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Firefighting Foam Pollutes Airport

Renaming Stella Maris The Sag Harbor School Board will bring the discussion to the public.

Survey finds substance left toxic chemicals in soil and in groundwater monitoring wells

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Improving Havens Beach

BY PETER BOODY

Sag Harbor Village proposes to make drainage in the neighborhood better. > Page 3

No Parking Near Reids’

Following the town, the village is also considering a ban near Willey Park. > Page 5

Residents staged a demonstration Monday in front of the Municipal Building protesting the proposed impound lot.

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A ‘LOT’ OF PROTEST Over residents’ complaints, village approves impound yard

BY PETER BOODY

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ESPITE A CROWDED SIDEWALK PROTEST outside Village Hall on Monday and a meeting room packed with opponents on Tuesday, the Sag Harbor Village Board voted 4-1 without discussion until after the fact to proceed with plans to pave a 4,800-squarefoot site on the east side of the Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor turnpike to serve as an impound lot for vehicles seized by Sag Harbor Village Police.

Surrounded on three sides by property designated part of the 800-acre Long Pond Greenbelt Preserve, the site is located on a village-owned 24-acre parcel that the Town of Southampton has declined to consider for purchase as open space because it was a former municipal dump and is contaminated, village officials said.

Tuesday’s meeting was the first at which any board members have articulated a defense of the proposal, with Trustees James Larocca and Kenneth O’Donnell explaining less remote sites would not work because an unbroken “chain of evidence” must be maintained at a police impound lot, which requires oversight and security.

Contracting with East Hampton or Southampton Town Police departments to use their lots, they said, would take police officers away from the village to shuffle cars.

Mayor Sandra Schroeder, countering the first opposition speaker’s plea to protect water quality in the Green-

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“Nobody from an audience has ever stood up in favor of the impound lot: only opposed. And I look at all of you and I say, ‘Why aren’t you listening to all these people?’”

- SHARONE EINHORN

IN ITS EFFORT TO FILL A VACANT SEAT as soon as possible, the Sag Harbor School Board is seeking applications from community members interested in serving a 17-week term on the board. They are due Friday, January 11, at 11:59 p.m. The board first issued the call for applications on January 2, after the deadline for last week’s print edition of The Express.

As of press time Wednesday, school board president Diana Kolhoff said the board had received three applications. Former school board member Stephanie Bitis said by email she was

considering submitting an application, but had not done so yet.

The School Board will hold interviews with the candidates at 6 p.m. on Monday, January 14, just before its regularly scheduled meeting, in the Pierson Middle-High School library. A second session of interviews is tentatively scheduled for the following day at 6 p.m., if needed. Candidates will be told some of the questions prior to the interviews, while other questions will not be released ahead of time, the board has decided.

The board is expected to hold an executive session to discuss the candidates’ responses following the interviews, and is expected to appoint its preferred candidate during its regular meeting on January 28, earlier than its initial target date of February 11. The candidate will be sworn in on January

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Bridgehampton

Rent Freeze Wasn’t Enough for Bookstore

Bye Bye to The King

Harbor Books to close Main Street shop

Stop & Shop acquires King Kullen chain

BY PETER BOODY

BY CHRISTINE SAMPSON

CREDITED WITH BEING “America’s first supermarket,” the King Kullen grocery store chain — after 88 years of independent ownership — is being sold to Stop & Shop, the latter company announced Friday.

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Seeking Nominees For School Board

BY CHRISTINE SAMPSON

The audience at Tuesday’s Village Board meeting.

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Successful applicant will serve a 17-week term in office

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A RECENT SURVEY OF SOIL and groundwater samples from the East Hampton Airport property released early this month may have confirmed some peoples’ suspicions that the storage and use of firefighting foam there could be one source of toxic groundwater pollution that has affected at least 230 private water wells in the Wainscott area.

But East Hampton Town Supervisor Peter Van Scoyoc said the evidence so far suggests there is no plume of pollution flowing with groundwater south from the airport property and that there instead probably have been multiple sources for the spotty, random pattern of pollution that has been found in the area.

The same chemicals used in firefighting foam to resist heat, oil stains, grease and water “were used for 70

years in all sorts of industrial and consumer products,” he said on Wednesday, including dental floss and pizza boxes.

The pollution threat to private wells, first discovered in 2017 by the Suffolk County Water Authority, prompted the Town of East Hampton to declare an emergency in 2018 to expedite funding and the creation of a new public water district to serve about 500 homes in the area. As of last week, 124 homes had been connected to new mains that have been extended into the area. The town is providing bottled water to households not yet connected to the public water supply.

Mr. Van Scoyoc said about half the homes in the new Wainscott water district probably have polluted wells and will have to be connected to water mains. The other half have no pol-

The King Kullen in Bridgehampton is among the chain’s stores that have been purchased

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HARBOR BOOKS ON MAIN STREET in Sag Harbor is in the process of liquidating its inventory “in anticipation of moving or closing” after February, proprietor Taylor Rose Berry confirmed on Monday.

Asked for an update on the store’s status, Ms. Berry wrote in an email to The Express that “the temporary rent freeze” that was offered in late November by landlord Ted Seiter through

broker Hal Zwick — and reported at the time by The Express — “was simply not substantial enough to cause us to stay.”

She wrote that she was discussing alternative sites “with several landlords locally” but “we do not currently have a new location.”

“When and if we find a new location that has a rent that is sustainable, we will replenish our stock,” Ms.

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Village Will Hold Off On a New Leaf Law

Meet to Rename Stella

Board to consider further options

BY CHRISTINE SAMPSON

With more potential options for leaf pickup to consider, and more input from local residents, the North Haven Village Board on Tuesday decided to postpone making a decision on the fate of its leaf pickup program.

The board instead voted to continue its ongoing leaf hearing at its next meeting, February 19 at 5 p.m.

Village clerk Eileen Tuohy presented her research on how Southampton Town handles leaf pickup for senior citizens. For those aged 73 and older, according to Ms. Tuohy, Southampton picks up leaves on both public and private roads — a service funded through the town’s general budget. She said North Haven would most likely be able to opt in to Southampton’s senior citizen leaf pickup program, but it would involve arranging an intermunicipal agreement and likely “another separate line on your tax bill” from the town.

Ms. Tuohy also said Southampton has a short-term voucher program for leaf disposal, in which residents are encouraged to discard their leaves at town waste sites during a specific sixweek period. If they use private contractors, Ms. Tuohy explained, they could obtain a voucher to waive the dumping fee for leaves and pay the contractor only for labor, instead of both labor and disposal.

“You just have to be a resident.

There is no age restriction,” she said.

“The vouchers are for everybody.”

Currently, North Haven does not collect leaves from private roads, which predominate in the village. But property owners in private associations nevertheless pay taxes that help support the village’s pick-up on its few public roads. The Village Board has been seeking a way to make the program more equitable but meanwhile has formally proposed discontinuing the leaf pick-up altogether.

The village dumps the leaves it collects at the site that Sag Harbor Village plans to use for its new police impound lot. The board acknowledged Tuesday a new plan will likely have to be arranged.

“As you can see, this is a complicated subject,” Mayor Jeff Sander said.

“Every time we keep investigating

something, we find another quirk or nuance.”

North Haven currently budgets $47,500 for leaf pickup, and has looked at breaking it down three ways. If the cost were spread across the 367 properties that receive the service on public roads based on property value, it would cost between $15.83 and $1,812, depending on the assessed value of the property. If it were divided based on lot size, the cost would be between $19.60 and $2,352. If the cost were evenly divided among all properties that receive the service, each property would be charged $129.43.

Properties that don’t receive the service would pay nothing.

When the hearing was first opened in December, public feedback was scant; this time around the board had more input from residents.

George Morell told the board he believes “either the village should pick up everybody’s leaves or nobody’s leaves. I think it’s unfair to people on private roads.”

Another resident, Susan Edwards, suggested towns and villages are soon going to come up against the problem of actual disposal, not just the issue of paying for it, because regional yard waste facilities are reaching capacity. She said perhaps residents should be moving toward “keeping stuff on your own property, composting, doing what you can do.”

Mr. Sander read letters from residents, including one from Joe Zaykowski, who said, “The last thing we need is another high cost on top of our high town taxes. … We certainly do not believe it would be at all fair, or right, to charge a homeowner for a service which they elect not to use, or never have used.”

The board agreed to keep the hearing open to February “because we have other options we didn’t have the first time,” Mr. Sander said.

The Village Board, which recently decided to move its regular meetings to the third Tuesday of each month instead of the second Tuesday beginning in February, also scheduled a public hearing on changes it may make to mooring laws in North Haven. The hearing is planned for the board’s next meeting on February 19.

School board will bring discussion to the public

BY CHRISTINE SAMPSON

Runoff trickles over Havens Beach to the bay from the outfall end of a drainage swale and filtering system that collects rainwater from the Liberty Street-Hempstead Street area. peter boody photo

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Village Plans Improvements To Drainage at Havens Beach Larger pipe and redesigning outfall will hopefully alleviate flooding

BY PETER BOODY

Ponding that occurs on Hempstead Street in heavy rains is the target of a drainage improvement project that the Village of Sag Harbor has been developing ever since a storm left the street flooded soon after a previous drainage project was completed in 2013. Plans for the work were due to be submitted to the DEC for approval next week, according to Dee Yardley, superintendent of municipal works.

The project calls for putting in a larger outfall pipe at the north end of the 900-foot Havens Beach drainage swale, which runs from just north of Hempstead Street to the beach and was cleared out and improved in the 2013 drainage project; replacing the heavy cover with a lighter one for the Abtech Smart Sponge drainage chamber that was installed at the north end of the swale in 2013 for easier maintenance access; reconfiguring and regrading the outfall area near the beach to improve flow; and removing

phragmites that have invaded the drainage swale.

The village is in the process of securing state and county grants for at least part of the work, which Mr. Yardley estimated will cost about $125,000.

The village’s Havens Beach property sits at the bottom of a topographical bowl, making drainage a challenge as the frequency of heavy rainstorms appears to be on the rise.

“You’ve got 133 acres draining to the Hempstead-Liberty Street outfall zone,” said Mr. Yardley, explaining why the drainage swale backs up when very heavy rains occur, like the 2.5 inches that fell on Saturday, January 5.

The Sag Harbor Village Board hired P.W. Grosser Consulting, Inc. of Bohemia in November to prepare plans, which is known as the Havens Beach Drainage Facility Improvements and Maintenance Project. Mr. Yardley said he expected to finalize the funding and the DEC permit for the project by spring. The work itself will take a matter of days, he said.

As a follow-up to a community survey that solicited opinions on the potential renaming of Stella Maris, the Sag Harbor School Board on Monday decided to plan a public discussion of the matter before it finalizes a name.

First, though, the school board decided it would seek a few specific name suggestions from its Educational Facilities Planning Committee, which had handled the Stella Maris survey on behalf of the board.

“It would be helpful to get a list of three recommendations from the committee,” board vice president Jordana Sobey said. “The people who have been working on this for a long time have thought this through.”

Dr. Philip Kenter, Sag Harbor’s business administrator and the chairman of the 14-member facilities committee, said he would bring the board’s request back to the committee, which meets next on Monday.

The renaming survey, conducted for several weeks in the fall of 2018, garnered 274 responses to help guide the school board in its decision.

The school board members agreed once they received a few formal suggestions from the facilities committee, they would put it on an upcoming meeting agenda for a public discussion.

In other Stella Maris news, the school board on Monday approved an agreement for a contractor, More Consulting Corporation of Yaphank, to install a new roof for $339,975. Dr. Kenter explained the roof is expected to cost $27,930 more than their initial estimate because the district chose a higher-quality, more durable material for the roof upon the advice of their architects and consultants.

Superintendent Katy Graves called it a “smart, sustainable investment” in an area that she said is sometimes threatened by severe weather.

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Police Stolen Vehicle Recovered on Eastville Avenue in Sag Harbor

IN OTHER NEWS

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

County To Talk Opioids

Ralph Graduates from FBI Academy

‘Nobody from an audience has ever stood up in favor of the impound lot: only opposed.

And I look at all of you and I say, ‘Why aren’t you listening to all these people?’ It matters to them.

Yesterday almost 70 people demonstrated in front of Village Hall. I’ve never seen that in all the years I’ve lived here.’

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outhampton Town Police Lieutenant Susan C. Ralph was one of 249 law enforcement officers to graduate from the FBI National Academy Program at Quantico, Virginia, on December 14. It was the 274th session of the academy with men and women from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, 23 international countries and seven federal civilian organizations among the graduates of the 11-week program.

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ordon R. Ryan Esq. has been selected to be the Montauk Friends of Erin 57th Grand Marshal. Mr. Ryan will lead the Friends of Erin St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Sunday, March 24, beginning at 11:30 a.m. He will also be honored, and roasted, on Friday, March 22 at Gurney’s in Montauk at noon.

