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Marijuana Dispensary Coming To Riverhead By Rick Murphy
“Let’s go to Amsterdam, Dude.” “I can’t.” “How about Colorado?” “I have no money, man.” “How about Riverhead?” “I’ll get my poncho, dude!” Here’s some news Cheech and Chong would love. A national company chosen to dispense medical marijuana will set up shop in Riverhead. Columbia Care LLC will run the site, one of only two on Long Island. There were 43 applications made, state officials said. Last week New York State chose five companies around the state. Columbia Care, like most of the others, already is in the business – it has dispensaries in five other locations around the country. In July 2014, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature enacted the Compassionate Care Act to provide a comprehensive, safe and effective medical marijuana program that meets the needs of New Yorkers. “The program will ensure that medical marijuana is available for certified patients with serious
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she had cooked for our family. The meal started with pinkie-sized, crisp little nameless fish that were fried and were to be eaten whole. Then came the polpo (octopus), which was cooked in a garlicky tomato broth. There was a rich, briny, clam sauce waiting to be tossed with linguini; shrimps baked, fried, breaded; baccala (cod), which had been bought dry and soaked for days, now rested in a platter, smothered with fried onions and capers. A fish salad with every delicious fish in the sea, swimming in garlic and lemon and olive oil. Today, so many, many years later, I marvel that the memory can still make my mouth water . . . All of our Christmas Eve meals started at 7 PM when my father came home from work. At 11 PM – four hours of solid eating later – it was time for dessert. There was fresh fruit for the faint of heart, but the diehards would dive into the white cardboard boxes that were filled with dozens of Italian pastries with wonderful names like cannoli, pasticciotto, sfogliatella. We wouldn’t stop eating until the boxes were empty. Each morsel, every crumb, was a way of holding on to the holiday for a few minutes more . . . I remember one year my grandfather, perhaps a little tipsy from the combination of food and drink, helped me to set aside a glass of red wine for Santa. It was empty when I woke up the next day . . . We were pretty broke, but somehow Santa managed to bring me everything I ever wanted. The best present I ever got was a new Schwinn bicycle. It shows you what a trip to Beneficial Finance could do
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to make the spirits bright . . . I took a chilly subway train ride with my dad one Christmas Eve in search of phonograph needles so we could play an old-fashioned phonograph and listen to some ancient Italian records. We found the needles in a little shop near Coney Island. When we rushed home and tried to play the records, we discovered that the phonograph motor was worn down and Enrico Caruso sounded like he was on Quaaludes. Not that anyone ever heard of Quaaludes in those days. The only drugs we knew were called Luckys and Camels and Chesterfields ... When I was 16, my parents bought me a 45 rpm record player and gave it to me on Christmas Eve. That night, I had just one 45 record (Doris Day singing “Secret Love”). I listened to the same song over and over and over and fell in love with the blonde, freckled singer. I still can’t hear that song without thinking of that night . . . Then there was the Christmas Eve night that Manlio “Junior” Fossatti (age 11) decided to tell me (age nine) that there wasn’t any Santa Claus. He told me while we waited in the 86th Street station of the Sea Beach line for our fathers to come home from work. While he was at it, he also told me about sex. You lose one, you win one, I always say . . . The Christmas tree ornaments were mostly handmade and had been around since the 1920s. My favorite was a little porcelain Betty Boop character. I realize now it was as close to a family heirloom as we got . . . Every Christmas Eve at midnight, Mrs. Calabrese from across the street (I was born on the secondfloor apartment of her house – she was the midwife) would bring us a platter filled with hot zeppoli, which was simply fried puffs of dough covered with honey. My brother Joe and I would burn our fingers and tongues racing to be sure to get the last piece . . . The night before Christmas on West 7th Street in Brooklyn was always the best night of the year. The food was so delicious – it will always exist in our memories. It was a time when the language spoken was Italian with just enough English thrown in to remind us where we lived. It was a time when young couples walked past our windows as they went to midnight mass at St. Simon and Jude Church or Our Lady of Grace Church. It was a time when life was easy . . . The night before Christmas on West 7th Street in Brooklyn. It’s with me at this time every year. If you wish to comment on “Jerry’s Ink” please send your message to jerry@ dfjp.com.
