema has named Gillian Gordon, a resident of Springs, as its first executive director.

Gordon is an award-winning producer and educator. She has worked in the U.S., UK, and Asia for the past 28 years as an executive and producer.

“Gillian’s qualifications were stunning, but what especially impressed those of us on the search committee was the way she quickly began inspiring us with her new, fresh ideas — both for fundraising and for the Cinema itself,” said April Gornik, head of the cinema's board.

“Her profound knowledge of and active participation in film and filmmaking, and her devotion to education and insistence on participation for every age group and cultural background in the Cinema, were determining factors in her hiring. We were entirely won over by her dynamism!” Gornik continued.

Gordon has been involved in many aspects of the film industry.

Her resumé includes teaching, film

production, and fundraising. She is the former COO of Harmony Pictures in Los Angeles, trustee and Co-Chair of Filmaid UK, and Executive Director of the charity, Youth Culture TV. She also has produced successful TV drama for the BBC and ITV as well as worked for Film & General Productions and Carlton TV.

Gordon has been a senior lecturer and director of graduate studies taught in media arts since 2006 at Royal Holloway, University of London. As an associate arts professor of NYU, Tisch School of the Arts Asia from 2009 to 2012, she was chair of the MA International Media Producing in Singapore.

For more info on Sag Harbor Cinema, visit www.sagharborcinema.org.

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By Jessica Mackin-Cipro jessica@indyeastend.com

“Money, Money, Money…It’s a rich man’s world.” Mary Sabo is center. Independent/Dane DuPuis

‘Mamma Mia!’ At SCC Frothy fun, Swedish-style

By Bridget LeRoy bridget@indyeastend.com If you try to search for meaning, much less a logical story line, in “Mamma Mia!,” the ABBA-based musical now playing at the Southampton Cultural Center, you’re going to drive yourself crazy. Better to go in knowing that Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus’s brainchild — which loosely strings together a bunch of already classic ’70s pop hits from the Swedish sensations — works a lot better if you leave your brain in your Ford Pinto, put on your platform shoes, and just get ready to “feel the beat on the tambourine, oh yeah.” (Now you’ll be singing that all day. You’re welcome.)

If you must know the flimsy fantasy tale, think of the smash hit TV miniseries “Lace,” but in reverse. Instead of “Which one of you bitches is my mother?” sweet Sophie Sheridan, who lives on a remote Greek isle with her single mother, Donna, wants her father to walk her down the aisle at her wedding — she just doesn’t know who he is. So, after perusing her mother’s diary, and singing the zippy ditty “Honey, Honey” with her bridesmaids, Sophie admits to sending invitations to the three men with whom Donna hooked up nine months prior to Sophie’s birth.

(Hey, why be judgy? It was the ’70s, man.)

Never mind how she managed — without internet — to track down three men two decades later with complicated, unique names like Sam Carmichael, Bill Austin, and Harry Bright. What did I tell you? Now go put that cerebellum back in your AMC Gremlin, pull up that tube top, and just stop thinking.

Also present for Sophie’s wedding are her intended, Sky, and Donna’s backup singers from the way-back machine — Rosie and Tanya — along with other assorted Grecian isle characters who help Donna with her struggling hotel business.

Who really is Sophie’s father? Who cares?

You know it’s got a happy ending, right?

No Grecian tragedy here.

Director Michael Disher is not alone in his adoration for this dopey dollop of Broadway fluff; the theater was packed on a Sunday matinee, the rest of the run is almost sold out, and the audience, of all ages, were tapping their feet and moving their lips along with their favorite Top 40s like the eponymous title song, “S.O.S.,” “Dancing Queen,” ”The Winner Takes It All,” “Take A Chance On Me,” and others.

As to the production itself, there were bedazzling bright spots, namely the main characters. Ava Bianchi turns in an ebullient and lovely performance as Sophie, Mary Sabo is terrific as Donna, and Tom Rosante, who plays Sam, has a wonderful singing voice. Alyssa Kelly is funny as Tanya, one of Donna’s many-married friends, and Marco Barrila provides laughs as the priest at the wedding.

The real star of the show, although you never see her, is musical director Amanda Jones, who conducts a slamming band offstage, comprised of Jones, Kyle McGann, Douglas Baldwin, Kyle Sherlock, Joseph Freyre, and David Elliot, who kept the crowd rocking from beginning to end.

So what if the choreography is a little over ambitious, and there’s the occasional flat note? This is community theater, man. Be there or be square. Center Stage provides an opportunity to bring people back to a simpler time and, as they used to say, have a nice day.

“Mamma Mia!” runs at the Levitas Center for the Arts at the Southampton Cultural Center through March 24. For tickets and further information, visit www.scc-arts.org.

Jennifer Hannaford's "In the Moment" in the show "Forms & Figures."

Forms & Figures The William Ris Gallery in Jamesport presents “Forms & Figures,” highlighting the creative energy of nine women artists — Chris Ann Ambery, Deborah Brisker Burk, Shawn Ehlers, Madison Fender, Jan Guarino, Jennifer Hannaford, Margaret Minardi, Anne Sherwood Pundyk, and Susan Saunders. The show runs from March 16 through April 14. An opening reception will be held on Saturday, March 16, from 4 to 7 PM. An artist talk will take place on Saturday, April 6, from 2 to 4 PM.

Takeover!

“Takeover! Artists in Residence” continues at the Southampton Arts Center. Curated by Amy Kirwin, the show includes artists Scott Bluedorn, Daniel Cabrera, Darlene Charneco, Kara Hoblin, Ruby Jackson, Laurie Lambrecht, Jerome Lucani, Paton Miller, and Jeff Muhs. There is a weekly “hangout” every Thursday from 6 to 8 PM. For a full schedule of events, visit www.southamptonartscenter.org. The show runs through April 14.

Guild Hall Members Guild Hall’s 81st “Artist Members Exhibition” will run through April 6. The guest juror is Jocelyn Miller, the assistant curator at MoMA PS1. For more info, visit www.guildhall.org.

A Walk In The Forest Sara Nightingale Gallery presents “A Walk in the Forest” opening Saturday, March 16, from 5 to 7. The exhibition runs through April 2. Artists include Irina Alimanestianu, Ani Antreasyan, Stephanie Brody-Lederman, Tom Brydelsky, Rossa Cole, Elizabeth Dow, Cara Enteles, Sara Genn, Shirley Irons, Laurie Lambrecht, Elena Lyakir, Christa Maiwald, and Anne Raymond.

Shimon Okshteyn Folioeast invites you to meet Shimon Okshteyn to celebrate the release of “Shimon Okshteyn Collection Werner Schneider” with a book signing and artist talk on Saturday, March 16, from 4 to 6 PM at Malia Mills in East Hampton.

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HAMPTON DAZE

By Jessica Mackin-Cipro

To All The Boss Babes Celebrating International Women’s Day with Cynthia Rowley and Cindy Press Give a girl the right shoes and she can take over the world. Friday, March 8, marked International Women’s Day — a day for celebrating all things ladies.

According to www.internationalwomensday.com, the holiday is a “moment to showcase commitment to women’s equality, launch new initiatives and action, celebrate women’s achievements, raise awareness, highlight gender parity gains, and more.” Sing it, sister!

I started my International Women’s Day at one of the most positive female places in New York, The Wing in SoHo. It’s an all female co-working space (not unlike The Shed on the East End). It’s wonderful how the likeminded, positive female energy can fill a space and encourage all of the best

vibes. The Wing offers an intriguing group of female panelists and events.

This week, Chelsea Clinton was there.

Next week, it’s Arianna Huffington.

There’s also a beauty room, a pump room for the new moms, and a “Little Wing” for kids. Girl power!

For me, International Women’s Day is a day to be proud. I am proud of all the powerful boss babes in my life.

This includes friends, family members, and co-workers.

I just love that there’s such a powerful female presence at The Independent. That’s not always the case in all newsrooms — apparently, we still need to shatter the same glass ceilings as shows like “Murphy Brown” or “The Mary Tyler Moore Show.” Last year,

Artwork by Cindy Press.

two female co-workers and I headed to a newspaper conference. The tollbooth operator asked if we were headed to the “pretty lady convention.” (Insert eye roll here.) We were not headed to the pretty lady convention at all. Ladies are the minority, but the gender gap is slowly closing. Here at Indy, it’s been closed and that’s something to be proud of.

There’s no doubt that women deserve equal pay and an equal voice.

Always the optimist, I believe positive changes are happening and that there’s never been a better time to be a woman. We continue to move forward. It’s hard to imagine that only a century ago we weren’t even allowed the right to vote.

That evening, continuing on the boss lady trajectory of the day, I joined Cynthia Rowley and LUMAS Gallery in Manhattan for an International Women’s Day celebration. A special panel featured fashion designer and Montauk resident Rowley and painter Cindy Press. Guests mixed with creative industry professionals and indulged in cocktails and bites while viewing a live art presentation by Press. During the panel, moderated by Rowley’s daughter Kit Clementine Keenan, also a fashion designer, the three discussed all things female. There were also raffles, including products from female-founded companies.

“I’m so feeling your energy now,” said Rowley to the intimate crowd at the gallery. “All this girl power is so good.”

Rowley described that her company is “Almost all women . . . There are a couple of dudes that snuck in,” she joked. “We’re making women’s clothes so we have to be feeling that energy.”

“I’ve always been an artist,” said Press. Her work displays her background in fashion illustration and painting. “My work celebrates the woman and sexuality, because in every other aspect of our lives we have to repress it and I think it should be honored,” Press exclaimed.

The duo also gave some sound advice to women starting out in the fashion and art worlds. “Don’t take no for an answer” and “dream as big as you’re willing to work,” said Rowley.

“We’re all on the same team,” noted Press.

“We want to help each other. We want to lift each other up,” said Rowley.

We later hopped across the street to Diane von Furstenberg to see Ashley Longshore’s new exhibit. The colorful paintings display portraits of female trailblazers like Diana Ross, Michelle Obama, Lady Gaga, Jacqueline Kennedy, and of course, a portrait of von Furstenberg herself, among others. It’s definitely worth checking out. The exhibit is on display until May. For International Women’s Day and every other day of the year, let’s celebrate the achievements of women across the globe. In the words of Coco Chanel: “A girl should be two things: who and what she wants.”

“Dream as big as you’re willing to work.”

— Cynthia Rowley

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March 13, 2019

KISS & TELL

By Heather Buchanan

Are You Ready To Love Again?

HAPPY ST PATRICK’S DAY!

Looking for a rescue at Montauk Brewery kissandtellhb@gmail.com

If you associate love with loss it can be challenging to think about opening your heart again. Instead of imagining the beginnings of joy and connection and making beautiful memories, you jump to the pain of endings. Are you willing to be vulnerable to both?

I was contemplating these questions as a handsome man was holding me close and showering me with kisses at the Montauk Brewery on Saturday.

Wow, did it feel amazing to bask in this physical attention. I started picturing us walking on the beach together (note to self must start shaving legs again) and strolling into town, inspiring admiring smiles from those we pass. I imagined looking deep into his eyes at the end of a long day and knowing that however else life had failed me, I had his love. Could I make the leap?

There was a crowd, and I was wedged in next to a man talking to a pretty girl. It was the “commitment talk.” He said, “I don’t know if my place is big enough for you to move in. And I’m afraid, with all the travel I do, if this will work long distance.” I wondered if his fears were warranted and he was actually doing her a favor or if he would look back on this moment with regret.

As I absorbed all of these relationship issues on a Saturday in March, I asked myself: Is everyone just so lonely after an isolating East End winter, longing for any connection? Or are they being honest with themselves about their limited bandwidth for love and caring?