On Saturday, March 23, the Friends of Erin cocktail party will be held at Gurney’s from 4 to 8 p.m.

SHARONE EINHORN, after the Sag Harbor Village Board of Trustees voted to fund the paving of a small parcel of land near the Long Pond Greenbelt for a village impound yard.

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Peconic Bay CPF Up 2.8 Percent in 2018

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ccording to New York State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr., the Peconic Bay Community Preservation Fund raised a total of $90.28 million in the first 11 months of 2018, compared with $87.81 million in 2017, a 2.8-percent increase.

Since its inception in 1999, the Peconic Bay Regional CPF has generated $1.374 billion, including $97.6 million in the last 12 months.

Riverhead Town has seen the largest increase in CPF revenues, taking in $4.34 million in 2018 compared to $3.11 million

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Sag Harbor Village Police on Sunday recovered a car that had been reported stolen from a house in Amagansett.

According to police reports, on Friday and Saturday, two residents of Eastville Avenue reported to Sag Harbor Police that the car, a 2009 Lexus SUV, had been parked on the street since December 27 or possibly earlier. The car, which was parked legally, was unlocked with the keys in the center console. The first two times Sag Harbor Police responded to investigate, they ran the SUV’s plates, only to find nothing unusual. Eventually, the car was reported stolen, and Sag Harbor Police made the connection and contacted East Hampton Town Police. According to a report, the vehicle was towed to the East Hampton Town impound lot and the case was turned over to East Hampton Town Police detectives.

• Joseph Scott Tuttle, 22, of Hampton Bays was arrested January 6 by Southampton Town Police and charged with operating a motor vehicle while impaired by drugs, a misdemeanor, and a traffic infraction. According to a police report, Mr. Tuttle was involved in a car accident in which he allegedly crossed into the opposite lane of travel, side swiped a utility pole and struck a sign at Riverhead Building Supply in Hampton Bays. A responding police officer said Mr. Tuttle was intoxicated, and said field sobriety tests had to be halted for the defendant’s safety. According to the report, Mr. Tuttle admitted to recently taking multiple prescription drugs and smoking marijuana. He was arrested at 7:15 a.m. and was taken to Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, where he was evaluated for possible injuries before being taken to police headquarters. No further information was available from Southampton Town Justice Court.

• Lana M. Johnson, 20, of Hampton Bays was arrested January 5 by Southampton Town Police and charged with first-offense driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor, and aggravated DWI, a misdemeanor charge levied when a defendant has a blood-alcohol content of .18 of 1 percent or higher. She was also charged with a traffic violation.

According to a police report, an officer responding to a motor vehicle accident in the vicinity of County Road 39 and County Road 52 found Ms. Johnson’s vehicle unoccupied at the scene. The officer located Ms. Johnson nearby, and she told the officer she did not know what had happened. According to the report, the officer observed Ms. Johnson to be intoxicated, and she was arrested shortly after 2 a.m. She was

uffolk County Executive Steve Bellone and the Rockefeller Institute of Government this week announced “Stories from Suffolk” — a policy conversation among leading experts in the field on substance use and opioids to assess the next steps that should be taken to combat this epidemic. The forum will be held on February 6 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Kimisis Tis Theotokou Church in Southampton.

“County governments are the laboratories for developing smart public policy to combat the opioid crisis in New York,” said Mr. Bellone. “This forum will bring together leading experts in the field to share their experiences and discuss next steps in addressing this epidemic.”

The event will convene leading experts across New York State including medical providers, academic scholars, community advocates, faith leaders, state officials, local law enforcement and criminal justice advocates.

The program will consist of two separate panels: Prevention methods and honing in on treatment and recovery options. With a focus on largescale suburban counties, the event is modeled off the Stories from Sullivan series, which shines a light into how rural upstate New York communities are addressing the opioid crisis.

The keynote address will be delivered by Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy D. Sini, a national leader on developing innovative strategies and partnerships among law enforcement agencies.

“This forum will cover a broad range of topics, both about what has been accomplished so far and what the challenges are ahead,” said Mr. Sini in a press release. “We will be discussing everything from prevention and treatment opportunities to new technology and law enforcement strategies being employed to combat the opioid epidemic.”

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in 2017, a 39.3-percent increase. In East Hampton Town, CPF revenues in 2018 are at $29.43 million, a 20-percent increase over the revenues raised in 2017. Shelter Island Town has experienced a dip in its CPF revenues, collecting $1.03 million in 2018, a 31-percent decrease over revenues earned in 2017.

Southampton Town also experienced a dip in its revenue, taking in $48.46 million in 2018, a 7-percent decrease over last year. Southold Town had a 7-percent increase in its CPF revenues, taking in $7.03 million in 2018.

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able to post bail following her arraignment; no further information was available from Southampton Town Justice Court.

• David Alan Alberti, 58, of Hampton Bays was arrested January 5 by Southampton Town Police and charged with first-offense driving while intoxicated and operating a motor vehicle with a blood-alcohol content of .08 percent of 1 percent or more, both misdemeanors. According to a police report, an officer responding to a car accident at Bay Avenue West and Springville Road in Hampton Bays observed one of the drivers, Mr. Alberti, to be intoxicated.

He was arrested at 2:15 a.m. He is due back in court on March 5; no further information was available from Southampton Town Justice Court.

• Paul B. Tavernier, 59, of East Hampton was arrested January 3 by East Hampton Town Police and charged with first-offense driving while intoxicated and operating a motor vehicle with a blood-alcohol content of .08 percent of 1 percent or more, both misdemeanors. According to a police report, Mr. Tavernier was involved in a car accident on Old Stone Highway near Side Hill Road in Amagansett. Police said they observed him to be intoxicated, and arrested him shortly after 9 p.m.

He was released on his own recognizance after his arraignment.

• Joey S. Mejia-Cruz, 21, of Hampton Bays was arrested December 31 by East Hampton Town Police and charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of marijuana, a misdemeanor charge levied when the aggregate weight of the alleged drug is greater than two ounces. According to a police report, officers said they found a “clear, large bag” containing a green leafy substance that later tested positive for marijuana in Mr. Mejia-Cruz’s vehicle. He was arrested shortly before 11 a.m. and was released after paying a $100 field appearance ticket.

• Gino P. Bombace, 58, of East Hampton was arrested January 6 by East Hampton Town Police and charged with first-offense driving while intoxicated and operating a motor vehicle with a blood-alcohol content of .08 percent of 1 percent or more, both misdemeanors. He was also charged with two counts of seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor. According to a police report, Mr. Bombace was pulled over on Route 114 near Stephen Hands Path after allegedly straying from his lane and failing to dim his bright headlights to oncoming traffic. Police said they observed him to be intoxicated

and said he performed poorly on field sobriety tests. He was arrested shortly after midnight. At police headquarters, officers found three round, blue pills, later identified as morphine, and two oval, yellow pills, later identified as Alprazolam, in his left pants pocket.

Police said he did not have a valid prescription for either drug. Mr. Bombace was released on his own recognizance after his arraignment.

• William J. Walker, 38, of Bridgehampton was arrested January 5 by Southampton Town Police and charged with second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and circumventing a court-ordered interlock device, both misdemeanors.

He was also charged with three traffic infractions, including alleged consumption of alcohol in a motor vehicle, and one violation, unlawful possession of marijuana. According to a police report, Mr. Walker was pulled over after officers saw him failing to stay in his lane of travel on Huntington Crossway in Bridgehampton. Further investigation revealed he was driving with a revoked license and had circumvented an interlock device. Officers also say they found a small amount of marijuana in his possession, and he was arrested shortly after 1 p.m. No further information was available from Southampton Town Justice Court.

• Ronny R. Castellanos, 36, of Centereach was arrested January 4 by Southampton Village Police and charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, seconddegree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and possessing a fictitious New York State inspection sticker, all misdemeanors. According to a police report, he was arrested on Hill Street at approximately 10 a.m.

No further information was available from the police department.

• Adam J. Wani, 29, of Port Jefferson was arrested January 4 by Southampton Village Police and charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and criminal possession of a hypodermic instrument, both misdemeanors. According to a police report, he was arrested on North Sea Road shortly before 10 a.m.

No further information was available from the police department.

• A resident of Harding Terrace called Sag Harbor Village Police on January 4 around 10 a.m. to report multiple vehicles parked on the crest of the hill on the street, causing “line-ofsight hazards” for oncoming traffic in the area. The vehicles were gone by the time an officer arrived on the scene.

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Plan Ban on Parking Near Reid Brothers Village’s proposal follows similar decision by the Town of Southampton in December

BY PETER BOODY

A NEW PLAYGROUND FOR MASHASHIMUET PARK

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Kids take delight in the new rope jungle gym, one of the many new attractions at the newlyrenovated playground at Mashashimuet Park on Sunday, January 6. The park reopened during the holiday break after temporarily closing in October for the installation of the new playground. The Parks and Recreation Association of Sag Harbor, the nonprofit that runs the park and Otter Pond, is still raising money to pay for the new facility. For more information, visit mashashimuetpark.org. For video highlights, check out sagharborexpress.com.

Vie for empty seat continued from page 1 28 to begin serving immediately — a term that will run until the night of annual district elections, May 21.

To retain a seat on the board, whoever is appointed to fill the vacancy will have to be at least the third-highest vote-getter in the May 21 annual school district election because there will be two more seats at stake then because their occupants’ terms will be expiring.

The vacancy was created when board president January Kerr resigned on December 13. During its meeting on December 17, the board decided to fill her seat by appointment rather leaving it vacant until the May election or holding a special election before that.

This is the second year in a row that a board member has resigned mid-year; in the 2017-18 school year, Tommy John Schiavoni resigned after he was elected to the Southampton Town Board.

Candidates seeking appointment must be a United States citizen at least 18 years old, must not be employed by the Sag Harbor School District and may not hold an incompatible public office or job. They must be a registered voter in the Sag Harbor School District, and must also be a resident of the district for at least a year leading up to the date of the anticipated appointment. Interested candidates

cannot reside in the same household as another sitting board member as a part of the same family.

Also on Monday, board members Chris Tice and Susan Lamontagne said Monday they did not plan to seek another term, meaning there could potentially be three new faces on the seven-member board next year.

Ms. Tice, who has already served almost nine years on the board, later clarified she was not sure about her decision yet.

Reached by phone Tuesday, she said, “Nine years is a long time, so I am weighing the decision heavily.”

Ms. Lamontagne on Wednesday said she was not planning to run again because she had achieved the primary goals she set out to work on when she initially ran for election. Those goals, she said, included moving the schools’ start time later, pushing for a natural grass field instead of artificial turf and making sure there was an increased emphasis on wellness. She said she now wants to continue advocating in a different capacity.

“I got some things done that I hope will improve kids’ lives,” she said.

“There’s more that I would like to do, but I think I want to look more holistically. When you’re on the board you’re actually constrained in many ways, and I think I’d be more effective working on those issues while not being on the board. I want to work from a system-wide perspective.”

Following Southampton Town’s decision last month to ban parking on the Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike near the Reid Brothers garage and the Nancy Boyd Willey roadside park, the Sag Harbor Village Board on Tuesday took action to do the same on its side of the village-town boundary.

The board on Tuesday agreed to set a hearing on a proposal to ban parking for 200 feet north from the village boundary on the east side of the street for its meeting at 6 p.m. on February 12. There was no discussion of the proposal during the meeting among board members or the public.

Mayor Sandra Schroeder explained in a phone interview on Wednesday that Village Police Chief Austin J. McGuire had called for the code change after it became clear that the Southampton Town Board would ban parking south of the village boundary.

Without a similar village ban, there might be “more traffic pushed down

toward the village,” the mayor said.

Acting in response to complaints that the Reid Brothers’ use of the roadside to park customer cars blocks the Nancy Boyd Willey roadside park from view, the Town Board voted on December 20 to ban parking for 385 feet south of its boundary with the village. The proposal’s sponsor, Tommy John Schiavoni, said then he understood the village was planning its own parking ban.

I/A Septic Rules Tabled Also at Tuesday’s meeting, the Village Board tabled until next month its proposal to require “I/A” or innovative, alternative, active nitrogen-reducing septic systems to be installed at all new residential construction and whenever systems require replacement or major repairs. The towns of East Hampton and Southampton and other villages in the area already have similar requirements.

At a public hearing on the proposal Tuesday night, no one spoke against the proposal. John Parker, a member of

the village’s Harbor Committee, urged the board to add commercial properties to those the proposed law would be required use I/A systems and to add requirements that: only I/A systems would be used to replace a failed conventional system; only I/A systems would be used whenever conventional systems re voluntarily replaced; and that owners would be required to follow the manufacturer’s maintenance instructions.