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FEATURED SERENITY IN SAG HARBOR | $2,295,000 Located conveniently close to the towns of Sag Harbor and Bridgehampton, it is set on a vast property of 2.4 acres. With approx. 4,600 SF of living space, including 1,500 SF finished basement complete with fitness, media rooms and full bathroom, the open plan and floor-to-ceiling windows allow bright light to spread throughout the rooms. This beautiful home offers 4 bedrooms, with master suites on both the first and second floors. web# 530098 JOHN BRADY 631 353 3048 john@nestseekers.com
BRAND NEW HOME ON MARKET | $8,990,000 Located in South Watermill this 10,000+ livable sq/ft brand new home. 7 Bedrooms, 9.5 full Bathrooms, 5 wood burning/gas Fireplaces, 2 Laundry Rooms, custom built cabinetry, and Geothermal HVAC. Welcomed by a two story grand foyer with a 20 ft ceiling. Pool house cabana which includes a full bathroom, indoor & outdoor shower, serving station for guests at the interior and exterior of cabana, BBQ, and wet bar leading to a 20x40 heated gunite pool. web # 497329 NICHOLAS AMATO 516 680 1759 nicholas@nestseekers.com
FIVE BEDROOM SOUTHAMPTON VILLAGE | $4,175,000 5 bedrooms, including a master bedroom suite on the first floor with an adjacent office/sitting area, a grand master bedroom suite on the second floor with a cathedral ceiling and french doors. The living room features a 11-foot coffered ceiling and french doors, spacious open kitchen with Viking appliances, 20 x 40 foot heated gunite pool and pool house which includes a kitchen, full bathroom, living room, shaded veranda, and attached garage. web# 49074 NICHOLAS AMATO 516 680 1759 nicholas@nestseekers.com
OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME | $1,599,000 This rare waterfront property, with the ability to have a private dock, is located on an Iconic Montauk Lake. Build your own dream house with a second floor, with doors that open up to an expansive 180 degrees of Ocean and sound views. Minutes to town, shopping, restaurants, and ocean. Currently sits a quaint 3 bedroom 2 bath cottage on .54 acres with room for expansion. web #480080 DYLAN ECKARDT 631 353 2845 dylane@nestseekers.com LINDA KOUZOUJIAN 516 901 1034 lindak@Nestseekers.com
EAST HAMPTON ULTIMATE TRADITIONAL | $1,900,000 This truly unique home is situated on 1.2 acres of totally wooded privacy It features 4 bedrooms, 4 1/2 bathrooms, Cac, Open floor plan with vaulted ceilings and brazilian cherry floors throughout,Relax in the sunlit living room with a wonderful stone fireplace Formal dining room perfect for your entertainment , Gourmet Kitchen with Granite counter tops leading out to the new mahogany decking along with a 2 car garage. web # 484801 LISA PERFIDO 631 258 0184 lisap@nestseekers.com SUZANNE SIENKIEWICZ 516 885 7391
NEW HOME IN WATER MILL | $1,895,000 Almost completed this new modern home will have it all. This 3500 sq ft four bedroom and four bath home will have an open designer feel, with outdoor patio and pool areas and pool house to match. Attention to every detail including high end kitchen and baths,and a fully finished basement completes the offering. web # 420526 GEOFF GIFKINS 516 429 6927 geoffg@nestseekers.com
CONTEMPORARY IN CLEARWATER BEACH | $660,000 Impeccable home with a gorgeous back yard and pool. It boasts 3 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, living room/dining room, deck, patio and full basement. It has had plenty of upgrades. A must see! All the wonders of a nearby gated bay beach and a private marina. Got a boat? Keep it inexpensively in the marina. Got a kayak or two? Keep it right by the launch ramp! web #515755 JOHN BRADY 631 353 3048 john@nestseekers.com
HIGH QUALITY ATTENTION TO DETAILS | $1,850,000 This modern 4 bedroom 4.5 bath home has all you would expect from a refined quality build with smart technology throughout. Open living layout with cathedral ceilings, designer kitchen and bathrooms, and high end finishes throughout including full finished basement with exercise and media rooms. Landscaped to perfection the outdoor living is simply an extension of the indoor living areas, serene private and quiet. web #480080 GEOFF GIFKINS 516 429 6927 geoffg@nestseekers.com
SPECTACULAR EAST HAMPTON VILL LOCATION | $1,695,000 Great village location . One story cottage with 2 bedrooms, two bathes and den with fireplace. There is an attached over sized one car garage. Close distance to village and the ocean. Room for expansion and possibility for a pool. web# 438332 WILLAM STAFFORD III 631 566 4782 williamstafford@nestseekers.com
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PROPERTIES NEW CONSTRUCTION SOUTHAMPTON VILLAGE | $4,250,000 Great location and close to all this new home will have everything you desire to complement south of the highway village lifestyle. With 6 bedrooms 5.5 baths, formal living and dining, open family and kitchen leading to extensive patios and the manicure outdoors with gunite pool and pool-house. The lower level with have gym media and wine cellar and a guest suite with bedroom and bath. web# 502522 MICHAEL AMMAR 631 456 3541 michaela@nestseekers.com
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A COMFORTABLE AND INVITING RETREAT | $2,499,000 This 5,000 sqft home, custom built, and well maintained this turn-key residence incorporates an abundance of natural light thru it’s many french doors and windows that open to your outdoor entertaining spaces which overlook the private grounds and your heated gunite pool. Complete with 5 beds, including a private master suite, 6.5 baths, formal dining space and 4 cozy living room spaces. web # 533783 ROBERT CANBERG 631 816 0998 robertc@nestseekers.com
PRIVATE BEACHFRONT GETAWAY IN MONTAUK | $1,999,000 Traditional two story home offers 2500 sqft of living space, with 5 bedrooms and 3.5 baths including a Master suite on the first floor . Complete with hardwood floors, central A/C , 2 car garage and breathtaking waterfront views from the second story Master Suite deck. Unique opportunity to customize this beachfront getaway, offering the most ideal private beachfront for boat lovers and water sport enthusiasts of all ages. web # 493118 ROBERT CANBERG 631 816 0998 robertc@nestseekers.com
BRIDGEHAMPTON - LUMBER LANE | $2,500,000 Lumber Lane at its best! Private and hidden down a treelined driveway with mature landscaping on 1.98 +/- acres .This traditional home features three bedrooms, two and one half baths, upstairs sitting area, heated pool and detached two car garage. Just half a mile from Main Street, Bridgehampton. web # 488522 JANICE ROST 516 381 8905 janicer@nestseekers.com
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EXPANDED RANCH IN HISTORIC SPRINGS | $750,000 Beautiful home in east hampton to enjoy on the summer or the year round, sits on a .93 Of an acre, plenty of space with 5 bedrooms, 4 full bathrooms, an installed commercial kitchen, 2 car garage, outdoor shower, an inviting swimming pool. Definitely a must see!. web # 521091 JOHN BRADY 631 353 3048 john@nestseekers.com
OPEN AND AIRY CONTEMPORARY | $899,000 5 Bedroom 4 full bath contemporary home, just shy of an acre. Plenty of room for guests. Beautiful mahogany decking surrounds in ground pool with new liner and new filtering system. Home is short distance to town shopping. web # 506070 EILEEN KALMUS 631 875 9351 eileenk@nestseekers.com
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Killer Bees Win State Title By Rick Murphy
The Bridgehampton Killer Bees made history Saturday by capturing the New York State Class D Championship for a record ninth time. The Bees were tested twice – in the semifinal Friday, undefeated Moriah had the locals on the ropes (see accompanying story). In the final, played before a packed house at Glens Falls Civic Center, the Bees had to take out the defending champion, New York Mills, a gritty and intense squad that relies on its defense and clutch shooting. The Marauders have allowed a team to score more than 40 points only five times the entire season, and the strategy of holding onto the ball initially worked as the two teams combined for only 39 points in the first half – The Bees held a three point lead. Bridgehampton seemed content to stay back on defense and eschew its patented pressing zone. Behind