I started to have my own doubts in my new love moment. I don’t know anything about him. What is his past?

Can I trust this intuitive connection? I already see him eyeing a younger woman and wonder if his connection with me is genuine or he is just putting on a show. Is this guy really my cowboy or

just looking for any sugar mama?

Welcome to dog adoption day for the Southampton Animal Shelter at the Montauk Brewing Company with Pints For Paws sponsored The Independent and organized by Nikki on the Daily.

Just like youth and beauty, we are in love with puppies. They are all so cute, everyone wants to pet them, and there is no past bad experience to try and analyze and dismantle. Even peeing in the bed is adorable. But with rescue dogs, many of them are of a certain age. It is not their fault but just bad luck that they find themselves trotting around with a bandana saying “please adopt me” to crowds of strangers who might rather pay a lot of money to an expensive breeder for a perfect new specimen. I completely relate, having invested in a blow out and actually changed out of yoga pants to bat my eyes at male dog-loving, beer-drinking potential partners.

Many people had brought their own pets, so when I originally approached a lovely dog and inquired of his name and was so happy to pet him and get a picture with him, it took me a minute to realize he was not up for adoption. This can be a bit like flirting with a man only to realize he is married, and you just put your tail between your legs and move on.

But there is a sense of gratitude in a rescue who appreciates love exponentially in its imperfect state.

As much as I desperately wanted to say to all the rescues at the party, “Ok, whoever can fit in my car, let’s go!” I knew I wasn’t quite there . . . yet.

For the rest of the month, Montauk Brewery will donate 25 percent of its special brew the Tail Ale to the Shelter. So, this one’s for you Cowboy, you four-legged hunk of burning love!

Come and see our deli for fresh cooked corned beef and sides. You’ll be surprised how great Italians do corned beef!

HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY!

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RICK’S SPACE

By Rick Murphy

Yodeling For a Revolution The politics of pot rmurphy@indyeastend.com

Back in the late 1960s and early ’70s, the belief that smoking pot would lead to heroin addiction and the like was pretty much debunked. Sure, parents everywhere still warned their kids, and others stubbornly believed the myths that has been passed down from the days of “Reefer Madness.”

More important, the long-haired, dope-smoking hippies had graduated from a curiosity into players in the political arena. They were “obscene, lawless, hideous, dangerous, dirty, violent, and young.” They had to be minimized.

The more insidious types, like the members of the Jefferson Airplane, who wrote the above lyric, openly campaigned for rebellion. Stereotypes about marijuana smokers made it easier to deal with the more immediate problem of getting these political opponents off the street where they couldn’t influence more would-be voters.

As the ’70s rolled in, New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller (somewhat of a dullard as I recall him) had political aspirations harmed by his in-

ability to, as we used to say, keep it in his pants. He had previously backed drug rehabilitation, job training, and housing as strategies, having seen drugs as a social problem rather a criminal one: his instincts in this case, or at least his advisors', were impeccable. But Rockefeller, his chances for the presidency slipping away and his popularity on the wane, did an about-face during a period of mounting national anxiety about drug use and crime.

Rockefeller decided to raise his national posture by being tough on crime: If this strategy worked, he would no longer be seen as too liberal to be elected.

Under the Rockefeller drug laws, the penalty for selling two ounces (57 g) or more of heroin, morphine, “raw or prepared opium,” cocaine, or cannabis or possessing four ounces (113 g) or more of the same substances, was a minimum of 15 years to life in prison, and a maximum of 25 years to life in prison. Note the word minimum.

It wasn’t just sellers who paid the

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price: If you were in a car and someone had a few grams, everyone was accused of being a dealer. Imagine a middleclass college kid getting tossed in state prison with no chance of reasonable parole. Imagine our god-fearing parents hearing the news.

Smoking pot became an act of defiance; it became a political statement.

It showed the world that we would fight back, that if peace couldn’t prevail, we would take it up a notch and tear down the walls.

Who woulda thunk that would end up making marijuana legal in this or any other state? Sure, it makes perfect sense, not only from the business standpoint but because there are medicinal benefits.

People assume I’m for legalization. Having spent ample time with my freak flag flying, I’m advising against it.

We turned to pot because we had to. Dinah Shore records were on the radio so we needed our own crappy songs. We no longer needed to join the navy to wear ugly bell-bottoms. People paid more for an ugly poncho than they did for a wool coat. We convinced ourselves the VW Bug, a death trap, was one of the world’s safest vehicles.

One girl from our Brooklyn neighborhood, Joanna, sold a piece of hash she brought home from Turkey, the size of a thimble to an undercover cop. She was convicted and given 15 years in jail, nine years into her sentence she took a toke from a joint in the prison courtyard and a guard spotted her. Another three years were tacked on. Although subsequent governors after Rockefeller gradually reduced penalties and moved to release some of those caught in the insane web of the Rockefeller laws, she slipped through the cracks.

She was allowed home to Brooklyn on a one-day leave to bury her mother.

She looked like Papillon after two years in solitary confinement. We can’t bring her back. The insanity that Rockefeller wrought was repealed, tragically much

too late. Let the punishment fit the crime — a traffic ticket.

I will say this about making pot legal: Someone is kidding someone.

Some of the weed I smoked could knock the wheels off a GTO. We’re talking seriously high. The kind where people are stupid-crazy, twirling rhythm-less masses of mindless funk who think twitching is dancing and yodeling is singing. Is that what we want for our young-uns? Be careful what you wish for, folks. There must be better ways for junior to spend his time.

Just out of curiosity, though . . . how much does a lid cost these days?

We no longer needed to join the navy to wear ugly bellbottoms. People paid more for an ugly poncho than they did for a wool coat.

We convinced ourselves the VW Bug, a death trap, was one of the world’s safest vehicles.

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READING OUR REGION

By Joan Baum

‘Split-Level’ Examines Challenge Of Marriage Fictional tale set in 1970s resonates in modern day Short story writer and novelist, Sande Boritz Berger, who grew up on the south shore of Long Island, completed the MFA program in writing and literature from Stony Brook Southampton College, where she was awarded the Deborah Hecht Memorial Prize in Fiction. For years, she has also attended the Stony Brook Southampton summer writing program.

A strong advocate of writing groups, she kept going to workshops even as her career path took her into scriptwriting and video producing. In “Split-Level,” she returns to her first and continuing passion — fiction — and a reader can see how decades writing for the mass media and exposure to “amazing writers” in the MFA program have informed her novels. Boritz Berger has a good ear for dialogue, especially the internal kind. In “SplitLevel,” her first-person protagonist, self-aware, attractive but insecure, has conversations with herself. Little does she realize how life-shattering they will become. And little does the reader anticipate how it will all turn out.

Alex Pearl, a young wife and mother and occasional painter living in suburban New Jersey, appears to be happily married to Donny, her teenage sweetheart, and deliciously in love with their two young daughters, though she allows her brash-talking good friend Rona to intimidate her daily on the phone, especially about shopping and decorating: “How can I so easily distinguish each Modigliani, a Manet from a Monet, but remain pathetically lost on chuck roast, tenderloin, and filet?”

Alex also defers to her good-looking, restless, and frustrated husband who defers to his father, having given up hopes to make it in music, his love, in order to continue the family business: manufacturing high-end brassieres. In other words, Alex is settled into traditional marriage and motherhood, though she warily observes the failings of her own parents’ marriage.

But wait: Boritz Berger sets her

tale in the 1970s when, as readers of a certain age recall, the swinging ’60s seduced many young people into thinking they could make the earth move by way of sexual and political revolution.

Not a time to be in the bra business, for sure, but also, as Alex discovers slowly and fearfully, not a time to count on traditions or conventions (religious and societal) to counter the influence of Woodstock.

“The post-Nixon era was a time of great change,” the author says, “a shake-up of sorts when people took their government and maybe even lives for granted” and saw everything shift, creating “instability and mistrust . . .

The changes affected families, marriages, jobs, and our country’s future.”

Be happy was the mantra, be “free.” As a married neighbor says to Alex, “It’s certainly tough work, staying home and raising kids, plus I hear the pay is lousy.” The neighbor is Charlie Bell, who’s sexy as well as sympathetic.

Even if Alex seems a passive player in the counter culture seeping its bohemian way into “split-level” life — the title obviously symbolizes suburban house and home — she does smoke pot and follows the beat of funk and rock. Still, when she realizes that her husband may have a roving eye (and

more), her instinct is a couple’s retreat dedicated to marriage counseling — scenes Bortiz-Berger explores with humor and pathos. She knows how to make character change credible, avoid cliché, and integrate the complexities of desire, guilt, and mistrust. She also enjoys crafting steamy sex scenes.

In light of the #MeToo movement and advances women have made in the workplace and in defining and refining their personal identities, “Split-Level” takes on special significance, especially considering how Boritz Berger resolves her plot complications. Although the author has said that today, unlike the 1970s, women today feel support with other women, “making us more cohesive and less fearful to ask for what we want and to express

what we cannot accept: the unacceptable,” she knows that women still find themselves in complicated, often guilt-ridden relationships if not with spouses, then with parents and grown children. This is especially true for single mothers, who have split from, or have been split off by, their partners.

Marriage has always been challenging, Boritz Berger says. Women struggle and much still gets put on hold “sometimes for many years, sometimes, forever.”

“Split-Level” is certain to engage discussion in the kind of workshops or book clubs the author has enjoyed, both for its cultural history as well as for how she uses style and structure to represent the ’70s in a way that resonates for our own day.

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Indy Snaps Love & Passion Photos by Lisa Tamburini On Saturday, March 9, Karyn Mannix Contemporary presented an opening reception for the 15th annual Love & Passion exhibit at Kathryn Markel Gallery in Bridgehampton. This year’s theme is Modern Love.

Guild Hall Artist Members Exhibit Photos by Richard Lewin On Saturday, March 9, Guild Hall in East Hampton held the private member reception for the opening of its “81st Guild Hall Artist Members Exhibition.” Guild Hall curatorial assistant Casey Dalene was the organizer, and the installation was designed by museum director and chief curator Christina Strassfield. The guest juror, Jocelyn Miller, is the assistant curator at MoMA PS1. Over 400 works in all media competed for prize awards in nine categories.

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Indy Snaps Parrish’s Two Forks And A Cork Photos by Nicole Teitler The Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill presented its Two Forks and a Cork event on Saturday, March 9. The event was a celebration of East End wineries with live music, hors d’oeuvres, and networking.

Project MOST’s Empty Bowls Photos by Richard Lewin The cold and rainy weather could not keep the community away from the 10th Anniversary of Project MOST’s Empty Bowls event on Sunday, March 10, at the American Legion Post in Amagansett. Over 300 people stopped by to sample delicious soups prepared by 30 local chefs and restaurants.

The proceeds benefited the Project MOST after school enrichment program, which serves 300 students and their working families each day.

Honoree Colin Ambrose of Estia’s Little Kitchen was presented the second Annual “Empty Bowl” award for his continuing support of this essential program.

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Indy Snaps Spay-ghetti Dinner Photos by Nicole Teitler The Southampton Animal Shelter hosted its Spay-Ghetti Dinner on Thursday, March 7, at 78 Foster in Hampton Bays. The event included a spaghetti dinner and auction to raise funds for the shelter.

Mardi Gras For Camp SoulGrow Photo courtesy Camp SoulGrow Camp SoulGrow presented its fifth annual “Mardi Gras in Montauk” at Shagwong Tavern on Saturday, March 2. Guests enjoyed unlimited Cajun food (crawfish, gumbo, fried chicken, jambalaya, etc.), authentic King Cakes provided by Manny Randazzo’s of New Orleans, and unlimited beer provided by the Montauk Brewing Company.