The board also tabled action on its major overhaul of the waterways code, which has been in the works for years. The decision came as a result of Harbormaster Robert Bori’s successful request that the state grant the village authority to regulate its mooring field, Mr. Parker explained during a public hearing on that proposal. He said he’s received emails from a number of people who asked for more time to review the proposal, which includes a newly updated twopart chart of the village’s waterways.

Also requesting a delay in enacting the proposal were Robert Camerino of

the Sag Harbor Yacht Club and Louis Grignon of the Sag Harbor Yacht Yard.

Among other actions on Tuesday, the Village Board: • Amended the zoning code to reduce fees for building permit renewals when a project has commenced construction. No one from the public spoke at a hearing on the proposal.

“We don’t want to charge full price for a project that’s almost done,” Mayor Sandra Schroeder explained.

• Heard Trustee Aidan Corish report that the village’s application for an additional state grant to fund plans to restore and refurbish Long Wharf had been rejected with regret by the Department of State, which said there were not enough funds to go around. He said the village — which already has received a $550,000 grant from the state for the work — will apply again this year. Mayor Schroeder later commented, in response to a question from Nada Barry in the audience about the wharf, “This summer it won’t be closed.”

Crowd protests plan for impound lot continued from page 1 belt, said simply, “The DEC says it will have no adverse impact.”

Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt, the Nature Conservancy and the Group for the East End, among others, have opposed the plan, calling it an environmental threat to the Greenbelt and the rare and threatened plant and animal species found there.

Even the Sag Harbor Board of Education has joined the fray. It sent its president to the meeting to ask the board to hold off on paving the site until the possibility is explored that the school district might have property the village could use for storing vehicles.

Unfamiliar with Village Board procedures, the overflow audience seemed not to follow what was happening after the board had gone through public hearings, department reports, crisply approved two routine resolutions by unanimous votes and then moved on to the next: “Authorization to award the bid for Construction of the Village Vehicle Impound Facility to DeLalio Coal & Stone Co., in the amount of $99,797.00.”

The vote was four ayes and one no, with Trustee Aidan Corish, who has long been asking the board to consid-

er alternatives, in opposition. As the board moved on to the next resolution, someone in the audience called out, “What happened?”

“Can you explain what just happened?” someone else called out as the board was proceeding to grant permission for a charity bicycle ride on May 18 to benefit the American Heart Association.

Village Attorney Elizabeth Vail answered, “Four voted in favor with Trustee Corish against.” She explained the time for public comment would be provided after the board considered its 24 resolutions.

With murmurs and grumbles rumbling through the audience, some members of which carried the same protest signs they’d waved on the sidewalk Monday, the board went through 16 more resolutions. As it reached the next, a resolution to transfer up to $100,000 from the unrestricted fund balance to pay for the paving work, the audience seemed better prepared.

Voices chanted, “no, no, no, no,” as the board moved on to the vote, and switched to “shame, shame, shame, shame” as the board members cast the same 4-1 tally to approve the resolution.

When the time came for “public comments,” which since earlier this year is only listed at the end of the

board’s meeting agendas, 11 members of the audience spoke, none of them in favor of the impound lot. Among them was Diana Kolhoff, president of the School Board, who offered no specific suggestion for using district property for the lot, although that idea came up Monday night as the School Board discussed the issue and informally agreed to send Ms. Kolhoff to the meeting as its representative.

“My hope is that as we move forward we can work together to find solutions to problems as they arise,” she said. “Please tap us as a resource.”

Mr. Larocca said he appreciate the School Board’s interest. “The chain of evidence” problem “is one element” in determining a site for the impound lot, he said. “Even if the School Board is willing to provide us with security,” including fencing, camera and attendants, “there would not be support for the other nine months of the year” when the district needs its parking facilities. “That doubles the burden” for the village, he said.

He said the planned lot “is an extremely small piece of property on a vast, complicated piece of property” that has been a dump, contains the town’s waste transfer station, provides leaf storage for the highway department and has been used to park

PSE&G utility trucks. He said the impound lot site — the number is actually 4,800, or a piece measuring 60 by 80 feet — “is a de minimus presence in this vast former dump.”

During subsequent exchanges with audience members, board members said the police receive a maximum of about 30 impounded vehicles per year. They are currently kept in the area behind the firehouse on Brick Kiln Road that also has been used by the Highway Department.

“I’ve been to four of these meetings,” said Sharone Einhorn, a board member of Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt, and “every meeting 20 or 30 people stand up” and read letters from environmental groups opposing the plan. “Nobody from an audience has ever stood up in favor of the impound lot: only opposed. And I look at all of you and I say, ‘Why aren’t you listening to all these people?’ It matters to them. Yesterday almost 70 people demonstrated in front of Village Hall. I’ve never seen that in all the years I’ve lived here. This matters and you’re making a mistake. I understand you need an impound lot. This is not the place for it and you need to listen to the voice of the people who are here and represent their wishes.”

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OPINION SUFFOLK CLOSEUP

Editorial

By Karl Grossman

The Nicotine Cabal

Flawed Process

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hen the Sag Harbor Village Board of Trustees adopted a new policy earlier this year limiting public comment to the end of its monthly meeting — after board members have already decided on and voted on every single resolution — it was clear it was not a well thought-out decision and one clearly meant to stifle public comment. That was proven to be true on both fronts during Tuesday’s Village Board meeting when trustees voted, 4-1, to award a contract and approve funding to pave over a small portion of villageowned land surrounded by the Long Pond Greenbelt — one of New York State’s most environmentally significant areas — so it can serve as a police impound yard.

Despite a protest that included 60 or so people outside Village Hall on Monday afternoon, and considering the fact that the trustees knew opponents of the resolution were sitting in the audience, nobody was given an opportunity to discuss the issue before a vote was taken on Tuesday. Until late in the meeting, long after the votes, board members offered no explanation for why they were moving forward. This flawed way of conducting business — the public’s business — makes it clear to residents that on this issue, or any issue that does not require a public hearing, their opinions and ideas are unnecessary and unwanted.

There is not a single other elected body we cover at The Sag Harbor Express that operates in this fashion. In fact, most boards — many of which meet more than once a month — offer at least two opportunities, one at the beginning and one at the end of a meeting, for the public to discuss virtually anything they want, including critiques of elected officials.

In North Haven Village, that board goes out of its way to ensure the residents who attend its meetings are afforded every opportunity to interact with the mayor and trustees. Most boards also hold work sessions where they deliberate the issues being considered in public, which is precisely where the law dictates local government decisions should be discussed. When elected officials and members of the public debate, especially on things they disagree about, it allows those in the room, including newspaper reporters, to understand differing views and learn more about the particular issues. And even when it is not a matter of education, elected officials should make it a priority to hear from their constituency before they make formal decisions, even when that constituency is being critical.

That should be true for both small and big issues, although the issue of the impound yard is certainly the most contentious this board has faced since it began considering its gross floor area law for residential properties, which was a good move and a long overdue addition to the village zoning code.

The idea of placing an impound yard in this area — despite its previous use as a dumping ground — has been opposed by more than just the usual band of do-gooders.

The Southampton Town Planning Board appeared very concerned about the concept, even as it moved forward with the knowledge that the village could argue it did not need its approval. It has been opposed by a number of local environmental groups and New York State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr. The local school board even took on the topic, with most members standing in opposition to the plan, despite it falling far outside their purview.

Why are people reacting so strongly to this plan?

Mostly because the Long Pond Greenbelt is so special, and despite the property’s previous uses, municipalities today are often reclaiming areas like this, remediating them if necessary, and preserving them, not returning them to an historic use that could negatively impact one of our most precious resources.

At least one member of the village board, Trustee Aidan Corish, who voted ‘no’ on Tuesday night, understands this. But as one speaker noted, the rest of the board has dug in their heels and arrogantly or at least defensively written off all opposition as uninformed, superficial or just plain flaky.

The Village Police handled only 27 impounded vehicles last year. At any one time, there are usually no more than two or three cars that need to be securely stored.

Is it really impossible to find a place for such a modest need other than the Long Pond Greenbelt?

Wednesday Afternoon, Noyac Avenue

The Walking Tour BY MICHAEL HELLER

Letters to the Editor Live and Let Live To the Editor: Regarding Chris Norwood’s letter in the January 3 issue of The Express. I agree with her 100 percent. The Nancy Boyd Willey ‘park’ is not a park by any stretch of the imagination. It would have been wiser to have found a different spot in which to honor her. I drive into the village several times a week and while I’m aware that the ‘park’ is there I never pay attention to it, irrespective of cars parked in front of Reid Brothers. I guarantee that non-local visitors don’t notice it, or care.

As Ms. Norwood so wisely states, “let us be careful not

to undermine local businesses that have been here for decades.” I remember when Sag Harbor residents believed in ‘live and let live,’ if something was not dangerous or hurting others. Sadly, that isn’t the way it is now. I don’t understand why anyone would decide to call attention to something like this and cause a lot of upset. Priorities are mixed up when a tiny memorial spot is deemed more important than the livelihood of a long-time local business. I would not be surprised if Ms. Willey is looking down from heaven and saying, “Lord, what fools these mortals be.”

Sincerely, Leatrice B. Christensen, Sag Harbor

Point of View Fighting for Long Island Priorities in Our Nation’s Capitol Part 1 of a 2-Part Op-ed by Congressman Lee Zeldin

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ast week, it was an honor to be surrounded by family and friends while being sworn in for my third term in the U.S. House of Representatives serving the best Congressional District in the country. Such a unique and diverse district, New York’s First Congressional District faces unique challenges, ones I’m committed to tackling in Washington, D.C., and home on Long Island.

As we kick off the new Congress, I’ll be focusing on Long Island’s infrastructure, continuing to secure funding and push state, local, and federal agencies to complete essential work, which includes repairing and improving highways and local roads and boosting federal aid for locally owned infrastructure like bridges and overpasses. This will be critical as the next long term highway bill is negotiated this Congress. As a district nearly completely surrounded by water, bolstering our maritime infrastructure is also vital. We must ensure our waterways, seaside communities and coastal economy are protected, which is why I’m fighting to secure completion of the critical Fire Island to Montauk Point (FIMP) project and other Army Corps initiatives in our region.

On Long Island, our waterways are in many ways directly connected to our way of life, which is why I oppose offshore drilling off our coast. Even just the exploratory phase of offshore drilling would be detrimental. The seismic testing would affect fish and marine life populations and is a major concern for our environmentalists, fishermen, oyster growers, and others who are part of our historic and growing seafood economy. It is so important to note one thing in particular — there is no evidence of these resources even being located off of Long Island. That alone is reason enough to take Long Island off the table, and I’ll be fighting to make sure the Department of Interior does so.

Right here on Long Island, we have state-of-the-art facilities, such as Stony Brook University and Brookhaven National Lab (BNL), that are pioneering cutting edge research that includes the future of clean and green energy.

Supporting their important research is of the utmost importance for not only our area’s economy and the future of scientific research on Long Island, but for the scientific

advancement of our entire nation and world. Just as I have before, I’ll continue to champion hundreds of millions of dollars in critical funding and secure vital grants that allow Stony Brook University and BNL to continue their important work.

As co-chairman of the Bipartisan Long Island Sound Caucus, I’ve partnered across the aisle to secure important funding for coastal communities, including securing a five-year reauthorization of the Long Island Sound Program, which was last authorized for five years back in 2006. The Long Island Sound, National Estuary and Sea Grant Programs are just a few of the environmental revitalization and protection programs I’m committed to working across the aisle and the Sound to secure full funding for this upcoming Congress.

Hand-in-hand with protecting our environment, we must preserve the state-of-the-art research facility on Plum Island, preserving this island’s natural beauty, diverse wildlife and ecosystem, as it continues to provide important economic, scientific and environmental benefits. Over the past four years, I’ve secured House passage of multiple bipartisan proposals that would preserve Plum Island, including blocking the sale of Plum Island to the highest bidder, but all of these legislative proposals have died due to inaction by the Senate. This Congress, I’ll be doubling down on this bipartisan effort with the help of lawmakers from both sides of the sound to preserve this iconic cultural and environmental landmark.

These are just a few of the many important priorities for our great island. It is my utmost honor to be able to represent New York’s First Congressional District. It is a privilege to fight for my constituents, friends and neighbors, while serving in our nation’s capital. We will always have a lot of critical work still ahead and successes to pursue and achieve for the amazing place we all call home.

CONGRESSMAN LEE ZELDIN represents the First Congressional District of New York in Congress where he serves as Co-Chairman of the bipartisan Long Island Sound Caucus and founding member of the bipartisan National Estuary Caucus.

he nicotine cabal is hard at it, what with smoking tobacco having declined, promoting continued nicotine use by pushing electronic cigarettes and what’s called vaping. And Suffolk County, which for years has been a national leader in challenging the use of cigarettes, which had been the main delivery system of nicotine, is taking on “e-cigarettes.”

E-cigarettes have become a new major delivery system for nicotine, with young people particularly targeted, with flavors added — including cherry, chocolate and vanilla.