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the scenes, though, two veteran coaches were matching wits as if in a carefully crafted chess match. Mills’ coach Mike Adey, it turned out, had spent the better part of the day Saturday preparing for the
press, as Carl Johnson, the Bees’ veteran mentor, correctly figured. Adey opened up the game with a box and one – keeping a defender on the Bees’ high scorer, Charles Manning, while the other four sat back in a zone. He switched off into a 3-2 zone after halftime though, figuring Johnson was going to counter the box and one. As has been the case throughout the playoffs Bridgehampton turned up the intensity and began to exert its will on the defending champions. Adey had hoped he Bees wouldn’t be able to shoot over his press -- the Bees were cold in the first half. But with the season on the line, the locals delivered. Matt Hostetler hoisted a threepoint attempt from the far corner – it hit the rim, bounded 10 feet in the air, and dropped in. It energized the crowd and the team. (Hostetler giddily reenacted the epic shot in the locker room after the game.) Charles Manning Jr., then Elijah Jackson, nailed treys. Meanwhile, the Bees defense began to shut down the Marauders. Tylik Furman, who asked to guard high scoring Terrance Nichols, held him to seven points – Nichols had bombed for 25 a day earlier. Then there was six-foot Josh Lamison, one eye swollen shut, one leg taped up, vying for rebounds with players four inches taller – and continually coming down with rebounds on defense and putbacks on offense. “He’s amazing,” said assistant coach Joe Zucker of Lamison. “He couldn’t even see out of that eye. He just goes out and does it, and never complains.”
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Slowly, the Bees began to pull away. Early in the fourth quarter Furman, standing 25 feet from the basket at the right side of the circle, threw the ball high in the air, seemingly a misguided three-point attempt. Manning meanwhile, standing in the left corner, slipped down the baseline and emerged from behind the basket. He went skyward, meeting the ball well above the rim with one hand and smashing it down. The packed house went berserk. New York Mills hadn’t seen the likes of this kid, ever. Adey acknowledged as much afterwards. “We gave up 31 points to one player [Manning],” he said. “We’ve never done that.” Jackson’s third three-pointer late in the fourth quarter proved the icing on the cake. Adey still had a card to play. The Bees had been terrible from the free throw line of late, and missed 12 of 22 a day earlier. Adey directed his players to foul. Johnson made sure Manning had the ball at all times. The six-three junior made seven of 10 in the final minutes. The final was a comfortable 62-49. Manning was named tournament MVP and the New York State Class D Player of the Year. In a remarkable occurrence, his father Charles Maurice “Mo” Manning earned the identical honors in 1998, the last time the Bees won the title. Mo was in attendance, and the proud father could not contain himself – the tears flowed freely. His son spoke proudly of his father. “I wanted this for him,” Charles Jr. said. “I worked so hard for this.” The Marauders simply had no answer for Manning Jr. In addition to his tournament high 31 points, he grabbed eight rebounds and had five steals. On this, the ultimate stage, with scores of college scouts in attendance, Charles Manning Jr. etched his name alongside those of the East End’s greatest players. “He’s under all that pressure, and there he is laughing and smiling during the game,” Zucker remarked. “He’s an amazing player.” Jackson scored 11 points. Lamison, who scored 17 points and controlled the paint, joined Manning on the All Tournament Team and voiced what everyone involved with the team is already thinking: “We’ll be back up here next year.” That’s right – every player on the team is an underclassman. The 2014-15 Bridgehampton Killer Bees are: Justin LaPointe (Fr.), Isiah Aqui (Jr.), Ameer Brunson (So.), Hostetler (Jr.), Furman (Jr.) Manning (Jr.), Jackson (So.), Kevin Feliciano (So.), Max Cheng (So.), and Lamison (Jr.)
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Marnie The Dog - I’m A Book By Jessica Mackin
“Wow, I’m a book, haha lol,” said Marnie The Dog. Marnie, the adorable senior Shih Tzu who has been stealing the hearts of her Instagram followers for the past two years has just launched Marnie The Dog I’m A Book. Owner Shirley Braha adopted the former senior shelter dog at age 10. She became an Instagram sensation with over 1.8 million followers (myself included, #superfan). The introduction to Marnie The Dog tells the story of how Braha found Marnie on Petfinder.com while searching for a dog to “keep me company in my lonely life in a Manhattan shoebox.” Marnie had been found roaming the streets alone. Her name on her paperwork was Stinky and she was in bad health. Back in New York City, Braha nursed Marnie back to health. The vet suspected she might have brain cancer but it turned out her head
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DA Commences New CPF Investigation By Kitty Merrill
Is it happening again? East Hampton Town officials got a visit from the folks from the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office on Monday. They came bearing a gift, if that’s what you call an order to appear before the grand jury. A subpoena delivered on Monday commands the town’s Custodian of Records to appear before the grand jur y and bring records related to the purchase of what’s now known as Amagansett Farm, including resolutions, minutes of executive session and public sessions, memoranda, email, texts, and voting records. It further “commands” the town to bring all records and documents related to the purchase of the Montauk Highway property formerly dubbed “555” including negotiations, as well as all Community Preservation Fund records related to the purchase. Local government watchers will remember that almost 10 years ago disgraced former supervisor Bill McGintee’s administration began playing fast and loose with Community Preservation Fund money, using dough from the sacrosanct fund to cover regular operational expenses. It appears the DA is looking to see if something hinky happened with the Amagansett Farm purchase. Exclusive coverage of the McGintee scandal in The Independent prompted investigations by both the Office of the State Comptroller and the Suffolk County District Attorney. In 2009, after the extensive probe ended, the then-budget officer was arrested, McGintee resigned, and reports from the DA and OSC validated what The Independent had been reporting for months. When the dust settled, auditors determined the CPF had been looted to the tune of close to $27 million. The CPF is a dedicated fund that derives its revenue from a two percent tax on most real estate transactions in the five East End towns. The money is supposed to be used to acquire open space,
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farmland, and historic properties. Ten percent of the annual revenue can be used to cover the stewardship and management costs associated with the purchased land. This year the fund, which was approved by voters in 1998 and began amassing money in ‘99, hit the billion dollar mark, with more than 10,000 acres preserved. In the wake of the previous scandal, CPF law was revised and refined, with an appointed regional Opinions Bureau convened to weigh in on questions related to the use of the money . . . not that East Hampton listened in the case of the purchase of the property in Amagansett.