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March 13, 2019

Entertainment Guide

MUSIC

March 17, at 3 PM.

Suffolk Theater

Beatles Weekend

Brewery Comedy Tour

PechaKucha Nights

Have a brew and a laugh at this national comedy tour coming to Jamesport Farm Brewery on Wednesday, March 13, at 8 PM. Visit www.jamesportbrewhouse.com.

As the official site for the Hamptons, the Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill joins over 700 cities globally in hosting “PechaKucha Nights,” named for the sound of “chit-chat” in Japanese.

The format is simple: each invited presenter gets 20 slides and 20 seconds per slide to talk about living creatively on the East End. The program will be held on Friday, March 15, at 6 PM. It is currently full, but an in person wait list starts at 5 PM. Visit www.parrishart. org for details.

Get Smashed Suffolk Theater in Riverhead invites you to “Get Smashed” with Gallagher, the internationally known comedy icon, as he smashes watermelons, pies, and anything that can splatter on Saturday, March 16, at 8 PM. Get tickets at www.suffolktheater.com.

FILM Mad Dogs & Englishmen Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center hosts “Mad Dogs & Englishmen,” a concert film starring Joe Cocker, on Thursday, March 14, at 7:30 PM. Visit www.whbpac.org for tix.

Of Fathers And Sons Southampton Arts Center screens the 2019 Documentary Feature Oscar Nominee “Of Fathers and Sons,” on Friday, March 15, at 7 PM. Log onto www.southamptonartscenter.org for details.

Stony Brook Southampton presents poet Cornelius Eady, Pulitzer Prizewinning author Paul Harding, Amy Hempel, Susan Scarf Merrell, and Roger Rosenblatt on Wednesday, March 13, at 7 PM. Visit www.stonybrook.edu/ mfa.

A Step In Time Keeping in spirit with the St. Patrick’s Day holiday, the Southampton History Museum welcomes “The History of Irish Dancing” presented by Tara Rider, Ph.D., at Rogers Memorial Library in Southampton on Thursday, March 14, at 5:30 PM. Register online at www. myrml.org.

BookHampton On Friday, March 15, at 4 PM at BookHampton in East Hampton, Chandler Saint will read “Venture Smith” and on Sunday, March 17, at 10:30 AM, the bookstore will host story time. Visit www.bookhampton.

National Quilting Day The Suffolk County Historical Society in Riverhead will present a talk on “Preserving the Fabrics of Your Life” with Susan Jerome on Saturday, March 16, at 10 AM. Get more info at www. suffolkcountyhistoricalsociety.org.

THEATER

The East Hampton Library welcomes Tommy Sullivan, a member from the band Johnny Maestro and the Brooklyn Bridge for a free event on Friday, March 15, at 6 PM. Call 631-324-0222, ext. 3.

Ray Red Townline BBQ in Sagaponack hosts live music every Friday from 6 to 9 PM. On March 15, it’s Ray Red.

Cooperage Inn The Cooperage Inn in Calverton welcomes Greg Parr on Friday, March 15, at 6 PM and Joe August on Saturday, March 16, at 6 PM. See www.cooperageinn.com.

Greenport Harbor Brewery At Greenport Harbor’s Peconic location will be the Gallagher Brothers Band on Friday, March 15, at 7 PM, Jellyband on Saturday, March 16, at 5 PM, and Atomic Red Hots on Sunday,

The Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett welcomes J.A. Morell on Friday, March 15, at 8 PM, on Saturday, March 16, at 8 PM will be Lynn Blue and Band followed by The Realm at 10 PM. See the full schedule at www.stephentalkhouse.com.

Bob Blatchley Sannino Vineyard in Peconic will have live music with Bob Blatchley on Saturday, March 16, from 1 to 5 PM.

Billboard Live Band Martha Clara Vineyards in Jamesport will have a concert with Billboard Live Band on Saturday, March 16, at 7:30 PM. For tickets, visit www.marthaclaravineyards.com.

Mojo Band Clovis Point Vineyard in Jamesport will have live music on Saturday, March 16, with the Mojo Band at 7 PM.

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Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor honors the 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ final year recording with The Moondogs on Friday, March 15, and Saturday, March 16, at 8PM. See www.baystreet.org.

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Falls for Jodie Guild Hall in East Hampton’s John Drew Theater presents “Falls for Jodie”

by Eric Micha Holmes Wednesday, March 13 through Saturday, March 16 at 8 PM and Sunday, March 17 at 2 PM. Visit www.guildhall.org.

Mamma Mia! Southampton Cultural Center delights theater goers with “Mamma Mia!” through March 24. For a full schedule, visit www.scc-arts.org.

Goat On A Boat Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor presents “The Fairy Tailors” on Saturday, March 16, at 11 AM. Log onto www. baystreet.org.

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Sweet Charities

By Jessica Mackin-Cipro jessica@indyeastend.com

Let’s Go “Let’s Go — A Benefit for i-tri” is an online vacation auction that is now live. Those interested can bid on seven vacation locations, including Costa Rica, NYC, Maine, France, and the Hamptons. The auction will run through March 20. i-tri is an East End community-based program that fosters self-respect, personal empowerment, self-confidence, positive body image, and healthy lifestyle choices for adolescent girls. Visit www.accelevents. com/e/LetsGo to bid.

Kendall Madison The Kendall Madison Foundation benefit will be held at the Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett on Friday, March 22, at 7 PM. The event will raise money for the Kendall Madison Fitness Center as well as its scholarship fund. The foundation was started in memory of Madison, a local student-athlete who tragically lost his life at the age of 21.

The cost of admission is $25.

South Fork Bakery The South Fork Bakery in Sag Harbor is holding a fundraiser to raise money for its 2019 kitchen rental on Wednesday, March 27, starting at 5:30 PM. The bakery empowers adults with special needs through education and employment. For tickets and more info, visit www.southforkbakery.com.

Ladles Of Love “Ladles of Love,” a fundraiser benefitting the East Hampton and Amagansett food pantries, will be held at the Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett on Friday, March 29, from 7 to 11 PM.

The goal of the evening will be to raise $40,000 after the organization fell short in its appeal letters.

There will be musical acts from MamaLee, Jettykoon, Lynn Blue Band, Bastards of Boom, Taylor Barton, Bobbi Terzi Originals, and OC/DC. Locals will especially enjoy the first ever Supervisor’s Jam, when East Hampton’s Peter Van Scoyoc and his band “Supe du Jour” and Southampton’s Jay Schneiderman and Friends share the stage.

Dance and delight with catering from Art of Eating, including rice and beans with corn bread. There will additionally be a silent auction, 50/50 raffle, and merchandise from Polar.

Tickets are $35 and can be purchased by contacting East Hampton

Food Pantry at 631-324-2300.

In The Pink The Ellen Hermanson Foundation presents its “In The Pink” breast cancer benefit on Saturday, March 30, from 6:30 to 10 PM at 230 Elm in Southampton. The event will honor Rita Wasserman, a breast cancer survivor, for a lifetime of community service. There will be chef tastings and a live auction with Angela LaGreca serving as auctioneer. Music will be performed by The HooDoo Loungers. For tickets, visit www.ellenhermanson.com.

Jake’s Rescue Ranch A fundraiser brunch for Jake’s Rescue Ranch will be held on March 31 from noon to 4 PM at The Mansion at Oyster Bay. There will be a buffet brunch, open bar, raffles, silent auction, and children’s activities. For tickets and more info, visit www.jakesrescueranch.org.

The Big Duck As part of its “Images of America” series, Arcadia Publishing is releasing the book, “The Big Duck and Eastern Long Island’s Duck Farming Industry,” on March 25. The Flanders Village Historical Society and Friends of The Big Duck are hosting the first author talk and book signing for the author, Dr. Susan Van Scoy, at the David W. Crohan Community Center in Flanders, on Tuesday, April 2, at 7:30 PM. Refreshments will be served.

Madoo In Manhattan The Madoo Conservancy presents “Enzo Enea: (De)Constructing Paradise” for the sixth annual Madoo in Manhattan Robert Dash Garden Design Lecture. The event will take place on Thursday, April 4, at 6:30 PM at a private club in Manhattan, with a reception to follow. Tickets and more information are available at www.madoo. org.

mitted to helping women and families on eastern Long Island with late-stage women’s cancers including breast, ovarian, cervical, and uterine. Lucia’s Angels was created in loving memory of Lucia Terzi Bagan.

The cocktail reception, seated dinner, and music selected by DJ Phil will be held from 6 to 10 PM at East Wind in Wading River. Seating for the wearpink event will be available for $125

per person and $95 for breast cancer survivors through the NFBHC website, www.northforkbreasthealth.org.

Casino Royal Two local charities, The Paul Koster Memorial Benefit and Have A Heart Community Trust, present a Casino Royal Masquerade party on Saturday, April 6, at Seasons of Southampton.

For more info, call 631-283-3354.

Gahan Wilson Needs A Hand Cartoonist’s family starts Go Fund Me page for memory care

By Bridget LeRoy bridget@indyeastend.com

If this were an actual Gahan Wilson cartoon, the headline for this might conjure up one of Wilson’s famed horrific-but-hysterical images — maybe the former Sag Harbor resident holding a dismembered appendage or something along those lines.

Often categorized in the same genre as Charles Addams, another East End denizen, Wilson’s scary, sexy, weird images were a precursor for Gary Larson and the like. For those who were passionate fans of the cartoonist’s creations, whether in Playboy, National Lampoon, or any of the many books he published, it comes as a shock to think of the wry, weird, and wonderful Wilson suffering from dementia.

But his stepson, Paul Winters, has started a Go Fund Me account for Wilson, whose wife, Nancy Winters,

recently passed away. Wilson now lives in an assisted living facility in Arizona, and memory care is necessary for his advanced condition.

“For many years, my mother and Gahan and I had joked about what to do when they got older,” Winters shared on the Go Fund Me page. Living on a ranch appealed to the Wilsons, and it is there that Nancy Winters’ ashes will be spread. However, Winters pointed out, “memory care is wildly expensive. More so than assisted living. If we could cover the cost ourselves, we would. We can’t, and Gahan and my mother did not save for anything like this. We are asking his fans to help us, help Gahan.”

For those who would assist the 88-year-old Wilson, the website is www.gofundme.com/gahan-wilsonteam-effort.

Pink Pearl Gala On Friday, April 5, the North Fork Breast Health Coalition will again celebrate breast cancer survivors, providers, and caregivers at the fifth annual Pink Pearl Gala.

This year’s gala will be a tribute to Lucia’s Angels, which will be represented by president and co-founder Stacy Quarty as well as co-founder Susie Barry Roden. The foundation is com-

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By Hannah Selinger

Nearly 15 years ago, husband and wife team Stephen and Cheri Wirth took over ownership of the now widely known Digger O’Dells Ales & Eats, Riverhead’s own Irish pub. All these years later, the restaurant/bar is still a huge hit. Digger’s opened in 1993.

Digger’s has made a name for itself by producing quality food and serving a wide array of — you guessed it!

— beers. The bar and restaurant serve over 100 beers, in bottles and on tap.

Next door, the Crooked Ladder Brewery, another project spearheaded by Stephen Wirth, brews a handful of craft beers, which are also available at Digger’s. Crooked Ladder is now in the hands of Wirth’s brother, David Wirth, but the brewery remains a family affair. The adjacent establishments work hand-in-hand when it comes to event space and beer offerings.