Among the final pieces of legislation enacted by Suffolk County last year was a law increasing the penalties for retailers that unlawfully sell e-cigarettes to those under 21.

Meanwhile, Suffolk County is considering restrictions on flavored e-cigarettes.

The key county legislator behind Suffolk’s efforts is Dr. William Spencer who is a physician specializing in otolaryngology (conditions of the ear, nose and throat).

“This is a public health emergency,” said Dr. Spencer last month at a hearing on his legislation to restrict flavored ecigarettes. “We are seeing the astonishing increase in vaping among those aged 12 to 17, and to wait for the FDA or state to take action is not acceptable at the expense of more children becoming addicted.”

Last month, too, another doctor, U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams, called for “aggressive steps” by health professionals and governments on e-cigarettes. In e-cigarettes, the nicotine is not in tobacco as it is in regular cigarettes but is included as a liquid. “Nicotine is dangerous and it can have negative health effects,” said the surgeon general. And in e-cigarettes, “it can prime the youth brain for addiction.”

A recent federal report estimates that 3.6 million teens in the U.S. — one out of five high school students — are using e-cigarettes. A survey found twice as many high schoolers using e-cigarettes than the year before.

E-cigarettes and other forms of vaping have become a $6.6 billion business.

Proponents of e-cigarettes pitch that it’s less harmful than cigarettes containing tobacco. However, as earlier county legislation by Dr. Spencer — prohibiting the sale in Suffolk to persons under 21 of e-cigarettes and passed in 2014 — noted, “E-cigarettes do contain carcinogens, including nitrosamines” and “toxic chemicals such as diethylene glycol…a common ingredient in antifreeze.” As for e-cigarettes and vaping leading to people quitting smoking tobacco cigarettes, these “smoking cessation assertions made by e-cigarette companies have been disproven in laboratory tests conducted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration,” he said.

Regarding nicotine, it “is a known neurotoxin that is also one of the most highly addictive substances available for public consumption.”

Meanwhile, a marriage of the e-cigarette and tobacco industries is underway. The biggest e-cigarette maker, Juul, was reported last month by The New York Times to be “near to signing a deal to become business partners with Altria, one of the world’s largest tobacco companies.” According to The Times, “The union — which would create an alliance between one of public health’s greatest villains and the start-up that would upend it — entails cigarette giant Altria investing $12.8 billion for a 35 percent stake in Juul.”

Altria is the renamed Philip Morris company. The cigarette brands it manufactures include Marlboro, Lark, Virginia Slims and Parliament.

This partnership could be expected as Juul and lesser e-cigarette companies follow in the tobacco industry’s tradition. The Times noted in its article how “Juul is under intense scrutiny from public health officials and the FDA for an explosion in the number of teenagers vaping with its sleek products following a youth-oriented marketing campaign.”

Suffolk has been in the forefront in the fight against smoking banning it in restaurants and other public places and raising the legal age to purchase cigarettes — and in 2014 e-cigarettes, said to be a first-in-the-nation move. The tobacco industry years ago fought back fiercely. Delegations from the Tobacco Institute, the industry’s PR and lobbying arm, descended on the Suffolk Legislature denying a link between smoking and cancer. But, finally, court cases including those brought by state attorney generals, an antismoking stand of an earlier U.S. surgeon general and, at long last, media scrutiny (tobacco industry advertising and hardline PR held back for decades wide media investigation of the dire consequences of smoking) led to the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement of 1998.

The cigarette companies agreed to, among other things, compensate states for medical costs of those who smoked, finance anti-smoking campaigns and abolish that band of liars-for-hire, The Tobacco Institute. Smoking tobacco cigarettes in the U.S. has been reaching all-time lows, down to 14 percent of adults. But e-cigarettes have come through a back door.

KARL GROSSMAN is a journalism professor and journalist who frequently writes about Long Island issues.

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VOICES

A CONVERSATION WITH

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Brian Tupper

This week, 48 of you responded to our survey. This is what you had to say.

The 1995 graduate of Southampton High School is a teacher who has traveled across the world educating students. Mr. Tupper, 41, spoke to The Express from his home in Bangkok, Thailand, about The Kindest School, an online international school he plans to launch in September.

What do you think about the current government shutdown?

• The people who are being hurt by this are regular working people.

The president has no idea what it’s like to work a real job and pay a mortgage.

• I think the government, if private, would be out of business.

Employees working without being paid, not to mention other important operations and business.

• The shutdown unjustly harms government workers because Trump demands that taxpayers pay for a wall that the majority do NOT want, and Mexico will NOT pay for. Trump is using hard working employees as pawns in his purely political game.

• I think it’s all political...

• I’m all for it. We need the wall!

• It is a very sad state of affairs.

I am disgusted that our President thinks it is reasonable for landlords to wait to be paid rent, and for government employees to have to negotiate bill payment options while he is posturing to build a wall

By Christine Sampson What is your personal philosophy on education?

I don’t believe education is one-size-fits-all. I think the most important thing you can teach a kid is to have a growth mindset — that it’s OK to fail if you’re trying. If you’re not trying, there are no excuses. I think you need to instill in them the feeling of empathy and that there should be a need for service and helping others. In the world we live in, I think you see the best of humanity when terrible things happen to people. If we can use that every day, instead of just in an emergency when we need to, it would be great. I think the educational system we have now is antiquated, and that’s the reason I’m starting this school. I think we need to focus more on how the world has changed. They still want kids in rows in classes. That was basically developed for a factory line, to be a good worker in a factory. We’re not that type of world anymore. I just try to find a way to allow kids to try new things, help others and also to learn in a very unique, engaging way. If you can get kids to buy into a program and keep them engaged, you’ve won the battle. Education becomes very easy.

You taught at urban schools in Florida and international schools in other countries. How did your experiences at these schools shape your vision for a new kind of school?

Nothing has changed since I was in school to today, except the world around us. Education has not changed since I left college. It was all the same. We wonder why society is what it is. The tools have changed that made it possible for education to change, but the methods of teaching remain traditional. Education right now is only 2 percent digitized. There’s a problem with that. How can we order McDonalds on our phone and have it delivered to us, but we are still going to school and reading out of a textbook? I think there’s something wrong with that. I want to challenge the system.

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By Richard Gambino How can we order McDonalds on our phone and have it delivered to us, but we are still going to school and reading out of a textbook?

What was it like developing your own school curriculum?

It’s risky. But luckily, I’m fearless. I’m not afraid to fail, and as a teacher I teach my students to believe in themselves. I’d be a hypocrite if I didn’t take this chance myself.

If I fail, I’ll just go back into the classroom with my tail between my legs, but I don’t see that happening because I don’t know how to fail.

The Kindest School is based on the tenets of “knowledge is power,” “inspire others,” “never give up” and “diversity is strength.” What are some of your goals?

I really want to bring family back into the equation of education. One of the goals is to revolutionize home schooling — take government out and bring family back in, the way it used to be done. And they’ll get that sociability. And it’s to give everyone around the world the chance at a highquality, international school education. … I’ll be selling the lessons I have been creating over the last four years that are based on my four pillars on kindness. I believe that there are more kind people than bad people, but the bad people get all the press. It’s a crazy world out there right now. It’s a perfect time to launch it. The world needs kindness more now than ever in its history. I want to teach people to “be kind when no one is watching.” I always believe in leaving a place better than you found it. That’s a goal of mine — that when and if I ever retire, I want to have left education better than I found it.

Visit thekindestschool.org for more information on programs and curriculum, along with a reading campaign called “The Kindest Generation Global Reading Initiative.”

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anus is the ancient Roman god after whom the month of January is named. He is the god of transitions and beginnings, as in the movement from one year to the next, and the start of a new year. He is usually depicted as having two faces, one looking back to the past and one looking forward to the future. At the start of a new year, many of us look back at the past year(s) and make resolutions about the future. As Socrates famously said, “The unexamined life is not worth living.” For many people, this idea comes to them in the first month of a new year. Of course, the particular circumstances of an individual’s life greatly influence whether such a look at one’s life is happy, sad, regretful or without great emotions.

And so too the resolutions that may spring from such self-reflection. Selfreflection is very important to living a meaningful life, but is easy to become distorted or fall prey to other types of errors in judgment when thinking about oneself. So it is wise to double-check one’s insights about oneself with family members and close friends.

Actually the practice of making New Year’s resolutions started in ancient Babylon in about the year 2,600 B.C., where New Years’ celebrations lasted for 11 days. (Can you imagine spending 11 days feasting, drinking, making merry and shouting, “Happy New Year!” Of course, some people, perhaps many people, would like to do so.) I’ve been in Times Square only once on New Year’s Eve at midnight. I was 15 years old, living in Brooklyn, and took a subway train there to experience

on the taxpayers’ dime.

• If all the workers involved get their back pay and people are not put in harms way then it is politics as usual at its worst. But there have been and will continue to cause great inconveniences for those that need the governmental services that are usually provided.

• I think that it’s a fine example of the state of our current political life.

• Very unfortunate, but something must be done to control illegal immigration. One of the definitions of a nation is defined borders. What is wrong with legal immigration?

• Open the government! This is not about the wall. This is not about data, stop holding us hostage and pay government employees. It’s on Trump! He should quit making everyone else his foil when he doesn’t get his own way.

• Go Trump.... build the wall!!

• The Democrats seem to only care for illegal immigrants. Stop playing politics and protect this country.

• It is a political exercise to please political pundits who criticized Trump for caving on the WALL which has been shown to be ineffective when 66% of illegal immigrants over stay their visa.

125 Years Ago January 11, 1894

50 Years Ago January 11, 1968

It is now unlawful to kill either woodcock, quail, partridge, rabbits or squirrels, the open season expiring December 31.

Southampton Town Police investigated a two car accident which involved Louis Remkus of Ferry Road, North Haven and it was reported the driver of the other car gave her name as Mrs. Hilda Way, Elm Street, Noyac, Sag Harbor. Another passenger was Henry Way. Dr. Semlear was at the scene of the accident. Passengers of the Way car were transferred to the Southampton Hospital in the Sag Harbor ambulance driven by Ed Ryder and Ed Horn. On the way to the hospital the ambulance collided with a Southampton Town police car driven by Patrolman Wm. Logan at Brickkiln and Stony Hill roads. The ambulance was able to proceed to the hospital, it was reported. Patrolman Logan was on his way to the Remkus accident.

No it didn’t end there either. The report was that the Sag Harbor ambulance broke down on the way back to Sag Harbor.

A firemen’s meeting in the evening, two fires in the night and a street row the next morning, is a little more than a small country village, even with towering pretensions, should often boast of.

what it is like. (I was a very responsible kid so my parents trusted me to do many “adult” things.) My memory is of standing so tightly shoulder-to-shoulder with others that I could not move, of many folks laughing, some drinking whiskey and wine from hand-held bottles, and of thousands of people as one shouting, “Happy New Year!” I felt lifted from the ground by the experience.

As I’ve gotten older, the ancient Roman saying of tempus fugit (“time flies”) seems more and more accurate.

And I’ve experienced that the constantly growing love that I share with family members has made this sensation not only more tolerable but also more pleasant. Also the experience of quickly passing time has made me more determined to make as many moments as possible meaningful in my life. As Shakespeare’s Prospero puts it, “We are such stuff as dreams are made on.”

The present Gregorian calendar by which we measure all this replaced the Julian calendar, which was based on the phases of the moon, in which the first day of the year was March 25.

The Gregorian calendar was adopted and made official by an act of the British Parliament in 1750. But Pope Gregory XIII had introduced the Gregorian calendar long prior to that, in October of 1582. It is by that calendar’s calculations that we proclaim this New Year as 2019. The first day of January in the Julian calendar would have been our December 30.

Can you imagine spending 11 days feasting, drinking, making merry and shouting, “Happy New Year!”

RICHARD GAMBINO wishes all of you a happy and healthy New Year.

100 Years Ago January 16, 1919

On account of several cases of influenza, quarantine was again ordered at the Montauk Naval Station last week.

75 Years Ago January 13, 1944

It would seem that of all the natural attractions which enhance our lovely old Village, there is none to be more jealously guarded and treasured than our beautiful waterfronts.

However, we have recently been informed that there have been several instances where raw sewage is being discharged into the “Cove” in the heart of our Village.

When one stops to consider that the “Cove” is practically a land-locked body of water, it would seem that a continuation of this practice of running sewage in there would eventually build up a serious condition affecting the health of the people in the Community to say nothing of the devastating effect on the shellfish and marine life in the area.

25 Years Ago January 13, 1994

This spring training, the Pierson baseball team will be basking in the warm Florida sun.

Monday night the Sag Harbor Board of Education gave Whaler varsity baseball coach Sean Crowley the go ahead to take his team down to Coca Beach, Florida, during spring break to train and play against other high schools. The team will raise all the money it needs, approximately $8,000 through fundraisers.