Relief, Then Concern A collective sigh of relief rose up from the hamlet last year when the town board announced a deal had been struck to purchase the acreage formerly owned by the Principi family. Bucolic parcels located at the eastern gateway to Amagansett had been targeted by out of town developers who wanted to construct at first, 89 luxury senior condos, then on a second try, 23 apartments and 63 single family residences. The town would pay $10.15 million for two parcels, then lease the land, with the hope that it would be farmed (even though it hadn’t been since the 1930’s). A larger piece comprises about 11 acres of open space. The second piece is some seven acres, plus a building, described in the public hearing notice as a “residence/barn” and was assessed as a residence by the town assessor’s office. A building? Hay, wait a minute. “You can’t buy buildings with CPF money unless you tear them down,” Assemblyman Fred Thiele, who wrote the legislation, said this week. The only exceptions to the prohibition are landmark structures. A year ago, the opinions bureau echoed the statement, according to minutes obtained by The Independent. Discussing the purchase of buildings for recreation use, the minutes note, Thiele, along with member Kevin McDonald said, “the purchasing of buildings should be avoided at all costs.” As to the use of CPF on agricultural buildings, the minutes report, “It was again reiterated that Towns should not be purchasing buildings (they should be segmented out).” The town’s appointed member of the opinions bureau, Zack Cohen, also sent the town board a letter cautioning
against the purchase of a building with CPF money. “I think an adjustment should be made,” Thiele said this week. The town ought to repay the CPF for the cost of the building, and purchase it with general funds, he said. Giving an example of how it was accomplished correctly, the assemblyman pointed to the Poxabogue purchase, where the land was bought with CPF money and the building paid for out of Southampton Town’s general fund.
Stirrup Questions Minutes from the same April 25, 2014 meeting report concern about “blended uses” on CPF properties. An accessory building to agricultural use may be acceptable, members agreed. But the mammoth 8137 square foot structure at what’s been dubbed Amagansett Farm hardly seems “accessory,” a word that calls to mind small sheds. This “barn” was on a separate parcel, and boasts a commercial-style kitchen, plus a half dozen bedrooms and eight bathrooms. The town has since merged the two parcels. Super visor Larr y Cantwell believes it is an accessory structure to agriculture. “It’s a barn,” he insisted. “Are you saying that if we get the opportunity to acquire farmland with a barn on it, we shouldn’t acquire it? . . . if we acquire a farm and a building that’s used for agricultural purposes, I see no reason why we shouldn’t.” He described the structure as a barn designed for horses with stalls on the lower level plus additional space on top floors. “It’s set up as a stable,” he said. A stable where the floors of the stalls are tile. The town board moved forward with the purchase just days after the bureau met. (Cantwell said he never received a written opinion from the bureau.) By last summer, officials had already received bids from potential users. They ran the gamut from putting greens to a cooperative farm. Eyebrows around town are shooting skyward at some of the
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proposed uses for the building including renting office space, housing farm workers, and serving as venue for an array of classes and events (that will make money for tenants offering as little as $6000 a year in rent). Thiele groaned when the list of potential activities was read to him. He called them “pretty far afield” of CPF’s intent. Cantwell said he had not studied the bids yet; board members Sylvia Overby and Peter Van Scoyoc were tasked with the chore. Last Thursday night during the town board’s regular meeting, Amagansett resident Elaine Jones – she once offered to pay the town $10,000 to leave the property in its current picturesque state – provided what could be a solution: segment out the building and use it to build a new senior citizens center. The current center is dilapidated and overcrowded, she reminded. The town could sell the land where the existing center is located – commercial property on Springs Fireplace Road that’s fetching a pretty penny – and likely make enough money to cover the cost of the segmentation and renovations to the “beautiful space,” she said. Cantwell said he’s not prepared to make any decisions about segmenting out the building. If it’s used for agricultural purposes, he believes it’s a correct use of CPF money. However, the supervisor said that if the community feels the barn/residence should be used for another non-CPF compliant purpose, he hasn’t closed the door on buying it back with general funds. Exactly how the building will be used is still an open question. “The community has yet to weigh in on how the property and building should be used,” Cantwell said. He reminded, “We acquired the property with strong community support.” The documents for the grand jury must be delivered by next week. Exactly how the DA will use them is also still an open question.
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fundraising efforts on the East End. Sunday morning a thousand runners will compete in the 20th annual Ellen’s Run, but it’s not about who runs the fastest – it’s about the joy of being there. Ratner wanted – needed – to do something to honor her sister, a gifted writer who became a tireless advocate for breast cancer awareness even as her condition deteriorated. A friend of Ratner’s planted the seed in 1996. “Your sister was such an amazing woman. You’re a runner – why not do a race?” Ratner, who had taken up running and ran her first marathon in 1986, didn’t know much about the business end. “I knew nothing about organizing a race,” she recalled. “I would go the day of the race, pick up my number, and run.” But she immersed herself in the planning process. “We worked hard. I read a lot. A lot of people told me we wouldn’t be able to pull it off, but when someone tells me I can’t do something, I do it,” Ratner said. “I looked at Ellen’s life for inspiration.” Four hundred runners showed up for the first race and the event raised $60,000. It has continued to grow. The idea was to help diagnosis, and prevent if possible, the disease and to provide the best possible care and a road to recovery to those who have it.