Open for both lunch and dinner, Digger’s serves the type of food one might expect at a pub: Buffalo wings, potato skins, mozzarella sticks, chili, and a variety of sandwiches take their

rightful places on the menu. But there is also deference paid to local cuisine, as evidenced in such dishes as the Father Solan baked clams (chopped shrimp, clams, scallops, and lump crab meat, combined with herbs and spices and served broiled in a clam shell), or the beer-battered fish and chips (lightly fried cod, served with waffle fries and Irish soda bread).

But did you come for the food? It’s ok if you didn’t (although you’ll surely find something that satisfies, given the belly-pleasing nature of the menu). Digger’s does an admirable job of featuring local beers, from the Fire Island Beer Company draughts to the fleshy beers of the Greenport Harbor Brewing Company. The majority of the beers available are on tap, but there is a stunning collection of bottled microbrews available, too, for those who prefer the bottle to the glass.

What really sets Digger’s apart, of course — aside from the wide array of beers, extraordinary by any measure — is the place’s approachability. On a recent Sunday afternoon, I found the

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restaurant packed with locals, a testament to its popularity with the contingent that matters the most. Digger’s has ingratiated itself in Riverhead, attracting a steady stream of eager, beerloving regulars. Even with the many surrounding options (across the street, Dark Horse is impassioned about beer on tap, too, even though they have fewer selections), Digger’s remains a cut above the rest.

As for Crooked Ladder Brewing Company (if you’re next door, why not pay a visit?), typically six brews are on tap at a time. Brews are seasonally rotated, and popular ones of late include the “Outta My Vine” (a nearly six percent alcohol pumpkin ale), “Pipe Burst Winter Warmer” (an eight percent alcohol old ale), the “Crack O’Dawn” (a 5.5

percent alcohol coffee porter), and the “Dunkel” (a 5.5 percent alcohol dark German lager). In spring and summer, pale ales and saisons make their presence known, the lower alcohol brews pairing better with warmer weather.

The brewery offers pints, beer flights, and growlers for the road.

Perhaps you do not expect a transformative experience in Riverhead — although the tides there do appear to be turning. But with establishments like Digger’s (and Crooked Ladder), it’s possible to travel far and deep while staying in Concord, so to speak. Any one of the beers on tap can transport a thinking drinker to a place far away, or one even right next door. It’s the alchemy of travel, telescoped in a glass.

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Long Island Grown Peconic Land Trust holds sixth annual event, at Bridge Gardens

By Nicole Teitler nicole@indyeastend.com Peconic Land Trust will host its 6th annual Long Island Grown lecture series held in the Trust’s Bridge Gardens in Bridgehampton. The four conversations will take place on Sundays from March 17 through April 28.

The series is the brainchild of Yvette DeBow Salsedo, vice president of the land trust, who conducted a radio interview with local winemaker, Juan Micieli-Martinez. During their conversation, DeBow Salsedo realized the multitude of stories surrounding local food artisans, farmers, and wine and spirit makers. She then pitched the idea to senior outreach manager Kathy Kennedy, along with Long Island Grown. As the series grew, they added local chefs to the lineup.

“Everyone loves food, and everyone loves to hear a good story. The conversations are fun, engaging, and often include audience participation.

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Most people who attend one year want to be a part of it every year,” Kennedy explained of the sold-out event.

“Our moderator, Laura Donnelly, does a great job managing the conversation, and I think that meeting many of these individuals is fun. The series gives people the chance to get to know local farmers, chefs, winemakers, and producers and feel connected to the people who help put food on the table,” added Kennedy.

The theme this year, “Food and Beverage Artisans at Work,” focuses on the innovative stories of growers, producers, and chefs. Kicking off the series will be Abra Morawiec of Feisty Acres Farm in Southold, Kareem Massoud of Paumanok in Aquebogue and Palmer Vineyards in Riverhead, and Jack Formica of Amber Waves Farm Market in Amagansett. The following week features Peter Haskell of Haskell’s Seafood

in Quogue, Cori Anne Kopke of North Fork company Backyard Brine, and Carolyn Iannone of Love Lane Kitchen in Mattituck.

On April 7 will be Richie Pisacano of Roanoke Vineyards in Mattituck, Allissa Goodale of Borghese Vineyards in Cutchogue, and Jennilee Morris of Grace and Grit in Southold. Concluding the series is Meg Strecker of Tilth and Smoke in Southold, Aki Goldberg Terwilliger of Aki’s Kitchen, and Sandra Sadowski of Hamptons Farms in East Quogue.

When deciding who to choose for the lecture series, Kennedy first reaches out to individuals from PLT’s “Farms for the Future” initiative, a program that explores the challenges local farmers face, identifies problem solving approaches, and allows those to partake in a Farmland Leasing Program. She then contacts other culinary

professionals and researches various publications for news on food artisan influencers.

PLT was founded as a nonprofit in 1983 to conserve working farms, natural lands, and heritage. Together with the community, the Trust helps to conserve over 12,000 acres of land. Kennedy creates and oversees around 60 annual events connecting the public to “local farms, natural places, and Bridge Gardens,” all of which are designed to encourage outdoor experiences to understand value of nature in everyday life.

While the Long Island Grown lecture series is sold out, Kennedy noted, “We offer a wide variety of programming at the Gardens as well as around the East End, so I hope that people will join us for another activity this year.”

For more information, call 631-2833195 or visit www.PeconicLandTrust.org.

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The roadside restaurant in Napeague once known as Cyril’s will be back in business, now under the name Morty’s Oyster Stand. Independent/T. E. McMorrow

New Name, New Owner For Cyril’s Fish House Iconic roadside bar being renovated, now named Morty’s Oyster Stand

By T. E. McMorrow t.e@indyeastend.com In the mood for some nostalgia? Say, a frosty BBC at the roadside bar at Cyril’s Fish House on Montauk Highway in Napeague?

While it is not clear whether you will be able to buy a Bailey’s Banana Colada, which was the signature drink of Cyril’s owner and manager, Cyril Fitzsimons, this summer, you will be able to buy a mixed drink in the same building that was once Cyril’s. The building, and land it sits on, was purchased earlier this year for $1.31 million

by Jeremy Morton. An application for

a full-service liquor license, meaning mixed drinks, wine, and beer, is now

before the New York State Liquor Authority. The application describes the new establishment as a full-service restaurant.

According to the application, the restaurant will be called Morty’s Oyster Stand. This week, a building permit

from the Town of East Hampton was posted outside the iconic, if rundown, building, and a crew was seen inside.

The interior has been gutted and is being rebuilt.

The building and land were the property of Michael Dioguardi and his family. The extremely popular business, however, was run by Fitzsimons.

Crowds overflowed into the roadway, and traffic during the summer season slowed to a stop for at least a quarter mile in both directions every late afternoon on a daily basis.

The Town of East Hampton’s code enforcement division cited the owners for numerous zoning code violations.

In 2016, the corporation that technically owned the business, Clan Fitz, was found guilty after a four-day jury trial in East Hampton Town Justice Court of 45 misdemeanor crimes. The corporation could have been fined up to $1000 for each charge, though it is not clear from court records what the final fine was.

More important to the town, the land owners, the Dioguardi family, agreed in a stipulation with the town in county court to remove all structures that the town had charged were illegally placed on the property. That stipulation will legally govern what Morton can and cannot do on the property.

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St. Patrick’s At Rowdy Hall Rowdy Hall in East Hampton is celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with special Irish fare and drink specials on Saturday, March 16, and Sunday, March 17.

The specials will return on Saturday, March 23, and Sunday, March 24, to honor the Montauk St. Patrick’s Day parade.

Drink specials include Irish mimosas (OJ and Magner’s) for $3, a St. Patty’s Rowdy Tap for $6, and Magner’s Cider for $6. A lunch and dinner prix fixe will be available all day and night on March 16 and 17. Classics include corned beef and cabbage and bangers and mash. The following weekend, enjoy the drink specials as well as a la carte specials.

Indian Wells Tavern Indian Wells Tavern in Amagansett will be celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with Irish fare and drink specials on Sunday, March 17. Diners may enjoy $5 Jameson shots and Guinness drafts alongside a

corned beef hash and cabbage special.

The specials will be offered all day long.

Chef Jack Formica As part of THAWfest 2019, Amagansett Food Institute and the Southampton History Museum will co-host a handson workshop with Chef Jack Formica on Saturday, March 23, starting at 11:30 AM at Rogers Mansion in Southampton. The chef will focus on foods that are regionally available, with a particular emphasis on living/raw foods.

Formica is a chef, farmer, and forager who shares AFI’s mission to create a more sustainable and equitable local food system. He previously served as the chef at AFI’s South Fork Kitchens Café and has participated in many other activities related to AFI’s mission.

The event will begin with a cooking workshop and presentation and will be followed by a tasting, discussion, and open house. The cost is $10. For more info, visit www.hamptonsartsnetwork.org.

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Diane Shifman: Finding The Right Fit

for his rental house but the landlord didn’t want to purchase one because the house already had a little charcoal grill, so I picked up what I thought was a good one. A few weeks later he sent me a text titled “grill tragedy’’! Apparently flames shot out of the holes and melted the knobs right off the grill. Luckily no one was hurt.

Another time I had an accepted offer on a $3 million sale in Georgica from an international buyer. There was an inspection and there were even signed contracts, but then the buyer claimed he couldn’t get mortgage approval, so the deal went south.

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hinking outside the box has given realtor Diane Shifman an edge in selling and renting East End properties. Through creative angling and negotiation, she has managed to land deals and forged a fierce loyalty among her customers and clients.

been looking for a house but wasn’t able to find anything she liked. I showed her only one listing and she fell in love with it. It happened to be south of the highway in Georgica, had a guesthouse and pool, and remarkably, was under a million dollars.

What drew you to a real estate career?

Your first big sale?

I could never picture myself working 9 to 5 in a city cubicle, so the flexibility and varying schedule was very attractive. I also love architecture and home design, and I’m very curious about what’s behind the door of each home.

How did you wind up in the Hamptons?

My parents bought their first house in Amagansett in 1996, and after college in 2004, I got a job as the owner’s assistant at the Farmhouse Restaurant.

It was supposed to last just one year, but I just kept putting off moving back to New York. I took a few waitressing jobs, started teaching at Springs school, and became increasingly involved with the community here.

When did you get your license?

My parents, grandparents, and uncles are all involved in investment properties and in 2005, they advised me that real estate might be something I could always fall back on. I didn’t think it would become my career.

How did you transition into that career?

Friends of mine were starting the real estate firm Rosehip Partners in 2008 and asked me to join as an agent.

Shortly after I started, momentum began to build, so I decided to do it full time.

One summer morning I was at the LVIS fair, planning to take a day off and get some beach time, when I received a call from a couple who wanted to see a $6 million listing on Egypt Lane. I set up a showing that afternoon and they knew it was right as soon as they walked through the door. Now they are not just clients, but friends.

What is the best part of the business for you?

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We had a listing in Springs for nine months, a house on Red Dirt Road for a million and a half, and on the very last day of our contract, we got two offers and wound up selling the house!

Are the transactions ever complicated?

Yes, every deal has a complication somewhere along the way, no matter how prepared you are. We represented a piece of land that the sellers had never seen and it turned out an abandoned

road ran through it, and in order to make it buildable, we had to go through the legal process of acquiring that road.

What was your favorite deal?

It was only a little rental for $25,000, but I did the entire transaction while sitting on a beach in Cancun. Even though I should have been relaxing, it confirmed to me how easy it is to be mobile in this business. Another time a rental client fell in love with a house that was twice her budget but she was obsessed with it. I really wanted to get it for her and the owners wanted to sell at the end of the season, so I suggested a show clause and they agreed to rent it to her for half their asking price.