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Unfortunately, she was surrendered to us at 12 years old and now has to start over looking for a forever family. Due to her age, Sasha prefers to be in a calm environment.

She gets along with mellow dogs, and respectful, calm children 12 or older. This pretty lady walks well on leash and knows commands “sit” and “stay.” If you’re looking to open your heart and home to a senior pet, consider adopting Sasha!

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6x12/13/18 - 1/17/18 NOTICE PBG2000 LLC. Filed with SSNY on 4/3/18. Office: Suffolk County. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 241 Pantigo Rd East Hampton NY 11937. Purpose: Any Lawful.

6x12/13/18 - 1/17/18 NOTICE 3 Georgica Association Road LLC. Filed with SSNY on 1/10/18. Office: Suffolk County. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 241 Pantigo

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6x12/13/18 - 1/17/18 NOTICE Yudaman23 LLC. Filed with SSNY on 12/18/2018. Office: Suffolk County.

SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 48 South Service Rd Ste #404 Melville NY 11747. Purpose: any lawful.

6x1/10/19 - 2/14/19 NOTICE A3 Solutions LLC. Filed with SSNY on 11/27/2018. Office: Suffolk County.

SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 1601 Veterans Memorial Highway Ste #520 Islandia NY 11749.

Purpose: any lawful.

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NOTICE 192 Pine Acres LLC. Filed with SSNY on 12/10/2018. Office: Suffolk County.

SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 1445 NY Ave Ste #3 Huntington NY 11746. Purpose: any lawful.

6x1/10/19 - 2/14/19 NOTICE Montauk Transit, LLC. Filed with SSNY on 5/31/2018. Office: Suffolk County.

SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 3601 Horseblock Rd Medford NY 11763. Purpose: any lawful.

6x1/10/19 - 2/14/19 NOTICE East End Bus Service, LLC. Filed with

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ENGLISH TUTOR - New York State Certified English Language Arts. College University Teaching experience. Kaitlin J. Daniels, M.A. 516-318-9001.c.

REAL ESTATE FOR RENT COMMERCIAL FOR LEASE PRIME RETAIL SPACE AVAILABLE - Sag Harbor Retail Space available on Main Street.

Approx. 1,650 sq. ft. on the ground floor. Immediate possession. Please contact Josh Roth. Call 212-408-0602 or Email: jroth@ mskyline.com.

PRIME RETAIL SPACE AVAILABLE - East Hampton Retail Space available on Newtown Ln. Approx. 2,000 sq. ft. on the ground floor.

Immediate possession. Please contact Josh Roth. Call 212-408-0602 or Email: jroth@ mskyline.com.

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167 Redwood Road, LLC. Filed with SSNY on 12/11/2018. Office: Suffolk County. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 295 North Sea Rd Ste #201 Southampton NY 11968.

APARTMENT - 1BR, 1BA, yr-round, incl. heat & elec. $1,700/mo.

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CELEBRATING OUR 37th ANNIVERSARY!

YEAR-ROUND RENTALS

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SAG HARBOR VILLAGE – 1BR w/loft.

Co-Op apt. Perfectly situated in the historic district. Walk to all. $3,000/mo., incl. all util. w/the exception of cable/internet. One off st. parking space & small deck off back. Call 631-506-1353. Corcoran Group.

SOUTHAMPTON - Renovated mother/ daughter. 4/2.5, 2,300 sq. ft., 58 ac, GHA, CAC. $849,000. IN#10105.

Ztc LLC. Filed with SSNY on 11/20/2018.

Office: Suffolk County. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 885 Third Ave 16th Fl NY NY 10022.

Purpose: any lawful.

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HEIGHTS BUSINESS DISTRICT - Association water, septic, tennis & beach club. $350,000.

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6x1/10/19 - 2/14/19 NOTICE Maspeth 7 LLC. Filed with SSNY on 12/5/2018. Office: Suffolk County.

SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 10 East 23rd Street Ste #300 NY NY 10010. Purpose: any lawful.

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COMMERCIAL SOUTHAMPTON VILLAGE - Prime location, great location. Free standing building.

3000+ sf. ID#4000. $1,945,000.

631-283-1133

WF PARADISE - 4BR, 4BA, newly renovated, dock, pool, garage. $5,300,000.

SAG HARBOR – Rm. for rent w/own bath.

Winter $1,650/mo., y-round $1,800/mo., util. incl. Includes WiFi, W/D, use of kitchen. Walk to bay, bike to Village. Non-smoking prof. preferred. References required. 631-8753278.

SAG HARBOR - 83 MAIN STREET. New to Market – Spacious Apts. 1BR, $2,500 mo./2BR, $3,000/mo. Great location just a few minutes from the water! No Fee. Immed. Move In! Call owner, Rory 631-5992663 or email to: cdellarmo@mskyline. com.

SAG HARBOR - JUST LISTED! 1/3 ac. on cul-de-sac street, near bay beaches. $895,000. ID#30018.

WF COTTAGE - 3BR, 1.5BA, newly renovated, 130’ WF. $1,175,000.

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WF CONTEMPORARY - 277’ WF, 3BR, 3.5BA, fpl., htd. gunite pool. $2,595,000.

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Purpose: any lawful.

Citiwide Services, LLC. Filed with SSNY on 12/12/2018. Office: Suffolk County.

SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 37 Colonial Drive Huntington NY 11743. Purpose: any lawful.

HILO SHORES WF - 4BR, 5BA, dock, pool, garage, private beach access. $2,695,000.

TIMELESS TRADITIONAL - 4BR, 3.5BA, 1st fl. master, 2-Car garage. $795,000.

SSNY on 4/13/2018. Office: Suffolk County. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 3601 Horseblock Rd Medford NY 11763.

Purpose: any lawful.

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PARADISE POINT BEACH HOUSE – New Construction, 550’ WF, dock, pool, 4BR, 3BA. $2,995,000.

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HAY BEACH WF - 5BR, 3.5BA, finished lower level, 250’ beachfront. $1,995,000.

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DEERFIELD ESTATE AREA – Water Mill.

WV. 2 ac., rm. tennis. Exclusive. $1,500,000.

IN#30010.

- 425 sf, 585 sf & 600 sf second floor offices - 280 sf, 525 sf & 1650 sf retail spaces

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WATER MILL NEW CONSTRUCTION Gated 1 ac., 9,700 sf., htd. gunite pool, 3 car garage. Spring completion. Under $5M. ID#10107.

BRIDGEHAMPTON - Wooded 4 ac., subdividable, builder’s opportunity. Near beaches, shopping, golf. Sag Harbor ID#30016. $2,400,000.

- 400 & 600 sf retail stores - 1500 sf second floor office

- 1250 sf second floor office

NOYAC NEW TRADITIONAL - Borders preserve. 5BR, 4.5BA, htd. gunite pool. REDUCED $2,650,000. ID#10106.

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ROSES GROVE/SOUTHAMPTON JUST LISTED. 2 ac., 3/2 Contemp., htd. pool, rm. tennis. $1,099,000. ID#10107.

SHINNECOCK HILLS TRADITIONAL Private WV ac. 4/3.5, htd. pool. $2,000,000 ID#10108.

SOUTHAMPTON VILLAGE - Published Home. Charming/pool & pool house. $1,949,000. ID#10109.

HOUSES SAG HARBOR/NORTH HAVEN - 6BR, 6.5BA, 5,000 sq.ft. htd. pool, comm. tennis, 1.84 ac. $2.695M. IN#16384.

SAG HARBOR - 1BR, 1BA, 1,000 sq. ft., 1 ac. Creekfront. $999k. IN#100169.

EAST HAMPTON - 5BR, 5.5BA, 3,500 sq. ft., fin. bsmt., 2.5ac. htd. pool, tennis. $1.5M. IN#107676.

SAG HARBOR - 4BR, 2BA, 1,200 sq. ft. on .17ac. $795k. IN#102220.

SOUTHAMPTON - 4BR, 3BA, 2,345 sq. ft., pool, dock, .73ac. $3.295M. IN#104494.

SAG HARBOR - .71ac w/2nd story Bay Views, 2BR, 2BA, build new 5,000 sq. ft. house. $1.8K. IN#106795.

SOUTHAMPTON - 5BR, 4BA, 4,250 sq. ft., .77 ac., htd. gunite pool, forever farm vistas. $2.695M. IN#107451.

WATER MILL - 5BR, 3BA, htd. pool on .91 ac. $1M. IN#41262.

SHELTER ISLAND - 3BR, 2BA, 1,421 sq. ft. .34 ac. $995K. IN#105776.

SAG HARBOR - 4BR, 3.5BA Post Modern.

Fin. bsmt., rm. for pool on .56 ac. $849k.

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Natura Interiors, LLC. Filed with SSNY on 12/5/2018. Office: Suffolk County.

SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: C/o Richard M. Mathew Esq. 295 North Sea Rd Ste #201 Southampton NY 11968. Purpose: any lawful.

ending 12/31/2018 is available at its principal office, located at 9 Noyac Avenue, Sag Harbor, New York 11963, for inspection during regular business hours by any citizen who requests it within 180 days hereof. Principal Manager of the Foundation is Matthew D’Amato. Dated: January 15, 2019.

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Rach 26 LLC. Filed with SSNY on 12/4/2018. Office: Suffolk County. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 48 South Service Rd Ste #404 Melville NY 11747. Purpose: any lawful.

PUBLIC NOTICE: The Annual Return of The Laura B. Vogler Foundation for the fiscal year ending 10/31/2018 is available at its principal office, located at 9 Noyac Avenue, Sag Harbor, New York 11963 for inspection during regular business hours by any citizen who requests it within 180 days hereof.

Principal Manager of the Foundation is Lawrence L. D’Amato. Dated: January 14, 2019.

6x1/10/19 - 2/14/19 LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE: The Annual Return of The Robert and Elizabeth Muller Foundation, Inc. for the fiscal year

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Sag Harbor Looking Forward, Looking Back: A Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon

The John Jermain Memorial Library, 201 Main Street, Sag Harbor, will host a Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon dedicated to the history of Sag Harbor on Saturday, January 12 from noon to 4 p.m. Laptops will be provided for those who do not have their own and refreshments will be served. To register, call (631) 725-0049 or email johnjermain.org.

Bridgehampton “Protecting Our Long Island Environment” Bilingual Workshop

The South Fork Natural History Museum, 377 Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike in Bridgehampton, has announced a new bilingual after school environmental science enrichment program, “Protecting Our Long Island Environment.” The free class is open to all children in grades three through five and will focus on local wildlife and their habitats. Classes will meet on Tuesday or Thursdays from 4 to 5:30 p.m. beginning January 15. A second session will begin on March 12. To register, call (631) 5379735 or email sofo@hamptons.com.

Southampton Ski Butternut

The Town of Southampton Youth Bureau is sponsoring a ski and snowboard trip to Ski Butternut in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, on Saturday, January 26, for youth 12 years and older or younger with an adult.

Pre-registration is required by Friday, January 11. The fee is $100 and includes lift tickets and transportation; rentals are available as well.

The bus will depart Red Creek Park in Hampton Bays at 5 a.m. and return to the park at 10 p.m. Chaperones will be provided by the Youth Bureau. Meals are not included. For more information, call (631) 702-2425 or visit southamptontownny.gov/youthbureau.

PUBLIC MEETINGS THURS JAN 10 Sag Harbor Village Board of Historic Preservation and Architectural Review Board, 5:30 p.m., Sag Harbor Municipal Building, 55 Main Street, Sag Harbor. (631) 725-0222 or sagharborny. gov.

MON JAN 14 Sag Harbor Village Harbor Committee, 5 p.m., Sag Harbor Municipal Building, 55 Main Street, Sag Harbor. (631) 725-0222 or sagharborny. gov.

Sag Harbor School Board of Education, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., budget workshop and education meeting, Pierson Library, 200 Jermain Avenue, Sag Harbor. (631) 725-5100 or sagharborschools.org.

TUES JAN 15 East Hampton Town Board, 10 a.m. work session, East Hampton Town Hall, 159 Pantigo Road, East Hampton. (631) 324-4141 or ehamptonny.gov.

Sag Harbor Village Zoning Board of Appeals, 5:30 p.m., Sag Harbor Municipal Building, 55 Main Street, Sag Harbor. (631) 725-0222 or sagharborny.gov.

THURS JAN 17 East Hampton Town Board, 6 p.m. regular meeting, East Hampton Town Hall, 159 Pantigo Road, East Hampton. (631) 324-4141 or ehamptonny.gov.

FIRESIDE WITH NANCY

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The Nancy Atlas Project, along with guest pianist Henry Haid, from the Broadway show “Movin’ Out,” and guest saxophonist George Cortez played the first of four 2019 Fireside Sessions on Saturday at the Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor. Fireside Sessions will continue to run each Saturday night through January 26. For more information, visit baystreet.org.