“There are a lot of people n the Hamptons without money, a lot of people who suffer greatly,” Ratner said. In 2008 Southampton Hospital officials approached Ratner about building a breast cancer center. It was an extremely ambitious project. “It was 2008 and the economy was crashing. It was our first bricks and mortar project. I was worried.” Nevertheless, Ratner went all in. She formed a foundation and began raising the necessary money needed to get the project moving. Today, The Ellen Hermanson Foundation endures, and its crown jewel is the Breast Center at Southampton Hospital. “The first time I saw it, [Hospital Director] Bob Chaloner walked me down the hall and I saw Ellen’s name. I started to cry,” Ratner remembered. “Ellen always found something good. She used to say `I didn’t choose the hand I was dealt but I can chose how to play my cards.’” Ellen’s Run is the poster child for a determined effort to help
cancer victims cope, survive, and ultimately triumph over the disease. Not one to rest on her laurels, Ratner has begun another ambitious effort – to purchase a digital tomosynthesis, a method for performing high-resolution limited-angle tomography at mammographic dose levels. Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) can provide a higher diagnostic accuracy compared to conventional mammography. “It is the most powerful new technology. There’s nothing like it. The unit costs about $500,000 and will be placed in the Hampton Bays satellite center. The race also provides funding for important ongoing programs. A recurring seminar, “Renewal & Hope,” helps newly- diagnosed women cope and provides hope. Ellen’s Well is there to help with expenses and transportation for counseling. Yes, she has had her share of despair, but Ratner’s journey has become its own reward. “The intensity of the work provides a high level of euphoria,” she said.
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Wake Forest University has announced five new endowed Presidential Chairs to recruit, retain and reward outstanding faculty who embody the teacherscholar ideal, one of which is funded by a local organization. T h e A n d r e w S a b i n Fa m i l y Foundation Presidential Chair in Conser vation Biology will enhance environmental education and research at Wake Forest and prepare upcoming leaders in the field. Through his family’s f o u n d a t i o n , Wa k e Fo r e s t parent Andrew Sabin supports environmental programs around the world. His son Sam attends the university. When announcing the Presidential Chair initiative in 2 012 , Wa k e Fo r e s t P r e s i d e n t Nathan Hatch outlined his vision for providing significant support for faculty through endowed chairs that give ongoing support for professors in these prestigious positions. This initiative — made possible through Wake Will: The Campaign for Wake Forest — provides a University match to the first 10 donors to establish an endowed Presidential Chair of at least $1 million, effectively providing the equivalent faculty support realized from a $2 million endowed fund. “A n e n d o w e d c h a i r i s a magnificent gift to a university
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in New York City. At the time Operation Rescue, an anti-abortion movement, was gaining steam nationwide and had the support of Cardinal John O’Connor. At the demonstration Hoffman and her supporters read aloud what has since become a manifesto for the
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The home of Merle Hoffman, a founder of the nation’s first abortion clinic and perhaps the most influential voice in the abortion rights movement, burnt to the ground on New Year’s Day. Hoffman, the founder and president of the Choices Women’s Medical Center, lives on toney Hedges Bank Drive, a couple doors down from legendary designer Donna Karan and down the block from Sean (Diddy) Combs. Town Supervisor Larry Cantwell acknowledged Hoffman is “high profile” and said there has been “discussion with federal officials,” namely agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He said he was not aware if the Suffolk County Arson Squad has been called in. Hoffman was said to be inside the house when the fire broke out along with four other people. A neighbor who spoke to her later that night told The Independent Hoffman was “surprisingly calm but may have been in shock.” Neighbors were abuzz during the afternoon as the fire, fed by wind, quickly spread from the garage to the main house. East Hampton firefighters were first on the scene and were soon joined by five other neighboring departments in a futile effort to control the blaze. Firefighters said they were notified at 12:43 PM and immediately dispatched trucks to the Landfall section of Northwest. The house, 56 Hedges Banks Drive, was “almost fully involved with fire” by then. East Hampton firefighters put out a mutual aid call. Springs, Amagansett, Montauk, Bridgehampton, Southampton and North Sea fire departments responded with tankers and RIT teams. According to a press release from East Hampton Town, “Fortunately, residents who were home at the time managed to escape the flames
safely.” Firefighters worked for close to four hours to extinguish pockets of fire in hard-to-reach areas of the building, and eventually an excavator was called in to remove debris so that firefighters could have access to areas in the basement that were still burning. The East Hampton Town Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the fire’s cause and origin. East Hampton Town Fire Marshal Dave Brown, who was at the scene, did not return calls by press time. Hoffman founded her first clinic 44 years ago, and made national headlines in 1989 when she organized a demonstration on the steps of St. Patrick’s Cathedral
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dressing, is something I will be recommending all summer long. For my entree I decided on the halibut which was sautéed perfectly and wonderfully complimented by the sunchoke puree, cabbage, morels and cumin. The linguine with fresh local clams were also a wonderful entree choice. We also ordered a side of quinoa made with zucchini and squash which exhibited great flavor profiles. The dessert was no different from the rest of the meal. The buttermilk panna cotta with rhubarb and strawberries was magnificent and the homemade chocolates were really something special. Highway Restaurant offers a dining experience that anyone will enjoy. They are open for dinner every night and lunch Friday through Sunday. Takeout is available and can be ordered on their website. Visit www.highwayrestaurant.com. Highway Restaurant & Bar 290 Montauk Highway East Hampton, NY 11937 631-527-5372 www.highwayrestaurant.com