Do you have passions apart from real estate?

Yes, I picked up tennis when I moved out here and it’s become an addiction.

It teaches you to focus and you can’t believe how many clients I’ve met on the court!

To reach Shifman or inquire about her properties, call 973-818-4392 or email diane.shifman@compass.com.

Finding the right fit for someone. I think of myself as a teacher and advisor to all of my clients and I can tell as soon as they walk into a house if it’s for them.

I love that every day is different. I never know who will call, what house I will walk into, or where I’ll meet my next client.

Why did you move to Compass?

Sometimes in life you need to change in order to grow. It was the right time and I moved along with my partner Kevin Flaherty. There are many things Compass has to offer, including great marketing and a network of agents across the country we can refer to.

With the summer season approaching, how is the market looking so far?

There are lots of monthly rather than full season rentals and prices have remained steady, but there are still deals to be had.

What was your first sale?

What is the worst thing that’s happened to you so far?

A regular customer at a restaurant I waitressed at heard I had gotten my license and told me her daughter had

Many times, tenants and owners are at odds over what is needed in a house, and I often find it easiest just to buy it myself. One tenant needed a gas grill

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Price

Location

AQUEBOGUE

Hill, C & J

Hayes, P & M

620,000

23 Locust St

BRIDGEHAMPTON

SixTwoTrees LLC BH Real Estate Holdings O’Connor, W & A 70 Matthews 22 LLC MUUS 2nd Holdings LLC

Two TreesFarmDevelpment H&L Realty of Hamptons 3 Aelfies LLC Oeuvre 2 LLC Pique Partners LLC

7,200,000 1,000,000 2,025,000 9,575,000 3,325,000

6 Two Trees Ln 2318 Main St, Unit H 3 Aelfies Way 70 Matthews Ln 13 Jobs Ln

CALVERTON

313 Edwards Avenue

Blue Water Development

640,000

313 Edwards Ave

CUTCHOGUE

Boeckman, K May, T & A

Bergen, D Raleigh, M Trust

505,000 530,000

275 Wilson Rd 150 Pinewood Rd

EAST HAMPTON

Monterosso, P & K Moudis, T & M 182 SB LLC 180 SB LLC 178 SB LLC Keller & Tetherow Kelle Blostein, A & K Kaufman & Steinhacker 16 Greenway LLC Weingarten, L & Allie, N MNZI LLC Goodman, D &Sander, N Teeple, T LaBrake, M Carr, L Happy Wife LLC Skye Is The Limit Ten Lee LLC

New Sunshine Custom Bld Goell, S by Exr Three Mile Harbor Prp 1 LWJ LLC Three Mile Harbor Prp 2 Yorn, P & Kaltman, B Picken, J Jackflash99 LLC Rossi, A Ahl, E & D Sawyer, R Spielman, I Gitter, R & Reid, R Rudolph, J & E Mott, W & M 5 Goodfriend LLC Kenmore, A Nichols, K

995,000 800,000 870,000* 9,440,000 1,790,000* 697,500 1,318,385 1,225,000 1,450,000 1,350,000 700,000 862,500 825,000 670,000 1,950,000 1,600,000 2,250,000 14,750,000

64 Pembroke Dr 677 Hands Creek Rd 182 Springy Banks Rd 180 Springy Banks Rd 178 Springy Banks Rd 10 2nd St 9 Glade Rd 25 Breeze Hill Rd 16 Greenway 22 Bucks Path 215 Bull Path 19 Prospect Blvd 21 Wooded Oak Ln 463 Route 114 10 Fieldview Ln 5 Goodfriend Dr 152 Montauk Hwy 10 Lee Ave

EAST MARION

Chamale, J

Sledjeski, W & M

480,000

7175 Route 25

EAST QUOGUE

Dunn, B & J Sheren, S Olender, A & J Dossantos, E

J Campo Associates Molfetta, L 325 Montauk Hwy LLC Petruccio, D & R

1,255,000 1,250,000 815,000 535,000

168 Malloy Dr 57 Whippoorwill Ln 17 Ocean Ave 21 Deerfeed Path

FISHERS ISLAND

Tremaine, S

Baker, J & D

950,000*

Pvt Rd Off E End Rd

GREENPORT

Rosenthal, V Von Wehren, L

Tully, C & J Ruther, R

925,000 460,000

400 Green Hill Ln 239 Fifth Ave

HAMPTON BAYS

Hayes,A & O’Connor,M Town of Southampton MTGLQ Investors L.P. Apps, N Perretta, P & T

Stark, M & Trusts Larsen Jr, J & Jeski, P Brylewski, M&I by Ref Dubson, B & L Delrey & Delrey-Cone

455,000 900,000* 850,324 805,000 809,000

6 Robin Nest Rd 25 Bellows Terr 33 Staller Blvd 2 Norbury Rd 1 Nautilus Ct

MATTITUCK

Pawlowski, P & E

Gildersleeve, J & D

570,000

715 Pike St

MONTAUK

Montauk 007668 LLC

Sebbesse, J

1,475,000

33 N Surfside Ave

ORIENT

Theofanis, L & G Bunn Jr, R & C Williams, K

Haase, R Hallock, T by Admr Caufield, J Trust

995,000 550,000 1,645,000

1695 Greenway E 100 Greenway E 1700 Youngs Rd

QUOGUE

Sheehan, T & M BLEZ55 LLC Gerson, K

Hellrigl, M King, D & H Gardiner, J & H Trust

1,150,000 1,150,000 2,900,000

6 Southwood Ln 14 Woodland Ln 83 Quogue St

REMSENBURG

Orlowski, J & C Nussbaum, R & H

DeSousa, D & A PHS Asset Management

875,000 1,440,000

10 Mill Rd 52 Halsey Rd

RIVERHEAD

Ferguson Enterprises

RB Bethpage Realty

2,520,000

946 W Main St

SAGAPONACK

840 Sagg LLC

840 Sagg Main Street

9,675,000

840 Sagaponack Main St

SAG HARBOR

Davies, H & Kiahtipes, S 4519 Noyac LLC Oliver, O & Stafford, F Ray D Oh LLC Mouse 22 LLC Dock of the Bay LLC Diamond, R & Norton, M

Masotto II, E & K Ben-Haim, T & Z Thomas, K Main Street Broadcast May Six LLC Knight & Johnston Knigh Walker, S

840,000 1,030,000 1,175,000 3,200,000 990,000 1,965,000 1,301,000

28 Pine Crest Ln 4519 Noyack Rd 1225 Sagg Rd 23 Redwood Rd 27 Meadowlark Ln 146 Bay St 68 Hempstead St

SHELTER ISLAND

Blevins, J & L

Jacob, P

799,000

15 Great Circle Dr

WADING RIVER

76 Creek Road LLC Daquet, J & F Pirozek, J

Holt, L Karsos, S Hornosky Jr, R & L

710,000 429,000 650,000

76 Creek Rd 44 Josephine Dr 58 Calverton Ct

SOUTHAMPTON

Edwards, M & K Matuska, W Zaloga, L Browne Development Co Vorkon Realty Holdings 125 Basil’s SouthLLC Paoletti & Harid Paolet Scangelli, J & C

Schwartz, J & K Abate,S &O’Connell, E Behringer, M Essay, V & V & A Trusts Unified Credit Trust Rohe, D & M Glinka, S & K & M Quirolo, V & J

1,950,000 640,000 380,000 525,000 670,000* 1,975,000 999,999 810,000

26 Turtle Pond Rd 1965 North Sea Rd 1375 North Sea Rd 259 Majors Path 7 Upland Dr 125 Middle Pond Rd 75 St Andrews Rd 570 Hampton Rd, Unit 37

SOUTHOLD

Orlofsky, S 475 Midfarm LLC

Resciniti Jr, S Carlsen, J Trust

1,595,000 510,000

18575 Soundview Ave 475 Midfarm Rd

WATER MILL

77 Newlight LLC

Hessner, R Trust

1,617,000

77 Newlight Ln

WESTHAMPTON BEACH

Kurdadze, M 100 Griffing Avenue Read, M

Roth, R & J Mistry, A & H RJR Westhampton LLC

785,000 999,999 575,000

8 Bridle Path 100 Griffing Ave 3006 Mitchell Rd

* Vacant Land

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Camps & Recreation East Hampton Sports Camp @ Sportime 631-267-CAMP (2267) www.sportimeny.com/ehsc East Hampton Sports Camp @ SPORTIME Amagansett offers children between the ages of three and 13 an exciting program of sports and games that includes tennis, baseball, swimming, basketball, soccer, dodgeball, capturethe-flag, and more. Experienced art and music teachers also provide campers with a variety of creative activities, special events, and fun theme days.

The Country School Summer Camp 631-537-2255 www.countryschooleasthampton.org The Country School Summer Camp is for kids ages two-and-a-half through seven.

There is a full range of activities to choose from, including art, music, gymnastics, jewelry making, team sports, swimming, and more. Located on Industrial Road in Wainscott — call for dates and rates.

Future Stars Camp 631-287-6707 www.futurestarssouthampton.com Future Stars Camps is offering junior summer camps focusing on multi-sport, soccer, tennis, basketball, lacrosse, and baseball programs. Future Stars Southampton LLC, which operates the 46,000-square-foot state-of-the-art indoor complex on Majors Path in North Sea, is an affiliate of Future Stars Tennis, LLC, one of New York’s largest sports management companies.

Summer Camp @ROSS Ross School 631-907-5555 Summer Camp @Ross offers a variety of programs from surfing to sailing, filmmaking to ceramics, and robotics to rock band for campers between the ages of six and 14. Early childhood programming for children six and under includes music and movement, creative exploration, and sports exploration. The camp’s Majors and Minors programming gives campers the opportunity to explore their two favorite areas. Weekly sessions begin July 1 and run through August 23.

Summer Reading Club East Hampton Library 631-324-0222

www.easthamptonlibrary.org Registration for the East Hampton Library’s Summer Reading Clubs, which have the theme, “A Universe of Stories,” begins May 25. This summer, there will be three groups: Read-to-Me Readers (ages two-and-a-half to kindergarten); Independent Readers (entering grades one through five); and Young Teens (entering grades six through eight.) Prizes will be awarded. The program ends on August 31.

Time Travelers www.shelterislandhistorical.org/ timetravelers The Shelter Island Historical Society hosts a week-long summer program for children ages six to 12. Participants will journey back in time to explore Shelter Island’s story through music, art, performance, crafts, gardening, and games. Monday, July 29, through Friday, August 2, 9 AM till noon in the Havens Barn. Registration is now open. For more information, email info@shelterislandhistorical.org.

Bulldog Ball Club www.bulldogballclub.com/summercamps Based at East Hampton High School for the summer, the multisport camp for children six to 14 is now open for registration. Weekly sessions run from June 24 through August 23 and from 9 AM to 3 PM daily. The camp programs are designed to improve children’s knowledge and skills of sports for both beginners and experienced players alike. All children can enjoy sports with the right coaching and approach. Camp offerings include soccer, flag football, and basketball in the mornings, and baseball or softball in the afternoon.

All coaches are year-round professional youth sports coaches. A drama and art camp takes place from July 8 to August 2, also from 9 AM to 3 PM daily.

Transportation is available from Southampton, Bridgehampton, and Water Mill.

SoFo Camp 631-537-9735 www.sofo.org South Fork Natural History Museum in Bridgehampton hosts a marine science program each summer. Children will get to explore various marine habitats and the ecology of their fascinating and secretive occupants. Visit SoFo’s website to learn more.