School News The Horticultural Alliance of the Hamptons Announced The Karish Fund Award Scholarships

The Horticultural Alliance of the Hamptons announced this week the recipients of the 2018 Paul Karish Scholarships.

East Hampton High School graduates Madison Aldrich and Gianna Gregorio are this year’s scholarship winners. The HAH awards scholarships to students ALDRICH of horticulture or related fields, on behalf of the Paul Karish Fund. The annual merit-based scholarship is open to graduating high-school seniors and students currently pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree.

Ms. Aldrich is a past recipient of a Karish Scholarship, and a senior at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse. Her studies focus on environmental health, a branch of public health which studies the interaction of human health and the natural/ built environment.

Ms. Gregorio attends Reed College, where her course of study includes biotechnology, plant genetics, bioethics, and bioethics law. As a freshman, she was GREGORIO recommended for the AP biology class, a rare opportunity for a first year. One of her future goals is to cut furanocoumarins from grapefruit DNA, allowing people on 46 percent of medications to be able to safely ingest the citrus.

Obituaries Paul Wolfram Sr.

Paul Gregory Wolfram Sr. died peacefully in Lake Worth, Florida, on September 17, 2018 at the age of 66. Mr. Wolfram is survived by his children Paul Wolfram Jr., James Wolfram, Daniel Wolfram, and his brother and sister-in-law Bob and Barbara Wolfram.

Mr. Wolfram was a volunteer firefighter for the Sag Harbor Fire Department. He loved coaching Little League baseball and soccer teams when his children were young. He also was a local business owner in Sag Harbor, op-

erating Paul’s Plumbing and Heating for many years. He was a dedicated father and family man who loved Sag Harbor and his community, said family members.

Because of his love of Sag Harbor, his final wishes were to be brought home.

A memorial is scheduled for Sunday, January 13, at Yardley & Pino Funeral Home, 91 Hampton Street in Sag Harbor, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. with a burial to follow at Oakland Cemetery.

All are welcome to attend and celebrate Mr. Wolfram’s life.

Religion Wisdom Seekers at Cormaria Retreat House

Cormaria Retreat House, 77 Bay Street in Sag Harbor, will host Wisdom Seekers, an eight-week session, beginning on Tuesday, January 22, and running through Tuesday, March 12. The program will offer guests input, sharing and prayer focused on what life teaches us as individuals. The sessions will be held from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. and the cost is $80 for the whole series. A commitment is required. For more information, call (631) 725-4206.

The Welcome of Wild Things at UUCSF

On Sunday, January 13, at 10:30 a.m., the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the South Fork will host services, “The Welcome of Wild Things” with speaker Rev. Jennifer Kelleher, worship associate Kent Martin and musician Laurie DiBartolo.

The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the South Fork is located at 977 Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike in Bridgehampton. For more information, visit uucsf.org.

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Called a “Site Characterization Report” that was prepared by an environmental contractor for the DEC’s Division of Environmental Remediation, the airport survey was based on soil and groundwater monitoring studies conducted last spring and summer.

It identifies four areas on the airport property where PFAS — or perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (including PFOS, perfluorooctane sulfonate, and PFOA, perfluoroctanoic acid) — were found in soil or groundwater at levels higher than the 70 nanograms per liter set by the federal EPA “health advisory level.”

Mr. Van Scoyoc said the DEC in recent years became concerned about PFAS pollution near airports where firefighting foam is stored and is used for training and for crashes. A much more severe level of pollution has been found in the vicinity of Gabreski Airport in Westhampton, he noted.

He said the DEC will be expanding its survey work to include other sites, including the former Wainscott Sand & Gravel pit just south of the airport.

All four sites at East Hampton Airport are linked to training locations or storage facilities where firefighting foam, which contains PFAS, has been kept or used for car fires, an aircraft crash landing, and training exercises.

3750 The four areas marked in red are “areas of concern” identified in a state DEC survey of the East Hampton Airport property where PFAS was found in high concentrations in groundwater or soil. All are associated with the storage and use of firefighting foam.

Called “Areas of Concern” in the report, they are: • At the north end of Runway 1634, straddling the clear zone on either side of Daniels Hole Road, where PFOS totaling 270 ng/L and PFOA totaling 17 ng/L was found in a groundwater monitoring well; • The parking lot, main terminal and ramp to the south of the terminal, where PFOS of 290 ng/L was detected; • The area around the Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Facility just west of Industrial Road on the south side of the airport, where a reading of 174 ng/L combined PFOS/PFOA was detected; • And a site just north of and straddling the railroad tracks south of the

airport, including the East Hampton Town Police Station, where there is a burn training structure. PFOA was detected there at 160 ng/L. Mike Ryan, the director of the DEC’s Division of Environmental Remediation, commented Wednesday that “additional study is needed to fully delineate the nature and extent of the identified contamination. This study will help inform appropriate cleanup measures and further DEC actions, and we will continue to keep the community informed as these investigations continue.”

Mr. Ryan said that residents with questions can contact site project manager Eric Obrecht at (518) 402-9764.

Bookstore to leave its location continued from page 1 Berry wrote. “We fully intend to stay in Sag Harbor on Main Street to whatever extent that is possible.”

Mr. Zwick commented on Monday that Ms. Berry “has done a phenomenal job” since opening her bookstore in 2014 but that the low margins of the bookstore business and the sharp seasonality of the region’s economy make seeking a less expensive site a necessary step, even with the offer of a rent freeze on the table.

“As I have stated several times,” Ms. Berry wrote, “the scheduled rent increases made the current business

even more unsustainable. While the Facebook post from The Express led many to believe that the landlord and I had come to an agreement, that was never the case. We negotiated months prior to the announcement” of a temporary rent freeze “and were unable to come to agreeable terms.”

Linked to an on-line story that was headlined “Harbor Books Not Ready to Say Goodbye Yet,” the November 28 Express Facebook post included an extract from the story about the rent freeze being offered soon after Ms. Berry had posted her plans to close at the end of her lease.

The offer was made “only after

my announcement and only after the date where — as per our current lease — I had to give notice,” the story reports Ms. Berry commenting then.

“Surely, I will be following that up with Ted and Hal as I have stated my desire to be in our location, but it is a very recent development.”

Ms. Berry said the store is currently not following any set hours of operation.

“I am grateful for the support from the community, including The Sag Harbor Express, but at this time I have nothing further to share about the details of the business and its future,” Ms. Berry concluded.

King Kullen sells to Stop & Shop continued from page 1 The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company LLC, an Ahold Delhaize USA Company, said in a release it expects the sale to close in the first quarter of 2019.

“King Kullen is a well-respected grocery chain in the Long Island market that has an 88-year tradition of excellent customer service,” Mark McGowan, president of Stop & Shop, said in a statement. “We look forward to bringing our quality, selection and value to more communities in Nassau and Suffolk counties.”

King Kullen has 32 supermarkets and five Wild By Nature stores, including locations in Bridgehampton, Hampton Bays and Manorville, and a corporate office in Bethpage. Stop & Shop has more than 400 stores throughout Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York and New Jersey, including locations in East Hampton, Hampton

Bays and Riverhead.

It is unclear what will happen to King Kullen’s East End locations and its employees.

Brian Cullen, co-president of the King Kullen Grocery Co., which was founded in Queens in 1930, said in a statement he is confident Stop & Shop “will carry on our legacy of service in the region.”

“As a family-owned and operated business, we are very proud of our heritage and extremely grateful to all of our associates and customers for their support over the years,” Mr. Cullen said.

He said the company had recently determined the best option “was to merge King Kullen into Stop & Shop.”

“We are grateful to our Long Island customers and employees over several generations and proud to have supported so many fine organizations,” he said. “It has been an honor and a privilege to be part of the fabric of

this island for all these years.”

Reached by phone Tuesday, grocery store owner Tony Lawless of Cromer’s Country Market in Noyac said he doesn’t think the King Kullen sale will have much of an impact on small businesses like his.

“I’m sure it’s going to affect some places on the Island. It has to. It’s taking a lot of ‘local’ out of Long Island,” he said. “It changes the landscape a little, but the further out you go on the East End, it doesn’t really affect us as much as it would further up the Island.”

He said Cromer’s — which has been located in Noyac since 1990 — is more of a local gourmet grocery store, rather than a supermarket.

“We’re more of a service store than the supermarket, where you just grab what you want. So that kind of keeps us going,” Mr. Lawless said. “That’s what smaller places have to do, give them more services.”

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Pierson/Bridgehampton Girls Basketball

Win Streak Hits Six for Surging Lady Whalers Katie Kneeland leads deep lineup to a string of victories

BY GAVIN MENU

on December 12. The Lady Whalers started the season 1-3 against In many ways, Katie Knee- mostly tough non-league teams. land returned from injury late Since, they have won five games last month to a more complete with Kneeland averaging 17.4 basketball team. The absence of points per game. And, perhaps the senior forward, who missed more importantly, the supportPierson/Bridgehampton’s first ing cast around her has improved three games with a wrist injury, dramatically.

“Me being off the court alopened the doors for others to step up and develop. Now the ac- lowed other players to take part tive roster goes eight or nine girls in the starting five and now our deep and the Lady Whalers have starting five is really movable,” won six straight games as they Kneeland said after scoring 18 points against begin to chew on Southampton on the meat of the Monday. “A lot of League VI schedgirls were able to ule. grow into these po“We still have a sitions. It worked lot to work on, but out really well acthe chemistry is tually.” coming together,” Giles added 13 Pierson head coach points and six asKevin Barron said sists on Monday, after a 55-25 win and sophomore Soover Southampton fia Mancino, playon Monday night.

PIERSON HEAD COACH ing her first year “We’re just trying KEVIN BARRON on varsity, had 12. to get better each Defensively, Piergame. I’m really son’s frontcourt of happy with the defense at times. We’re trying to Aziza El, Celia Barranco, Carly pressure the ball more and more Browngardt and Phoebe Arkineach game and the girls are do- son wreaked havoc on the Southampton attack ing a great job.”

“Our bench is very deep,” BarWith Kneeland leading the way in the scoring department, ron said. “I was subbing in four, and junior point guard Chastin five girls all night, and without Giles running the team’s tem- that experience at the beginpo, Pierson (5-0 in League VI, ning of the year when they were 6-3 overall) has knocked off six playing most of the game, I don’t straight opponents dating back think they would have that confito a win over Center Moriches dence they had today.

‘We still have a lot to work on, but the chemistry is coming together.’

Pierson junior poing guard Chastin Giles scored 13 points and dished out six assists in a 55-25 victory over Southampton on Monday. michael heller photos

“We’re by far the tallest team in the league,” he continued. “If everyone puts their hand up at the same time, there’s no passing lanes. We’re a big threat that way. We’re fast enough to play man-to-man and do a full court press, or we can just sit back in that zone with our hands up.”

Pierson will host Greenport on Friday, January 11, at 6:15 p.m. before traveling to Mattituck on Monday for huge game that will likely have league title implications. The Tuckers are also 5-0 in league play and have gotten the better of Pierson in recent years.

“With Mattituck, it’s always the same — full court press, run and gun, very athletic,” Barron said. “They’re going to be a big challenge for us.”

“We think we can take it all the way to states,” Kneeland added about the season ahead.

“We say almost every day at the end of practice that we’re going to states. That’s been our motivation. But we’ll have to see how we do against Mattituck. That will really tell us where we actually are right now.”

Monday’s game at Mattituck tips at 5:45 p.m.

Senior Katie Kneeland glides in for two of her 18 points against Southampton on Monday. Kneeland is averaging 17.4 points per game since returning from injury and the Lady Whalers have won six straight games.

Boys Basketball

Bees Blast Past Whalers on Home Court Harding leads the way with another big night

BY GAVIN MENU

Pierson freshman Wilson Bennett made his varisty debut on Tuesday and scored eight points to impress his head coach.

Thirty-seven days since the start of basketball season and the Killer Bees finally got to enjoy the comforts of home.

And what a home-court advantage the Beehive provides.

Playing for the first time this season in front of a raucous home crowd, Bridgehampton senior J.P. Harding erupted for 36 points and 27 rebounds to lead Bridgehampton past rival Pierson on Tuesday.

The 77-55 victory moved the Killer Bees (3-1) past Pierson in the League VII standings as they now trail only unbeaten Greenport in the chase for a league title. The Porters are the overwhelming favorites to win League VII and have legitimate state title hopes in Class C. They beat Bridgehampton, a Class D school, 80-61, on January 4, which made Tuesday’s home cooking that much more fulfilling.

“They’re starting to believe a little bit.

They’re starting to understand it’s not knockout blows — it’s collective cohesiveness, pass the ball, relax yourself,” Killer Bees coach Ron White said after the win over Pierson, which dropped to 2-2 in league action and 5-6 overall.