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Donavon Frankenreiter will bring his surf rock to the Hamptons this week. On Sunday you can catch him at The Surf Lodge in Montauk and Monday at the Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett. Frankenreiter’s new album, The Heart, marks the start of the singer-songwriter’s second decade as a solo recording artist. It’s been over 10 years since the release of his self-titled debut, and in that time he has grown, not only as a musician, but also as a man. He’s raising a family and nurturing two creative careers—one onstage, one in the waves—but on top of all that, he’s still learning what makes him tick. And so, naturally, he named his album after his ticker. “All these songs are as close to me singing from the heart as I can,” said Frankenreiter. “It’s a complete record; the songs are intertwined. I had to call it The Heart, that was the theme of the record.” The songs here are seriously sentimental, without question the heaviest material he has released to date. Part of that inspiration came from his co-writer, the prolific songwriter Grant-Lee Phillips, with whom Frankenreiter had collaborated in the past on his album Pass It Around. He recognized the ease with which the two worked together and sent Phillips a handful of new tunes and ideas. He was astonished at the brilliance of the songs that came back, and so quickly, but also by one of Phillips’ suggestions in particular. “Grant told me, ‘You should make the most intimate and honest record you’ve ever made,’” said Frankenreiter. “So these songs are simple and intimate and honest, they aren’t cheeky. There’s some ups and downs — I love writing positive songs and happy tunes, but there are some downers here. I feel like it’s where I’m at, 42 years old. Every one of these songs means a lot to me. They’re from the heart.” To record them, Frankenreiter booked two weeks of studio time in May of 2015 at Blue Rock Studios in Wimberley, Texas. But unlike the privacy afforded by most studios, these sessions were live-streamed on the internet in a soul-baring exhibition for his fans. “We went in saying, ‘Let’s make the best record we can that we enjoy,’” he said. “And not that I didn’t feel that way about my other albums, but this was the one that felt the most natural. Even the way we made it, too, a song a day. I went
into it feeling a little pressure, this whole live-streaming thing; if we hit a rut the first day, we’re screwed. But the first day we cut ‘Big Wave,’ and it was off to the races.” A decade into his career, Frankenreiter has learned to listen to his heart above all else. Sharing the load with those he trusts, and especially with those he loves, he has seized the opportunity to take control of his craft, on his own terms, and to follow his own beat. “I went into this album saying I wanted to make songs I love,” he said. “Whatever feels right, go ahead and record it, and worry about what happens after, afterwards. I’m proud of it.”
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As most people prepared to celebrate the Labor Day weekend last Thursday, those with homes under the flight path to East Hampton Airport braced themselves for, according to Cheryl Gold, “the horrible onslaught.” Earlier this spring the East Hampton Town Board enacted new restrictions designed to mitigate the relentless din of air traffic. They placed curfews on noisy aircraft and tried to implement a “one trip per week” regulation. That last, the most
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restrictive measure, is currently on hold as a lawsuit wends its way through the court system. Last week, about two-dozen protestors rallied in front of town hall, offering the message, “It’s not enough.” Taking the podium before a nearly packed audience, speaker after speaker -- from the North Fork, Sag Harbor, Noyac, and East Hampton -- described the misery of nonstop noise they experience living under the flight path.Annie Jaroszewicz lives in the center of Sag Harbor
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Village. Making complaints about craft ignoring the curfew and height restrictions would be a full time job, she said, reporting that she’d personally sent in 120 complaints. She wondered “who’s watching?” and described a moment seeing two helicopters and a jet “doing a dance” overhead as they jockeyed for position to land. Applause erupted as Jaroszewicz observed that for one man disembarking one helicopter, the lives of tens of thousands of people from Manhattan to East Hampton are disrupted. Another speaker, Georgia de Havenon, who lives near Georgica Pond, reported seeing five jumbo jets circling to land at one time. There’s soot from aircraft all over her porch. Speakers reported few pilots are complying with flight path height restrictions. Patricia Currie from Sag Harbor said she’s seen “everything but superman fly over my house,” and doubts they’re 500 feet above her roof, let alone 1000. “Things are not better, they’re worse than ever,” Tom MacNiven opined. To illustrate the volume of people affected by noise, he said he filed complaint number 74,296. MacNiven wants the town to “can” its attorney and find another. The notion elicited applause from those assembled. So, to, did Barry Raebeck’s question: Can the Town of East Hampton close the airport? “No,” Supervisor Larry Cantwell responded. The town is currently grant-obligated to the federal government through 2021. Another option could be banning
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Who’s Going To Win The Oscar?
Best Actor: This is the most interesting of the races: Michael Keaton was considered a lock after taking home the Golden Globe but Eddie Redmayne (The Theory Of Everything) was the surprise choice of SAG. Bradley Cooper (American Sniper) is a comer, and Benedict Cumberbatch (The Imitation Game) turned in a top-notch performance. Even Steve Carell (Foxcatcher) has his supporters. Logan: Redmayne noses out Keaton. Toy: Keaton’s performance made us uncomfortable, empathetic, unsure, nervous, and question our very own existence. He should be rewarded, not only for his gutwrenching performance, but also for a career of memorable and magnificent work.