YMCA East Hampton RECenter 631-329-6884 www.ymcali.org YMCA East Hampton RECenter Summer Day Camp offers a robust and fun-filled camp program. It provides children with positive developmental experiences and encourages them to forge bonds with each other and with staff, enhancing confidence through skill-building activities suited to their age. Children can experience a sense of achievement through opportunities in the outdoors and are welcomed to a physically and emotionally safe and stimulating environment.

Summer day campers are also able to explore creativity, teamwork, and leadership in a wide range of physically active programs that influence lifelong healthy living. Weekly sessions begin July 1 and run through August 30.

YMCA membership is required, and space is limited. Visit the YMCA’s website for more information.

The Art Farm 631-537-1634 www.theartfarminthehamptons.com The Art Farm offers small groups and tailored schedules that meet the desires of each camper to create a unique experience. Campers spend their morning on the water and the afternoon on Art Farm’s organic, sustainable farm in Sagaponack. Mornings are about being active, challenged, informed, and fulfilled while exploring. Afternoons add a chance for creativity, time spent nurturing the animals, teamwork, and fun, always combined with composting, reducing, reusing, and recycling.

Camp Shakespeare 631-267-0105 www.hamptons-shakespeare.org/camp Entering its 20th year, Camp Shakespeare is a fun, creative, and welcoming place for kids and teens ages eight to 15.

Activities involve acting, improvisation, movement, voice, and theatrical arts and crafts, and are led by trained theater educators in an atmosphere of discovery and cooperation. Each week-long session culminates in a performance for family and friends.

Camp Shakespeare is held on the expansive grounds of and in St. Michael’s Lutheran Church in Amagansett.

Camp Invention 800-968-4332 www.campinvention.org Camp Invention is where BIG ideas become the next BIG thing! Local educators lead a week of hands-on activities created especially for children entering first to sixth grades. Camp Invention gives boys and girls the opportunity to investigate circuits, disassemble household appliances, and much more. As they dream, build, and make discoveries, they will have a chance to examine science and technology concepts during teambuilding exercises.

Camp Invention will be offered at Springs School from July 22 through July 26 from 9 AM to 3:30 PM and at the John Marshall Elementary School in East Hampton from August 12 through 15 from 9 AM to 4 PM.

East Hampton Indoor Tennis 631-537-8012 www.ehit.ws The Davis Cup Tennis Program provides top summer tennis instruction on a daily, weekly, or seasonal basis. Players of all skill levels are welcome to attend and each camper is placed into an appropriate group.

Peconic Dunes 4-H Camp 631-727-7850 ext. 328 www.ccesuffolk.org/peconic-dunes-4-hcamp The Cornell Cooperative Extension sponsors a sleepaway and day camp for youngsters eight through 15. Includes training in outdoor survival, marine science, forest, pond, and woodlands study.

Call for more information.

Amaryllis Farm Equine Rescue Pony Tails Compassion Camp 631-537-7335 www.amaryllisfarm.org For the camper who just can’t get enough of the world of horses, have we got a camp for you. Beginning June 24, camps will run Monday through Friday, 9:30 AM to 1 PM, through August 30. Sign up for one week or the whole summer.

Raynor Country Day School 631-288-4658 www.raynorcountrydayschool.org/camp The best gift you can give a child. Kids can enjoy an all-inclusive summer

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camp offering both indoor and outdoor options. Twelve-acre grounds offer manicured fields, gymnasium, two heated pools, aquatics center, and sports courts designed for various uses. Flexible options include two-day, three-day, and five-day experiences from 9 AM to 4 PM, Monday through Friday. A mature and experienced staff is on hand. Located in Westhampton Beach.

soccer in a safe, fun, positive, and organized learning environment. Emphasis is placed on effort over talent, as well as team concepts, and core fundamentals.

Also included are tips on diet, fitness, and “intangibles.” Week-long summer sessions are available from June through September, and weekend camps are offered in spring, summer, and fall.

Buckskill Tennis Club

631-288-8400 www.eehcampgoodgrief.org Every year, East End Hospice offers a summer camp for children who have experienced the loss of a loved one. This year, Camp Good Grief will be held July 22 to 26 at Camp Pa-qua-tuck in Center Moriches. There are fun activities and plenty of surprises, plus the camp gives the children a chance to bond with others who have had similar experiences.

631-324-2243 www.buckskilltennis.com Located in East Hampton, the Buckskill Tennis Club offers a program to help develop well-rounded tennis players. Instruction is given in form, technique, fitness, and proper tennis etiquette. Buckskill instructors stress the importance of enjoying tennis as “a game for life.”

Camp Pa-Qua-Tuck 631-878-1070 www.camppaquatuck.com Specifically designed for campers with disabilities. Each session is designed to help the campers (children and young adults up to the age of 21) achieve equality, dignity, and maximum independence through a safe and quality program of camping, recreation, and education in a sleepaway environment. The camp aims to help children reach beyond the limits of their physical and mental challenges, encouraging them to join fellow campers in activities. The camp is on Chet Swezey Road in Center Moriches.

Camp Blue Bay 631-604-2201 www.gsnc.org Camp Blue Bay Sleepaway Camp, located in Springs, provides girls with an outdoor experience in which campers can choose to live in a Girl Scout troop house or go tent camping. A variety of program choices are available for one or two-week sessions. Girls will participate in general camp activities, including swimming, boating, crafts, nature, campfires, and more. Girl Scouts and non-Girl Scouts can sign up.

Hamptons Baseball Camp 631-907-2566 www.hamptonsbaseballcamp.com For children of all experience levels, ages four to 13, who want to play baseball and

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Sandy Hollow Day Camp 631-283-2296 www.sandyhollowdaycamp.com The Southampton-based camp, for ages four through 14, offers a wide variety of activities, including swimming, tennis, sports, and arts and crafts. It is family owned and operated. Transportation is available.

MBX Surf Camp 631-537-2716 www.mainbeach.com The leading surf camp in the Hamptons provides 10 weekly sessions, Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 3:30 PM.

Pathfinder Country Day Camp 631-668-2080 www.pathfinderdaycamp.com Treat your kids to a summer they will remember in scenic Montauk. Activities include swimming instruction in a heated pool, basketball, baseball, archery, tennis, cookout, and much more. Transportation included.

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Theater Camps 631-725-0818 www.baystreet.org/education Bay Street Theater’s available summer camps and classes include puppetry, musical theater, and Shakespeare. An array of offerings suitable for kids between the ages of four and 14. Visit the website.

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Sports Bees Fall One Win Short Of State Final Four Bridgehampton looks back and ahead following 66-60 regional final loss

By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com

It’s been four years since Bridgehampton made the Final Four, and fans are going to have to wait a little bit longer as the Killer Bees fell short in their bid for a state appearance with a 66-60 loss to Marathon at Binghamton University Sunday, March 10.

Elijah White’s three-point basket and a free throw from J.P. Harding pulled the Bees within one, 58-57, with 3:26 left to play, but after a timeout, Marathon’s Diego Castellot muscled his way to the hoop for a score and added a layup after teammate Mason O’Donnell’s free throw to give the Olympians a 63-57 advantage as the clock wound down.

In his final game as a Killer Bee, Harding finished with 28 points and 19 rebounds, coming up with crucial baskets to keep his team in the game. He tied the score on four separate occasions and either pulled the Bees within one or gave them a one-point lead on three others.

“It felt great coming up with those clutch buckets — I was so locked in,” said Harding, who had double-doubles in all but two games this season. “I want to thank all my teammates for setting me up. I just finished.”

The senior scored six points to go along with Nae’Jon Ward’s seven — off a three-pointer, a field goal, and two free throws — to help Bridgehampton (15-10) to a 13-10 to an early lead after one quarter of play.

“We came out and fought hard,” said Ward, who finished with 13 points.

“Some calls we didn’t get, and some calls we did. But we executed our sets.”

A Marathon field goal and a threepointer gave the Olympians a 15-13 lead early in the second period, but Harding’s reverse layup tied the score. A White three-pointer answered a Marathon free throw to put the Bees back on top, 18-16.

“We tried to control the pace of the game,” said White, who also added 13 points. “But they made their possessions long, kept us on defense to slow the game down, and even speeded things up when they wanted to.”

Change Of Plans Harding said his team’s strategy was to overwhelm Marathon with the Bees’ scramble defense, and prevent the Olympians from shooting threes. But Marathon finished with six of them, half coming from Castellot, who also scored the final seven points of the third quarter on back-to-back shots from beyond the arc and a free throw to give his team a 51-45 lead. Bridgehampton made seven outside shots itself — three from Ward, three from White, and one from senior Nate Depasquale.

The teams were tied 29-29 at the half, and Ward said he was hoping he and Harding could come out in the third completing more pick and rolls, and have White shooting on the wing

J.P. Harding leaps to the rim during Bridgehampton’s win over Shelter Island for the Suffolk County Class D title February 13.

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to mix things up. But what he wasn’t expecting was getting double-teamed in the backcourt.

“That kind of messed us up,” Ward said.

White said the Bees knew their taller guys had speed against the other team’s bigs, so taking advantage of that helped.

“Hats off to Marathon, which had a very strong offense, very patient, and was able to move the ball the way they wanted to,” Bridgehampton head coach Ron White said. “We didn’t impose enough pressure unfortunately, and they did a lot of screens and a lot of dribble handoffs and it caught us off-guard a tad.”

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Whalers Won’t Wallow In Defeat Pierson bids farewell to nine seniors, head coach, following regional final loss

By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com

Katie Kneeland was crying tears of joy as she walked off the court Saturday afternoon.

After her Pierson basketball team’s historic season came to an end with a 55-26 loss to defending state champion Milbrook in the regional final at SUNY New Paltz March 9, Kneeland admitted she was sad, but she couldn’t help looking back on all the success that came with this season. The Whalers went on a 19-game win streak, finished 16-0 in conference play for the League VI title, took home Class C/D and B/C/D crowns, and played in the small school championship before the regional final.

“I was actually crying happy tears in the end because I had so much fun in the process,” said Kneeland, who entered the game averaging 19 points, and scored just nine, but ends her career with 1,043.

“For me, I didn’t reflect on the end result, I reflected on all the relationships I had made and the fun times I’ve had in the gym.”

For Kneeland, things also came full circle. She started her varsity career as an eighth grader, which was the last year the Whalers made it to the regional final.

“I’ve done a full loop and ended back here,” Kneeland said. “It took five years to get us back there, but it made the accomplishment feel very deserved. Three wins against Mattituck also made us all very happy — that’s always been one of our goals because we hadn’t beaten them in seven years.”

Millbrook went on an 11-0 run right out of the gate, led by junior forward Erin Fox, who led all scorers with 26 points.

Pierson (19-5) didn’t score until Kneeland hit a three-pointer with 1:14 left in the first quarter. By halftime the Blazers led 27-7.

“I actually thought we prepared pretty well, and defensively I don’t think we did a bad job,” head coach Kevin Barron said. “Our game plan was to doubleteam as much as possible.”

He added, “With Erin Fox, there’s not much you can do when you’re up against a player that is that dominant —

she kind of takes over the whole game.

She’s an extremely smart player, getting in good positions and dishing the ball off at the right times. She was ready to play against our defense, but I think we did an excellent job against the other players we were preparing for, like Sam McKenna, who in one game we watched hit eight three-pointers.”

McKenna, another future college player who averaged 19 points per game heading in, finished with 13 points.

Pierson, which trailed by 25 entering the final quarter, was hurt when one of its top scorers, Chastin Giles, couldn’t get her shots to fall. She finished the year averaging 12 points per game, but was held to just one in her final appearance this season.