The Whalers played most of the game without the services of their best player as junior Henry Brooks was in foul trouble all night. After scoring five early points, Brooks committed his third foul late in the first quarter and sat out the entire second quarter and much of

the third. With guards Cooper Schiavoni and Peter Schaefer playing well, and with an added spark from freshman Wilson Bennett, who made his varsity debut, Pierson kept the game close and trailed by just six at halftime.

“I think we held our own that first go-around,” Pierson head coach Hank Katz said afterwards. “[Brooks] sat out the whole second quarter and we played well enough to at least stay close.”

Bridgehampton, and Harding in particular, exploded out of the break and led by 15 in a hurry. Katz said the collapse had nothing to do with Bridgehampton’s tiny court, traditionally a challenge for all visiting teams, and little to do with the absence of Brooks.

“They just outplayed us,” he said simply.

Despite valiant effort in the paint

by Bennett, who finished with eight points in his first varsity game, Harding ran roughshod through the Whalers’ defense. He scored 17 points in the third quarter alone, and helped set up open looks for guards Elijah White and Nae’Jon Ward on the perimeter.

Bridgehampton’s starting backcourt finished with 24 points combined.

“Teams are crazy enough to go into a zone and they start trapping our guards,” coach White said. “Our guards are becoming smart, pick the ball up and push it into the middle. J.P. is right where he needs to be. It’s wide open every time.”

Brooks scored six fourth-quarter points when the game was already out

SPORTS W R AP Bonac Swim Team winS — again Members of the East Hampton boys swim team won 10 of 11 events against North Babylon on Friday, January 4, on their way to an 83-76 victory. The Bonackers improved to 3-0 atop the League II standings, and 5-0 overall.

“The coaches are very happy for the boys, as they continue to swim very well and are showing nice improvements in the skills and techniques they have been practicing,” East Hampton head coach Craig Brierley said.

Pierson sophomore Joey Badilla was named by teammates as “Swimmer of the Meet” after he secured qualifying times for the Section XI meet in the 100-yard butterfly and the 100 breaststroke. His time of 1:03.22 in the butterfly was good for second place, and he would have won the breaststroke with a time of 1:09.47, but East Hampton had already secured the victory and stopped scoring points.

“Prior to the start of the meet, Joey confidently stated he was going to make counties in the breaststroke today,” Bri-

erley said. “After he touched the wall and looked up at the scoreboard, Joey had a look of joy and surprise as he made the cut and went a best time, dropping 2.5 seconds from his previous best time.

The captains appreciate Joey’s hard work and commitment to swimming that contributes to the team’s success.”

Badilla also swam the first leg of the winning 200 medley relay, along with East Hampton’s Ethan McCormac and fellow Pierson swimmers Ryan Duryea and Colin Harrison. Duryea won the 50 freestyle in 23.37 seconds and was a member of the winning 200 freestyle relay. Badilla’s younger brother, Nicky, finished second in the 200 freestyle in 2:10.06, while Pierson’s Conor Flanagan was second in the 500 freestyle in 6:29.76.

East Hampton will host its next two meets, which together should determine this year’s league champion. Hauppauge, last year’s league champion, will travel to the YMCA RECenter in East Hampton on Thursday, January 10, and Sayville/ Bayport will come to town on Monday, with both meets starting at 5 p.m.

Bridgehampton senior J.P. Harding shoots for two of his 36 points during the Killer Bees’ 77-55 win over Pierson on Tuesday night. The Killer Bees improved to 3-1 in League VII and trail only Greenport in the standings. michael heller photos

of reach to finish with 11 and Schiavoni had 10. Bennett, who has played this season on Pierson’s promising junior varsity team, was a pleasant surprise for Pierson on Tuesday, and is expected to be a central figure in the years to come.

“He did great, beyond expectations,” Katz said, noting that Bridgehampton and the Whalers’ next opponent,

Smithtown Christian, don’t have JV teams. “We wanted to bring him up and give him an opportunity. If he’s going to contribute like this we might have to make some decisions” between varsity and JV. Harding had 22 points against Greenport, White had 18 and Ward had 14, but the Porters’ own big three of Ahkee Anderson and Jaxan and Jude Swan

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Young Track aThleTeS impreSS The East Hampton girls winter track team, which is stacked with young talent, performed well over the weekend at the Art Mitchell Invitational meet at Suffolk County Community College in Brentwood. Pierson freshman Grace Brosnan finished first in the freshman section of the 55-meter high hurdles with a time of 10.25 seconds and was third among freshman in the high jump with a leap of 4’6”. Juliana Barahona, a sophomore at Pierson in her first year on winter track, finished sixth in the sophomore shotput with a throw of 25’5.5”, and ran a personal-best time of 51.13 in the 300 meters to finish 21st among sophomores. Penelope Greene, another Pierson sophomore, returned from a foot injury and finished 5th among sophomores in the 1,500 meters with a time of 5:43.38.

The girls’ next meet is back at Suffolk Community College for the Zeitler Relays on Thursday, January 10, starting at 5 p.m.

combined for 67 points and had more support from their bench. Harding, White and Ward got plenty of good looks, but finished 28-for-60 from the floor.

“We had good shots,” coach White said. “I’m very confident. We’re a little battle tested. We just have to continue to remain hungry and continue to build and learn.”

BY AL “BIG TIME” DANIELS

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Winter Predictions

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e have gotten through the first week of January 2019.

Temperatures have been above normal for the most part with New Year’s Day in the 50s. We’ve had no snow, but plenty of rain. We are still having a lot of wind.

What does that leave for the rest of winter? If you refer to the 2019 Farmer’s Almanac, the winter outlook seems good with temperatures predicted to be above normal. For example, it predicts February to be above average. They also predict below normal snowfall. It seems we will be in for more rain. It predicts the spring to be warmer and dryer than normal. We will have to wait and see, but it is encouraging.

On the nice days, a handful of

boats are on the bay, still chasing those scallops. They are grinding out a few pounds daily. The clams and oysters are tasty with the cold bay temps. Fishing is quiet. The only show seems to be an ocean excursion in search of cod fish.

There are even some anglers traveling to North Carolina in search of tuna fish. Birdwatchers are having a good time both afield and at the feeders.

Keep a journal to record all the species you see.

The Route 110 Fishing Flea Market is on Super Bowl Sunday, February 3. The location is Camelot Hall, 585 Broadhollow Road (Route 110) in Melville. The hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., which means you can get your tackle and still be home for the big game.

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Music

Striking a Balance Between Foundation & Fearlessness The Slocan Ramblers bring bluegrass back to Sylvester Manor

Lyons stages “Reasons to Be Pretty” in Southampton

BY MICHELLE TRAURING

N

eil LaBute’s “Reasons to Be Pretty” is the most challenging play Joan Lyons has ever directed.

And that is precisely why she’s doing it.

The playwright’s first and only to see Broadway, the hard-edged comedy can get nasty and uncomfortable, testing audience sympathy and allegiance as they watch the action unfold on stage, unbuttoning the strikingly complex characters for all their worth.

With that comes a script that Lyons was not prepared for, she said.

“I love LaBute, but I’ll tell you what I don’t appreciate: He has a very unique way of writing this show,” the director said. “He refers to it as the ‘uncommonness of common language,’ where people interrupt each other and they interject. It’s really hard for the actors to learn.

They’re waiting for someone to cut them off, to interrupt them. And if that doesn’t happen, there’s a dangling end of the line.”

But Lyons said she isn’t worried. Actors Jonathan Fogarty, Bethany Dellapolla, John Lovett and Bethany Trowbridge have handled the script with grace — as well as her direction — and will be ready for opening night on Friday, January 11, at the Southampton Cultural Center.

“I like to just pull the whole thing apart and then put it back to together, and see what you come up with,” she said. “I think there’s definitely a richness of the characters that I didn’t expect to see, and that’s a tribute to my fine cast. There are nuances in the characters that we’ve pushed.”

Lyons and her cast of four quickly realized there was more than met the surface of the contemporary play, which opens with Steph (Dellapolla) ripping into her longtime boyfriend, Greg (Fogarty) — who had remarked to his best friend and co-worker, Kent (Lovett) that he finds his girlfriend is “regular,” as compared to a recent hire at their company, but wouldn’t trade her for the world.

The comment, without much context, makes its way back to Steph via her best friend, and Kent’s girlfriend,

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Frank Evans, Adrian Gross, Darryl Poulsen and Alastair Whitehead are the Slocan Ramblers.

T Bethany Trowbridge in “Reasons to Be Pretty.”

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he same week Adrian Gross bought a mandolin, he met a beautiful woman.

Almost 11 years later, they’ve both stuck around — she as his wife, and the mandolin as his sound in the now wildly popular bluegrass quartet, Slocan Ramblers.

“I should know how long ago that was,” Gross said, his wife laughing in the background during a telephone interview from northern Quebec, where he was taking a break from the road with his family. “It all came together for me, almost as one thing.”

A classically trained guitar player since age eight, the Montreal native’s pivot toward the mandolin was freeing, as he learned the instrument by ear. It was a window into oral music —

“music played without really over-thinking it and without any notes on a page,” he said — and he was hungry for it.

He was hungry for bluegrass music, too, without even knowing it.

“I wasn’t just diving into the mandolin, I was diving into learning music in a folk way — by ear and by feel,” he said. “It just fit for me, for some reason. It’s best to not over-think it.”

Gross also fits with Frank Evans, Darryl Poulsen and Alistair Whitehead — who play banjo, guitar and double bass, respectively, as the Slocan Ramblers — and they will return to Shelter Island on Saturday, January 19, as an encore to their Sylvester Manor debut in April 2017.

“It was a highlight, to be honest,” Gross said

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The Toronto-based band will come to Shelter Island on January 19.

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Art

A New Home for Keyes Gallery

A dream comes true for Julie Keyes with her new location, next to The American Hotel

BY MICHELLE TRAURING

F

or every one person, there is another they avoid at all costs. Someone they brush off, push to voicemail or hide from in the supermarket.

For American Hotel owner Theodore Conklin III, Julie Keyes is convinced that person was her.

And she doesn’t blame him one bit.

For the better part of nearly two decades, the art consultant barraged the Sag Harbor hotelier about his space next door, occupied by perfume retailer

Bond 9 since 2011 and, before that, a cigar shop — until now.

As of Friday night, it officially became the home of her newest endeavor, Keyes Gallery.

“Since 2000, I’ve wanted this space — it’s the most iconic, fantastic spot ever. I asked Ted about it every 15 minutes,” Keyes deadpanned before laughing mischievously, standing inside the 1,100-square-foot space on Main Street.

“There have been moments where I’ve walked up to him and he has said, ‘Please, not now.’ It was like a bad mov-

ie. We all have someone we avoid, and I’m sure I was Ted’s.”

Conklin eventually caved — “I descended upon him like fog,” Keyes said, “I wrote him emails, I sent him credit reports, I sent him recommendations” — and, as soon as she could, the gallerist immediately got to work.

Last Wednesday, a crew of nine was busy painting, sewing, hanging and cleaning. They were putting up walls where they hadn’t been before, transforming the space into her vision for her first group show, “Rotating Blue Chip,”

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Making A ‘Splash’ at the White Room Gallery Group exhibition opens in Bridgehampton

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o strike and dash about a liquid, or semi liquid substance. To move in, or into, a liquid substance and cause it to splatter. To mark or overlay with patches of contrasting color or textile.

To display prominently. An ostentatious display.

All are definitions of the word “splash,” and the inspiration behind the newest exhibition at The White Room Gallery, opening Saturday, January 12, with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. at 2415 Main Street in Bridgehampton.

“As an artist living in Noyac, I am ever absorbing the beauty of the surrounding waters and the strength and steadfastness of our trees,” artist Heidi Rain said. “My response to such inspiration is to express myself through the media of watercolor and ink, pastel, charcoal, photography and fabric inspired by the masters — Claude Monet, Edouard Manet, Jackson Pollock, Pablo Picasso, Georgia O’Keeffe and Joan Mitchell.”

Water is one of photographer Lynn Savarese’s favorite subjects to capture through her lens, and she has traveled far and wide for it — from the East End to Nantucket, the Adirondacks and

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Louisiana, to the Charles River, the Maldives and the Caribbean, to Iceland, Argentina, Brazil, Australia, France, Thailand, Vietnam and Russia.

“Lynn delights in exploring water in all of its manifestations — from calm to turbulent, and from gently lapping to crashing in frothy tumult — in the

hopes of evoking how water uniquely soothes, excites, inspires, consoles, renews, delights and awes,” a press release said.

A parallel group exhibition will include Ryan Schmidt, Steve Cohen, John Mazlish, Trefny Dix and Bengt Hokanson, Adrienne Fierman, Mark Seiden-

feld, Zoe Breen, Tanya Minhas, Donna Bernstein, Kathy Buist, James C. Leonard, Nicholas Down, Brian Craig and Marissa Bridge.