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A few weeks ago the race for the Best Picture Oscar was viewed by experts as a two-horse race; Boyhood, the Golden Globe winner and Birdman, which captured the Screen Actors Guild top prize. Since then, American Sniper has emerged not only as a box office smash but as a call to arms: it’s the patriotic thing to take out any terrorist -- man, woman, or child -- who would threaten the American way. Even Wes Anderson’s quirky The Grand Budapest Hotel has enjoyed a rebirth, giving the film a legitimate puncher’s chance. Indy Picks -- Best Picture: Logan: It’s still a two horse race: I’m betting Birdman, with its superior cast and more compelling storyline, will nose out Boyhood. Toy: It’s one of the closest Best Picture races in decades, but the fact the audience gets to see a little boy, literally, grow up before their eyes takes it. Boyhood will win, but Birdman should. Best Director: Richard Linklater’s ambitious project: to chart a family over a dozen years made movie history. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s work in Birdman is difficult to ignore. Anderson is a cult favorite. Logan: Linklater wins based on the sheer girth of the project. Toy: Linklater. Best Supporting Actress: This category could be considered the most competitive category, even with Meryl Streep (Into The Woods) in the mix. Keira Knightly (The Imitation Game) and Emma Stone (Birdman) were both brilliant. Patricia Arquette (Boyhood) captured the SAG and Golden Globe awards. Logan: Arquette completes the trifecta. Toy: This is the role she’ll be remembered for. It’s in the bag for Arquette. Best Supporting Actor: This award, given early on in the show, will be a harbinger of things to
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RICK’S SPACE The Worst Of Rick’s Space, Volume 27 My Nippy Nap I’m Mexican. I’m quite sure of this, because I enjoy a good siesta after lunch. This is legal and accepted in Mexico and some other countries. You eat, and then you take a nap for a couple hours, and your boss pays for it. Unfortunately, our cruel bosses in America do not adhere to this custom. My fondness for sleep prompted one co-worker to accuse me of being a Narcoleptic. This annoyed me, because I’m 100 percent male. “No silly, that’s not what it means,” she said. Whatever. I don’t like to have sex with dead people, either.
Uncle Tony’s Finger Let’s think about items found in most refrigerators: eggs, butter, mayo, mustard, juice, etc. are pretty much universal, I would guess. Grandma guessed “pickled herring” on Family Feud. Wrong. Little Billy answered “Yogurt” and he was right. “Leftovers” was a good answer. “Fruit” was wrong. It’s a good thing I wasn’t a contestant, because I would have answered “Uncle Tony’s ring finger” because it was in our icebox for years. It seems he got it caught on barbed wire and it ripped clean off. Papa said they could sew it back on so he put it in a jar filled with formaldehyde and there it stayed for about 10 years. Grandma is lucky she didn’t eat it because after a while it started looking like pickled herring. The Splendid Tuna Head Ted Williams wanted more than just his hair to sur vive him. He hatched an elaborate scheme in search of immortality. Ted was a great baseball player. He was the “The Splendid Splinter,” “Teddy Ballgame,” “The Thumper” and “The Kid.” He led the world in nicknames. I used to like to mix them up: “Kid Teddy,” which sounded like a boxer, “Splendid Thumper” and the ever-catchy “The The” for example. When Ted died his body was whisked off to a nondescript gray stucco building in Scottsdale: Ted Williams was about to become “The Immortal Splinter,” (or, if you prefer, “The Eternal Thumper”). They removed the Splinter’s head,
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They’re playing hardball. On Friday Uber, the multi-billion dollar international transportation network company, ceased operations in East Hampton Town – setting off a tidal wave of complaints to Supervisor Larry Cantwell with an email blast to its customers across the country. At issue is the town’s taxi legislation, and Uber’s inability to comply with it. The company, launched in 2011, uses “partners” to drive the cars it dispatches through a cellphone app. Under the town’s taxi legislation cab companies or sole operators must conform to a series of regulations that include background checks, vehicle inspections, and proof of insurance. Last year the town board adopted amendments to the regulations including the requirement that companies maintain an official home base located in the town of East Hampton. That’s the requirement – and office for each company or sole operator – that has Uber irked. A hybrid, Uber is neither a cab company nor a sole operator. “It’s a technology company,” Cantwell explained. In the email blast Uber charged the town with “banning” Uber. The office requirement would be “impossible” for Uber’s drivers, the mass mailing states. That could be because so many of them come out from the city to, said Cantwell, “get the cream” during busy summer weekends. In fact, Cantwell referred to a New York Post article published earlier this spring that reported Uber suggesting its drivers head to Montauk during the summer to make quick cash. That’s what was happening several years ago and served as a basis for East Hampton’s taxi regulations, which were first adopted in 2010. As The Hamptons, and particularly Montauk, became more and more popular with upscale revelers, an increasing number of out of town companies and individuals descended for the summer looking to make lots of dough ferrying moneyed millennials around Montauk. The first iteration of taxi legislation didn’t include the home-office requirement. It was based on regulations adopted by Southampton Town (which doesn’t have the requirement). In 2013 the Wilkinson administration held a public hearing on revisions to the cab code. The office requirement,
as well as mandates for extensive background checks prompted an outcry from local taxi companies, and the legislation languished. Last year the Cantwell administration revived it, and, despite opposition to the office provision, adopted an amended code. Discussion of the amended cab code was underway for several years, wasn’t Uber aware? Spokeswoman Alix Anfang wouldn’t say. “I can’t get into specifics,” she said. “This ordinance is just not good for us.” She didn’t respond when asked if it’s true that Uber told drivers it would cover fines for drivers in East Hampton, as was stated by cabbies interviewed by News 12. Cantwell, meanwhile, said, “I think Uber was well aware of what was going on and deliberately created this conflict. It’s unfortunate this is their way of doing business.” The email blast included Cantwell’s office number. He said Monday he’d received about a thousand emails and over a hundred phone calls. “I’ve also gotten calls of support,” he said. “This whole problem comes from simply trying to create order in a chaotic situation,” the supervisor asserted. As the Montauk party scene burgeoned, “The town was overrun by taxis,” Cantwell offered. They took up parking spaces at local businesses, in the municipal lots, with drivers from the city often sleeping in their cars. Local businesses complained and, said Cantwell, “It was a mess.” Prior to the adoption of the local office provision there were an estimated 700 cab companies licensed in East Hampton, with many of them coming out just for the summer weekends, Cantwell said. There are now 230 licensed
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Founder Jen Russo (pictured above, second from left) opened JUJA Active in Southampton Village this year. Here Russo gives us the details about the activewear boutique, their charity yoga classes and her background.