“I just had a very hard time scoring,” Giles said. “Everyone has their off days.”

Barron said it was a credit to Milbrook, which normally plays a 3-2 defense, but sat in a 2-3 zone, he thinks, to keep Giles from driving to the basket.

The Blazers put a six-foot girl right in the center to block shots.

“They totally smothered us with their defense,” Barron said. “We were struggling to shoot and get open shots inside, and when you can’t get inside, you have to be on with your shots from the outside.”

Senior Celia Barranco, who hit two from three-point range, finished with a team-high 10 points for Pierson. Seniors Phoebe Arkinson, Aziza El, and Paige Schaefer each added two.

The End Of An Era Kneeland, along with eight other seniors, bid farewell to the team. Barron said it was emotional for everybody, especially subbing the seniors out at the end of the game to give the younger players a taste of high-level varsity competition.

“It was tough for me,” he said, adding it was also hard on Kneeland’s father George and her uncle Woody, Barron’s assistants. “I’ve been with these girls for a long time, and so have they, so it was a lot for everybody. Obviously, we had

Katie Kneeland races to the basket in Pierson win over Smithtown Christian for the Class C/D title February 15.

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high hopes for this game, and have been through a lot together.”

After 11 years coaching, seven with the varsity girls program, Barron is also stepping aside to focus on his family.

“This is the best team I’ve coached in terms of success and all-around chemistry on and off the court,” he said.

“These girls were a very tight-knit group and that even showed more on this little trip to New Paltz — eating dinner on the bus ride together they had so much fun.

The laughs we had . . . I think a lot of memories were created there.”

Barron said being a coach is something he’s wanted to do since he decided to become a teacher in high school.

“It was for this exact reason,” he said. “I always had such great relationships with my coaches when I was in high school and in college and I wanted to form those same relationships with kids. It’s different when you’re a teacher up in front of a classroom. You get to see kids in a different light on the court and be more interactive with them and just learn more about them.”

That’s why he said he thinks he isn’t turning his back on it just yet.

“I don’t think I’m done with coaching,” Barron said. “This is just a temporary break. Being a parent right now, I have to be able to spend more time at home, because I did miss a lot the last few years. Living in Center Moriches, the travel back and forth late at night after practice and games has been wearing on me. I just want to take a little bit of a break.”

Kneeland, who grew up with a basketball in her hand, will be moving on from the court, and is currently in pursuit of her private pilot’s license. She’s cherished being able to have the unique opportunity to play with her family so close by her side.

“My dad has pushed me hard on the off-season to work on my game and get my shot down,” she said. “Every time I’m with him we’re playing basketball, and that’s why I’m the shooter I am today.

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Mattituck Pushed Out Of Postseason Carle Place shows it is the complete package in 66-25 win over Tuckers

By Desirée Keegan desiree@indyeastend.com

Mattituck’s girls basketball team hit very few bumps in the road after losing all five starts and six players total from last season’s team. But last week against Carle Place, the Tuckers ran into a wall.

Mattituck (17-6) just couldn’t keep up with Carle Place’s speed, fight through its defense, or counter the Frogs’ sharpshooters in a 66-25 loss in the Long Island Class B championship game at Farmingdale State College March 6.

“Their defense was everywhere — exactly where we wanted to pass the ball,” senior Rachel Janis said. “And they were there before we even thought it.”

With the win, the Frogs leveled the playing field, splitting the difference over the last four straight years the two teams have faced off in the title game, but senior Julie Siefert said the Tuckers did exactly what they set out to do — step up.

“We didn’t have any doubts that we were going to be a force to be reckoned with,” the forward said. “We knew those players that left, they were great, helped build Mattituck basketball to what it is today, but we also knew it was our job to morph to fill those roles. I think it’s such a negative outlook if you go into a season thinking, ‘Oh wow, we’re not going to do good.’ We worked hard in the offseason, competed in a summer league, and we were ready for this.”

Multiple stops early and some of the total of 29 turnovers Mattituck would have on the night helped the Frogs jump ahead 20-7 at the end of the first. Erin Leary scored 14 of her game-high 21 Carle Place points during that span. Leary also had seven rebounds, three steals, and two assists, and teammate Giana McKeough was the second of three double-digit point scorers with 12 points, six steals, five assists, and four rebounds.

“They were shooting the lights out,” Mattituck head coach Steve Van Dood said. “We even changed our defense, and it was hard to get a stop. They were a lot quicker than us — the way they moved the ball, the speed of their feet, the way they side-stepped — that was key.

And even when we keyed in on who we thought were the top two shooters, two other girls stepped up.”

Siefert (nine points) said the shooting placement also proved to be a struggle.

“They were able to drive and shoot outside, so we didn’t know where to pack it in,” she said. “They’re just very good all around.”

Carle Place did all of this with two 1000-point scorers sitting on its bench.

Seniors Leah Burden (knee) and Abby Selhorn (foot) were both injured. But Mattituck also had trouble making bas-

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kets, scoring nearly half its points (12) off free throws.

With 6:20 left in the second, Sarah Santacroce (four points) found Ashley Perkins (three points) under the basket for an easy layup to bring the score to 23-9 before Carle Place went on a 20-0 run.

“I thought if our energy was up and we were a little more positive . . . the momentum just wasn’t in our favor, our shots weren’t falling, and we were just really down on ourselves,” Janis said.

“We’re year-round lacrosse players, and they’re year-round basketball players, and it showed.”

Perkins and Jaden Thompson (four points) play on the Tuckers’ softball team, and Santacroce is a soccer goalkeeper, while the rest of the Mattituck players frequently find themselves headto-head with Carle Place during Long Island championship battles in lacrosse.

“We wanted to prove to everyone we could still do this,” Thompson said.

“It got a little frustrating — they were even faster than we expected — but at that point we decided we just need to breathe, play our game.”

The senior received a pass from her on-the-diamond teammate with 5:11 left

in the third for a score, and made the second of two free-throw attempts with 1:38 to make it 57-12.

Van Dood said although his players couldn’t keep up with the tempo this time around, he’s proud of what they were able to accomplish at the county level, even topping teams that have two or three Amateur Athletic Union players.

“They have nothing to be ashamed of,” the coach said. “This is a testament to how athletic these girls are, how dedicated they are to the program, how dedicated they are to the school and the community. They have a lot of pride.

They played hard right to the last minute.

We’re going to build upon this.”

Siefert, who swished both her attempts at the foul line to end the third, and made five more in the fourth, has been around for three of the last four Mattituck-Carle Place matchups. Van Dood said it’s girls like Siefert who bought into the program, filling the shoes of the girls before her, and instilling the same work ethic and passion in the players that will come after her. Siefert said she already sees it: “If anyone says things are going downhill, making it here is proof that we’re not.”

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Greenport Returns To State Semifinal Porters punch their ticket after 91-77 total team win over Tuckahoe

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As Greenport’s boys basketball team huddled to form its clap-and-dance celebration circle, a familiar face stepped in to stomp his feet: head coach Ev Corwin.

“It was such a long, brutal wait,” he said, still catching his breath from all the excitement. “For the game to just get started was a load off my back, and when I saw Jaxan Swann and Ahkee Anderson scoring from all over the court like I know they can today, I knew we were in good hands.”

The pair combined for 55 points, more their half their team’s total in Greenport’s 91-77 win over Tuckahoe in the Class C regional finals at Centereach High School March 9. The Porters (19-2) have been waiting for this moment after a long bus ride home last year following a state semifinal loss.

“I’m so happy this is out of the way,” said Anderson (28 points, five rebounds, six assists), before smiling to add, “I’m ready to go upstate and make some noise.”

Greenport came into the game looking to pressure the ball on defense after focusing on some new defensive strategies in practice the last two weeks. The Porters also wanted to stay sharp on offense. Although it took a

little time, they achieved both goals in addition to grabbing rebounds on both ends of the court.

Tuckahoe was up 21-16 at the end of the first quarter after scoring backto-back threes, and opened the second with another before Jaxan Swann (26 points, nine rebounds, eight assists, and five steals) made his first of three from beyond the arc. It sparked a 10-0 Greenport run capped by an Anderson (four three-pointers) long-range shot that put the Porters out front for good.

Swann was also the heart of the press that forced 24 Tigers turnovers, and fatigued the team down the stretch.

“Coaches were telling me to be more handsy on defense, not on the ball but off the ball, to jump more passes and be more aggressive,” Swann said.

“I just listened to them, got a couple steals, and after that it was all instinct.”

Anderson made another three before Swann and his older brother Jude (17 points, 13 rebounds) sandwiched a Tuckahoe field goal for a 32-28 advantage, but Zach Riggins (12 points, five rebounds) coming off the bench to score six Porters points in a one-minute span was exactly what the doctor ordered.

“He gave us a big shot in the arm

today,” Corwin said. “That’s what you need.”

“He gave us so much energy, was that spark off the bench,” Anderson added. “Everyone came in with a job to do, and everyone executed.”

Jaxan Swann tipped an in-bounds Tuckahoe pass, gained possession, scored, and was fouled. After converting the three-point play a Tuckahoe layup left Greenport with a five-point lead, 45-40, heading into halftime.

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port’s lead to 59-44. Six straight points brought Tuckahoe within nine, but it was as close as the Tigers would come the rest of the way.

“We work together, always want to feed the hot hand, but everyone had the hot hand today,” Anderson said.

Greenport will play in the state Final Four March 16 at 10:45 AM., taking on the winner of the Section III Cooperstown-Section IV Unadilla Valley matchup in the semifinals at the Floyd L. Maines Arena in Binghamton. The Porters are looking to become the first team in school history in any sport to bring home a title.

“I think this is our time,” Swann said.

“We’re looking to make a statement.”

He said he’s hoping he can get his “goofy” coach to let loose once more next weekend at the biggest dance of all.

“He was pumped up after working us hard for weeks,” Anderson said, adding he thinks the upset loss to Class D’s Bridgehampton in the C/D championship game February 16 was an eye-opener for his Porters to push that much harder. “He hasn’t been able to sleep for weeks, so for now, I know he can rest easy until we go upstate and handle business.”

Corwin let out a sigh of relief after hoisting the Class C Southeast Regional championship plaque above his head: “To get back to Binghamton is everything.”

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when J.P. hit the career milestone earlier this season. “I understand the history here, and where this team came from,” he said. “And to be a part of such a historic program like Bridgehampton’s was amazing.”

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Not About The Wins And Losses White told his players in the locker room that each time the Bees step out on the court, it’s bigger than basketball.

“These guys are great kids, and I just pray they continue to learn the art of perseverance,” the coach said.

“I challenged them. I told them expect for things to go wrong and right, but when things do go wrong, you have to continue to breathe and believe, you have to continue to fight; don’t get too down on yourself, just keep going hard. That’s what it’s all boiled down to.”

Learning and growing is what it’s been about for the team.

“It’s been a mix of emotions.

We’ve had so many ups and downs, but in the end, we developed and became more than a team, but a family,” Harding said. “We’ve learned so much about each other and pushed each other to our limits all season long.”

“Being a Killer Bee has meant a lot to me,” he added, pointing to the rich history he shares with his father Javon, who was a teammate of the current head coach on the celebrated teams of the ’90s. The Hardings became the first father-son duo to reach 1000 points

The sound of what’s to come While Bridgehampton loses Harding, Depasquale, Jonny DeGroot, and Jahqur Carr, the Bees return juniors Ward, White, and Will Walker.

“I think these guys graduating have inspired some of the underclassmen to continue to build,” Ron White said. “But it’s not what happens during the season, it’s what happens offseason; it’s important. Getting in shape, staying in shape, looking at the game, watching the game, getting on an AAU team, a summer league, you’ve got to chew on it and breathe it. You can’t wait until November and think you’re going to be good.