Give us a background on JUJA Active and how it was started: I founded JUJA in 2015 as a place for discovery and community. In my former career as an investment banker, I traveled often for work, grounding my trips with visits to local yoga studios. In these studios
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A lunch with Robyn Lea and Chef Michael Rozzi took place last Thursday at The 1770 House in East Hampton, in honor of Lea’s new book, Dinner with Jackson Pollock: Recipes, Art & Nature, published by
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cuisine this summer at 1770 House. On Tuesday from 5 to 7 PM, Rozzi will join Lea and Guild Hall Executive Director Ruth Appelhof, who lived, cooked and ate with Lee Krasner, in a panel discussion exploring the relationship between art and food, as well as the process of creating Lea’s book of recipes, photographs and stories. The event at Guild Hall in East Hampton is free and open to the public (www. guildhall.org/events). In August, Rozzi has been invited to cook a private dinner at Pollock-Krasner House for twelve guests to honor Lea’s book and the couple’s passion for cooking and entertaining friends, family and art world doyens who dined at their table (http://sb.cc.stonybrook.edu/ pkhouse).
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Big Changes In Bridgehampton
By Emily Toy
The already bustling stretch of Montauk Highway that goes through Bridgehampton proper may be seeing even more activity this year. And it’s happening on both ends, of course, just in time for summer. On the western end of the hamlet’s main stretch, near the Bridgehampton Commons, plans for the Bridgehampton Gateway continue to move forward. At a work session on April 16, Town Planning and Development Administrator Kyle Collins presented an updated conceptual plan for the Gateway to the Southampton Town Board. It was determined that public hearings on the project could take place by mid July and continue into August. Those in turn would prompt a board vote to approve the Planned Development District. Currently the environmental review for the project is, according to Collins, “75 to 80 percent complete,” with the concept for development first materializing over a decade ago in 2003. Proposals for the 13 plus acres located across the street from the Bridgehampton Commons include a variety of retail, office and residential spaces. Originally, a Barnes & Noble bookstore was slated to anchor the PDD, but the plans fell through. Last fall, Supervisor Anna ThroneHolst and Collins began working with the Bridgehampton Advisory Committee, whose members called the supervisor’s suggestions “a step in the right direction for the
hamlet.” “They’ve been terrific partners,” said Throne-Holst about members of the Bridgehampton CAC. “They’ve been very actively involved as we’re considering this application.” As a PDD, Bridgehampton Gateway would have to become its own zoning district, thus allowing development to take place without regular zoning restrictions implemented elsewhere in the hamlet. Right now, the Gateway is zoned for highway business uses, restricting the type of business allowed in the development. As a PDD, aspects of how the project betters the community at large must also be included. The current draft of the plan includes 12 buildings for the lot, ranging from 3600 to 15,000 square feet. All together, there’s 90,000 square feet of commercial space. All of the structures would be designed in a farmhouse aesthetic, as a nod to the agricultural history of Bridgehampton. A large pasture area in the front of the development will also be included in the plan, as will 293 parking spaces. Two of the larger structures are set to become an Equinox gym, weighing in at 13,000 and 14,000 square feet, respectively. If the Equinox plan is terminated, the town board has set the maximum size of use within each other those buildings at 5000 square feet. Eight or nine of the structures would have commercial uses on the first floor, with affordable housing units slated for the second floor. There’ll be 28 apartments in total. “We’re looking to make this as beneficial to Bridgehampton and the surrounding areas as possible, that’s the point,” the supervisor said. Issues concerning traffic, according to Collins, will be addressed with the Environmental Impact Statement as will the affects of developing a retail space across from an already existing retail space. Collins said he expects to see results of the EIS from the engineers in May. Town planners are also slated to conduct traffic studies during the summer months, when congestion on the main artery to the East End is at its peak. The final EIS, Collins said, is expected in mid-September, with findings statements hopefully ready by October. “These applications always bring
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and the overall character of the hamlet. The study was called for as part of an overall New York State Environmental Quality Review Act determination. About a month later, CVS Caremark filed a lawsuit against the planning board, asking the court to overturn the board’s decision to require the environmental review on the property before it could be approved. Save Bridgehampton Main Street’s Facebook page reflects the general dissent amongst locals and visitors alike, with one comment reading, “It doesn’t take much thought to realize that a CVS at the proposed Bridgehampton location makes any sense for the village. Just look at the traffic generated by the CVS in Southampton, which incidentally has plenty of parking, and envision a similar traffic situation at this location. All summer and weekday traffic heading East passes through Bridgehampton Village and generally causes a ‘bumper to bumper’ situation at least three miles before the village. Just imagine the traffic logjam with traffic entering and exiting from this location.” The town board is currently standing by the planning board’s motion to require an extensive EIS for the project. No decision on the suit had been reached as of press time and work on the site has stalled.
And On This Corner On the eastern end of Bridgehampton’s Main Street is a project that has many locals in an uproar. The intersection of Montauk Highway, the Bridgehampton/ Sag Harbor Turnpike, Ocean Road and Lumber Lane is currently seeing construction on what is the beginning of a new location for a CVS Pharmacy. Locals have shown a general disdain for the proposal, with dozens gathering at the busy intersection in protest last year. Last summer the Suffolk County Health Department issued a permit for the project and a building permit was issued for the building CVS would occupy. Construction began in September. The building will be two stories and over 9000 square feet. Traffic seems to be the main concern voiced by locals and visitors alike, as well as protecting the historical integrity of the hamlet. Save Bridgehampton Main Street, a group of concerned residents who have organized to block CVS from opening a store, was formed shortly after the CVS was proposed. In October, the Southampton Auxiliary News Town Planning Board unanimously voted to require an Environmental By Vincent Pica Impact Statement Commodore, for the site, First District, Southern Region (D1SR) United noting potential impacts the pharmacy could have on traffic
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