You have to put in time on the court, off the court, working out when no one is watching to better yourself.”

“We all believed this year was our year, but it didn’t happen the way we planned it,” Elijah White said. “To get here was exciting, but I’m hungry. It’s been a goal of mine my whole life to get to states and win this championship for my town. We have to come back stronger.”

Ward said while all good things

must come to an end, he’s learned a lot from this team.

“I had to study and learn my personnel — when were the right times to get them the ball, where their favorite places to shoot are — I’ve learned a lot of different playing styles,” he said.

“But next season starts tomorrow, so as of then it’s back to the gym and working on getting better.”

The coach said while there’s some work to do, he’s seen the maturation, and believes his guys will continue on the road of striving to be the best that they can be.

“They showed some heart throughout the year, we got some good wins and some rallies, and throughout the entire season there was growth across the board,” White said. “Us Killer Bees, we’re always buzzing.”

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Continued From Page 29. a lot,” she said.

Kneeland added, “Basketball itself has shaped me into a very organized and driven person. It has given me confidence in other areas of my life where I never thought I could go, such as flying. Being a small school, we may end up having a less-skilled team than the bigger schools, but I would say by far we have the most heart. It’s how we’ve been able to make a name for ourselves in many sports.”

Don’t Count Them Out Next Season While graduating most of the team can seem daunting, fans can relish in the fact that the junior varsity team went undefeated this season. Kneeland sees nothing but good things for the year ahead.

“There are some incredible athletes on that team that are capable of forming a state-bound team in the future,” the senior said. “And even one of our freshmen, Sofia Mancino, was one of the loudest girls on the court.”

Barron said several of the junior varsity girls got to travel with the team upstate, getting a taste of the playoff atmosphere, and already started forming relationships with the other girls. He added they were crucial components during practice. The coach said he’s even seen numbers in the youth circuit continue to rise with each season. Giles is happy to be a part of it.

“Basketball means everything to me, and I’m excited to see how Pierson basketball grows,” Giles said. “I would love to pave a path or inspire other kids to want to work hard for this game and be as motivated as me and my team were this year. I’m looking forward to next year, and I know it’s only going to get better, because Pierson basketball never regresses. We will only get better from here.”

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Pahwul had said at the outset about the Duryea application, “We jumped that application ahead of others that were in the pipeline.”

Once Arntsen is familiar with the particulars of the case, he will be discussing the scope of what the board should be exploring in the application, the planning board agreed. That discussion will take place in an executive session, behind closed doors.

Kramer allowed members of the public to speak, while cautioning that this was not a public hearing over the application, which would be held further along the site-plan process.

Lisa Grenci, who lives on Tuthill Road, asked how the board could it allow residentially zoned land to be used for business purposes. “I can’t address the stipulation,” she said. “That has been put in your lap. Your job is to represent our town’s laws. The stipulation, as far as I am concerned, does not adhere to our town code laws.”

Robert Pluhowski, who said he owned the adjacent property on the residentially zoned side of Tuthill Road told the board, “He is basically

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taking his sewage tanks, which he pumps out every day, and smells terrible, and moving it into my back yard.”

He said that there was a nine-foot tall retaining wall called for in the application for the septic system, and that the plan, including the proposed parking spaces, was dangerous for the narrow Tuthill Road.

David Gruber, who was nominated recently for town supervisor by the Independence Party, also spoke. He said the planning board was not obligated to follow the town board’s lead. “I am very concerned with the integrity of the legal process in this town,” he said.

“The planning board is not a party to this lawsuit that was settled by stipulation. It is not even clear that the town is bound by the stipulation” since it has not been ratified by the town board, Gruber added.

Tina Piette, an attorney who represented Rowan on another restaurant application, that for Arbor Restaurant, which is by the train station just down the road from Duryea’s, contacted The Independent last week. She questioned allowing members of the public to speak during the planning board’s initial review of a site-plan application.

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FOROctober 2019 SEASON Long Season:NOW MayRENTING 1 through 30: $13,500 each.

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To Advertise In This Directory, Call The Independent at 631 324 2500 www.indyeastend.com Classified Deadline: Monday at Noon

Articles For Sale RECLAIMED WOOD BARN BEAMS ANTIQUE FLOORING NEW, WIDEBOARD, WHITE OAK FLOORING INSTALLED AND FINISHED THE ORIGINAL RECLAIMED WOOD SPECIALISTS. CALL TODAY FOR THE BEST MATERIALS, SERVICE AND PRICES

516 318 7836 15-4-18

Help Wanted FULL TIME Equipment Operator/Truck Driver. Full time benefits. Call 516-458-7328.

24-2-25

SOUTH FORK Construction company seeking experienced dock builders. Also seeking laborers willing to learn the trade, year round must have DMV license.

516-458-7328.21-4-241 HVAC SERVICE/INSTALL TECHS, Year-Round or seasonal. Health Benefits, Housing Allowances, 401K with matching contributions, Training & Tools provided.

Sign on bonus available for qualified applicants. Grant Heating & Cooling 631324-0679. donna@ granthvac.com. Inquiries kept confidential.21-6-27

Help Wanted RUNNER EH VILLAGE, LUXURY BOUTIQUE INN, The Mill House Inn. Job duties include supporting housekeepers with lifting and supply runs. Also performs light maintenance, grounds keeping and a variety of other tasks. This is a Fulltime, year-round position.

Must be willing to work Weekends, work a flexible schedule, and must be able to work holidays. Please send resume or contact information to hookmill@gmail.com 24-2-25 FRONT DESK & CONCIERGE EH VILLAGE, LUXURY BOUTIQUE INN, The Mill House Inn. Job duties include customer service, serving of breakfast, attentive all day guest services, and light phone sales. This is a Fulltime, year-round position.

Must be willing to work Weekends, work a flexible schedule, and must be able to work holidays. Please send resume or contact information to hookmill@gmail.com 24-2-25 HOUSEKEEPING EH VILLAGE, LUXURY BOUTIQUE INN, The Mill House Inn. Job duties include cleaning guest rooms and public areas. As well as Laundry,

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Ad Sales Representative Be a part of the largest circulated weekly newspaper on the East End of Long Island. The Independent is the go-to weekly read for both year-round and summer residents alike who want to stay on top of Everything East End. And we’re hiring!

We are looking for Advertising and Special Events Sales Representatives who enjoy meeting with local businesses and helping their businesses grow. If you have Sales Experience, energy and are looking to be a part of an exciting and fun team – we’re looking for you. You will handle all aspects of advertising for local businesses: print, digital, sponsorships and events. Previous media sales is a plus.

If you’re interested in learning more please send your information to Dan Schock, Head of Sales at dan@indyeastend.com.

Dishwasher and evening Turndown as needed. This is a Full-time, year-round position. Must be willing to work Weekends, work a flexible schedule, and must be able to work holidays. Please send resume or contact information to hookmill@gmail.com 24-2-25 FULL TIME OFFICE/CUSTOMER SERVICE REP NEEDED 40 hrs. Mon-Fri 8am-5pm. Full benefits, 401k W/ matching contributions, major holidays off, paid vacation. Fortune 500 company.

Duties include answering calls, scheduling appointments, opening up new accounts. Administrative duties. SUBURBAN PROPANE 631-5370930 ask for JOAN or WIL Walfonso-zea@suburbanpropane.com. Inquiries kept confidential 19-4-22 DJ HART OF SAG HARBOR Well established clothing, jewelry accessories store seeking enthusiastic retail sales associate to join team oriented staff! Fast-Paced hands on job, Experience preferrred, 4+ days/week year round, including weekends. Resume and/or inquiries. In person: 34 Main

St. Sag Harbor, NY. By phone: 631-725-5849 631-901-4988.

By email: debatable@optonline.net 25-4-28

Landscape LANDSCAPE SPECIALISTCustom design and installation. Planting of trees and shrubs. Hedge and bush trimming, etc. 631-747-5797.

UFN

Pets

uncertain. If you would like to help in any way, please contact Emma's RSVP advocate at (516) 695-0425 for more details or visit rsvpinc.org/special-needs.

Text or call (631) 219-8529 for adoption info.incli. Help us help them.

“Sponsored by Ellen Hopkins” R.S.V.P. (631) 728-3524 PET SITTER / DOG WALKER Available for daily visits, wknds or extended vacations. Sag Harbor / EH Area.

Text or call 631-5990866. 21-4-25

Photographer Breeding. A word that is abhorred in the animal rescue community and for good reason. It is frequently associated with the exploitation of animals and the cause of genetic/health problems.

“Emma” is a small, 13lb. beagle pup, only 10 months. She is as sweet and precious as can be. But unfortunately, Emma has a unique bladder abnormality which presents as incontenence. She has been seen by a veterinarian and undergone several tests. The next step is an evaluation by a specialist.

Emma's medical bills are increasing and her future is

Help Wanted

POSITIONS AVAILABLE:

Gurney’s Montauk Resort & Seawater Spa & Gurney’s Montauk Yacht Club In order to be eligible for hire, you must have proper authorization to be employed in the United States.

Housekeeper/Houseman, Staff Accountant, Corso Barista, Pastry Cook, Security Guard, Banquet Captain, Seasonal Front Desk Manager, Seasonal Restaurant Manager, Seasonal Pool Club Manager, Seasonal Sous Chef, and Seasonal Housekeeping supervisor.

Seasonal Engineering Line Staff, Seasonal Shuttle Drivers If you are interested in any of the above positions, please apply on line at HYPERLINK “https://www.gurneysresorts.com/montauk/about/careers” https://www.gurneysresorts.com/montauk/about/careers

MARINA TYCHININA PHOTOGRAPHY-Family Sessions, Creative Portraits, Architectural and Interior Design Photography. email: tychininam@gmail.com.

Cell: 646-312-9745. www.mari.nyc. 19-4-22

Real Estate For Sale/Rent

PRIMELINE MODULAR HOMES, INC. Builders of Customized Modular Floor Plans that Fit Within Your Budget. Licensed & Insured.

Locally Owned Since 1993.

Steve Graboski, Builder Amagansett, N.Y. 11930 Tel: 631-267-2150 Fax: 631-267-8923

email: primemod@aol.com

LARGE CORNER LOT FOR SALE IN SAFE AND FRIENDLY CLEARWATER BEACH ADORABLE PRIVATE BEACH AND MARINA SMALL 3 BEDROOM 1.5 BATH ON THE LOT NEEDS TLC HUGE POTENTIAL $595K CALL ME 516-769-5605 HOUSE FOR SALE BY OWNER IN SAG HARBORRenovated 1400sf Cape in Mt. Misery, 3 BR, 1 Bath, Nice Lot. 123 Denise St. FSBO.com #510289.

631-2047547. $850,000. 24-4-27

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CHARMING ONE BEDROOM AIR CONDITIONED COTTAGE just a block from Maidstone Park and Beach and Michael’s Restaurant.

Showers in and out. Fully furnished and stocked.

Small but private and comfortable, Long season-April 15 through Thanksgiving. $15,900 payable upon move in. Call 631-276-8110 or see ad elsewhere in this newspaper. UFN

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will be celebrating National Pet Month this May with a Cutest Pet Contest in association with

The Cutest Pet Winner will be announced at ARF’s Alumni Reunion and Pet Celebration Day on

MAY 4th

HOW TO ENTER SEND THE FOLLOWING TO PETS@INDYEASTEND.COM

BY APRIL 17 (closing midnight)

• name of pet • Owner’s name • town where pet lives • photo of pet

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