The show will remain on view through February 10. For more information, call (631) 237-1481 or visit thewhiteroom.gallery.

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Local History Book on Goody Garlick Released Witchcraft in East Hampton explored in new work

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oretta Orion became interested in the Goody Garlick witchcraft case first because it fit her doctoral dissertation at Stony Brook University — research on the history of witchcraft throughout Europe and the Americas — and then because it unfolded in her own backyard.

The longtime Amagansett resident was curious to find how the story either paralleled the witchcraft hysteria in Europe and New England, or how a different outcome was realized in East Hampton, she said, which she explores in her new book, “It Were As Well to Please The Devil as Anger Him: Witchcraft in the Founding Days of East Hampton,” written with Hugh R. King, Catherine Tremblay and Aimee Webb, and published by the East Hampton Library.

“This story and the other witchcraft cases mentioned in my book highlight how the act of dehumanizing people can lead society to inflict awful treatment on those individuals because they are not considered ‘human’ and therefore must be evil,” Orion said in a press release.

The East Hampton Library, located at 159 Main Street, will host a book

talk and signing with the authors on Saturday, February 2, from 2 to 4 p.m. The book is available for $20 at the library and BookHampton in East Hampton, as well as Amazon. All proceeds will benefit the Long Island Collection of the East Hampton Library.

“This is a fearsome tale of neighbor against neighbor in the early days of East Hampton, when the now-famil-

Loretta Orion (right) and her new book on witchcraft in East Hampton.

iar street names still belonged to the town’s landowners, tenant farmers, pastors, whalers, rogues and heroes,” according to author Dava Sobel. “Here, 30 years before the infamous Salem witch trials, Goody Garlick stood accused of casting her evil eye on a de-

of their visit to the East End. “The vibe was cool and the audience was great.

They were a super attentive listening audience. We’ve been bugging our agent to get us to come back to that neck of the woods. We have high hopes for our repeat performance, that’s for sure.”

Their set list will pull primarily from their most recent outing, “Queen City Jubilee” — an album that represents an evolution for the Slocan Ramblers, as they have grown into their identity, Gross said.

“I think we found our own voice as a band,” he said. “It’s funny. Really traditional bluegrass bands think we’re a bit of a modern band. The modern, really progressive bluegrass bands think we’re a trad band. We fit right in the middle. I’m happy to be in that middle ground. I think a lot of our favorite music is made in that middle ground.”

The track “Mississippi Heavy Water Blues” — a reinterpretation of the blues tune by Barbecue Bob in the 1920s — encapsulates the blending of old and new that defines the band, Gross said, and proves to be a crowd favorite.

“We love digging into a bunch of really old tunes that haven’t been heard before,” he said. “The band formed in 2010, but since 2014, that is when the band really ramped up with writing and arranging.”

As they look toward their fourth album, “Queen City Jubilee” still lives and breathes as a culmination of the band’s work on the road, and in the air, Gross said.

On an early-morning flight to the arctic tundra of Iqaluit — the capital of Nunavut, the northern-most territory in Canada — Gross, Poulsen and Whitehead each grabbed a row of seats to themselves and slept, while Evans pulled out a napkin and began writing.

By the time they landed, he had most of “Just to Know” on paper, which they finished arranging during the 24-hour midnight sun, when they weren’t performing in the Alianait Arts Festival.

“When he opened his banjo case after being checked, the banjo was totally out of tune, and Frank just started riffing around on it in this totally bizarre tune that it was in,” Gross said. “It didn’t really exist, because it was out of tune, but he took it and tweaked it a bit, and that became the inspiration for the banjo part on that track.”

At any given time, the band navigates a balance of spontaneity and risktaking with the structure and foundation that allows for that fearlessness, Gross said. “Between the four of us, I feel like we cover those bases,” he said.

“At different times, people step into different roles. But for me, the goal is to find that mix. On a good night, we hit a pretty good mix of all of that.”

After all, that is the dynamic required for bluegrass, he said.

“There’s something very immediate about it. I’m not sure if that word connects, but in my head, that’s the word that comes to mind,” he said. “It’s immediately exciting. When you go see it live, the first thing you notice is the interaction of these musicians with each other and it’s like a mix of being super tightly arranged and really structured music, and really spontaneous. These

‘Really traditional bluegrass bands think we’re a bit of a modern band. The modern, really progressive bluegrass bands think we’re a trad band.’ little moments will happen that only happen once, and that’s what you go to a show for: to capture those little moments.”

In the coming days, Gross and his family would head farther north — into even more rural Canada — to capture moments of their own, as the mandolin player readied himself to get back on the road.

“We’ll be well rested, after about a month and a half off,” he said. “We’ll be feeling fresh. It will be a good time to come see the band, for sure.”

The Slocan Ramblers will kick off the Sylvester Manor Concert Series on Saturday, January 19, at 7:30 p.m. at the Shelter Island School auditorium, located at 33 North Ferry Road on Shelter Island. Doors open at 7 p.m. and tickets range from $25 to $40. For more information, call (631) 749-0626 or visit sylvestermanor.org.

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fenseless young mother and causing her death. Loretta Orion’s gripping account of the case alternately chills and warms the heart.”

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NOTES FROM THE FIELD Paige Patterson

Winter Walks and Wonderings

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hen I bought my property 22 years ago, as the light faded from the afternoon sky and dusk started to settle, unless it was winter, you couldn’t stay outs because the mosquitos were so bad you were driven inside. The only good part was that before the mosquitos got too bad, the sky would be filled first with dragonflies and then with bats. I know people aren’t fans of bats, but I loved watching both of these creatures’ aerial displays as they pick my predators out of the sky both before and after the stars arrived.

It happened because my property backs up to some of the squishy edges of the 100-plus acres of Sagg Swamp Nature Preserve, one of the the Nature Conservancy’s protected properties. If you travel farther east down my road past my house, you’d cross a small bridge, the division between Sagaponack and Bridgehampton that the swamp straddles. On the north is the freshwater stream that has meandered from the wood duck breeding ground of Jeremy’s Hole — one of the few places, according to Larry Penny, that the alewives still bred — to skedaddle down the center of the swamp and cascade over the weir becoming, on the south side, a shallow rill that feeds into Sagaponack Pond. It’s

part of a chain of aquatic areas and wet habitats that flows from the northern part of Sag Harbor all the way to the sea and is the last hole in the greenbelt that carves its way all the way back through a series of other ponds that originate at Otter Pond and Sag Harbor Cove.

Carving a path for nature from one side of this island’s fork to the other is all very interesting, you say, but why am I talking to you about the swamp at a time of year when all its flora naked and all its fauna is hunkering down for the winter? Mostly because I believe this is the best time to be exploring.

And not just because there’s no mosquitos. The structure of the various oaks, tupelos, red maples and sassafras are easier to see when the sky resembles parchment upon which ink has been dropped and then blown on through a straw. There may not be any avian occupants, but if there are, they stand out like startlingly misshaped fruits, waiting to be plucked.

I’m going to tell you right now you won’t see the ducks or even any of the water of Jeremy’s Hole, at least not without wearing hip waders and venturing far off the paths, and I’ve never seen a single one of the flying squirrels The Nature Conservancy claims inhabit the place on its website. And that there’s a tremendous amount of destruction that’s occurred, from over browsing

PAIGE PATTERSON is desperate for an armful of watermelon colored oriental poppy plants.

by deer to skeins of cat briar and other invasive plants, like phragmites, and euonymus, eliminating much of what drew me to the site when I was a child.

(Of course, there was also a supposedly haunted house which was, when I was climbing through the place, partially collapsed, and very exciting to explore.)

But I still find the visit exquisite. Perhaps because it’s one of the few places out here where you can still lose sight of all humankind and be surrounded by only the natural world and your thoughts. Or maybe it’s the extraordinary selections of lichens. Or the way I’ve learned to see that there’s still an incredible variation of color and texture and shape to be observed even when it’s not the obvious time to be observant.

I admit I take my clippers, but only to snip back those that have recently invaded, never those whom have always called it home, but mostly I take my camera. It’s a trick I learned from the photographer Laurie Lambrecht who has be documenting and studying the place for years. Encouraging me to explore the swamp more in the winter, especially in the snow, she dragged me out there one day bundled up and fairly unenthusiastic. By the end of the walk I was a convert. I am always grateful when creative people let you inside their thoughts and share their excitements and Laurie’s gift of visiting the

swamp in the snow helped bring me farther down the path of not just being seduced by brilliant colors and luxurious foliage, but also seeing the beauty in the various textures of bark and the patterning of twigs and branches.

Now I separate slippery octopus inky purple from sooty charcoal from rich wet burgundy maroon where previously I would have just seen black. And what I used to refer to as beige or grey has fractured into moss and slate, an immense assortment of violets, pinky creams, biscuit, chalk, nude, heathered taupes and various other now obviously discernible shades. I notice how some branches weave and others rut, how bark peels, flakes or alligators in patterns that both repeat and don’t.

Seedpods and leaf skeletons take on personas as intricate as clouds and the patterns of lichens and mosses are staggering in their complexity. The walk is both meditative and illuminative once I learned to look through a different lens of expectation and I would recommend it for all as a brilliant way to start the new year.

A quick a note on the mosquitos.

Since I’ve moved in, their population on my property has plummeted. Unfortunately, so have the bats and dragonflies. I believe the credit, whether good or bad, belongs to the county. There are two forms of mosquito control happen-

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ing all around us without a lot of discussion.

The first, mosquito adulticiding (the use of chemicals to spray and kill adult mosquitos) is something you can opt out of by going to www.suffolkcountyny.gov and printing out the no spray form from the Division of Vector Control. You’ll need your tax map number, and to submit this form every year, but it allows you to request to keep your property chemically clear by shutting off the county trucks’ aerosol equipment within 150 feet of your property.

The second form of control, over which we have no influence, is the addition to our waters of chemicals to keep mosquito larvae from become adults. Unfortunately, not only have these chemicals been proven toxic to frogs and salamanders and possibly fish, all of which prey on both mosquitos and their larvae, but they also keep dragonfly larvae from maturing as well.

I’m not saying I’m a fan of mosquitos, and if there’s a public health emergency for a mosquito-borne disease the skies will be sprayed regardless of our registering to opt out, but I do get nervous when we, as a species, start making decisions that have possibly domino effects. I love being able to sit outside watching the moon rise in spring, summer and fall as well as winter now, but I miss my dragonflies. And my bats.

‘Reasons to Be Pretty’ explores complexity of love Carly (Trowbridge), and hysteria ensues.

“Steph is very volatile — screaming and yelling at Greg, and swearing. She’s basically going berserk,” Lyons said.

“Bethany Dellapolla, who plays this role, is so sweet and kind and gentle, and she brings something to Steph that I didn’t see in Steph at all in the reading and choosing of this play.

“She’s really truly hurt by what Greg says,” the director continued. “This is not just her way of getting out of a relationship that’s going nowhere. You don’t always get that on the first five or six read-throughs. Some things you don’t get until you put it on its legs and you see the words come out

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“What I’d like people to take away from the play is this: These are lifechanging decisions that you’re making every day,” she said,” and you really need to communicate them. Don’t leave it for someone to guess what you’re thinking or what you want. You need to tell them.”

“Reasons to be Pretty” will open on Friday, January 11, at 7 p.m. at the Southampton Cultural Center, located at 25 Pond Lane in Southampton. Additional performances will be held on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7 p.m., and Sundays at 2:30 p.m., through January 27. Tickets are $25. For more information, call (631) 287-4377 or visit scc-arts.org.

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of someone’s mouth.”

The complexity and dynamic between both the characters and actors can change in that instant, Lyons said, which is exactly what happened during a recent dress rehearsal — at a time when she was questioning the production choice herself.

“Sometimes you love the show right off the bat, but sometimes you’re like, ‘I don’t know, maybe this wasn’t the show to pick,’” she said. “A couple weeks ago, we had our promo photos done and they had to be in costume, and we were running through bits of the show, and there was this moment that clicked for me and I said, ‘This is the moment I fell in love with the show.’”

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tion of the space for each show.”

Now on view through March, the exhibition will rotate about five-dozen blue chip pieces, as they sell, from the likes of Bert Stern, Nathan Slate Joseph, Willem de Kooning, Larry Rivers and John Chamberlain, among others.

At age 60, Keyes has her artistic taste, she said, not to mention a level of involvement with “artists of note” — many with roots on the East End. “John Chamberlain, who had his last one-man show at the Guggenheim, his family lives on Shelter Island,” she said.

“Nathan Joseph, he’s in Sagaponack.

De Kooning is in Springs. Larry Rivers, Southampton. Any gallery in the world would be honored to have this list of artists, and they’re right here. People come in and go, ‘Oh I love this artist,’ and I’m like, ‘Wanna go to their house?’”

Her own home is just a quick walk away — one minute and two seconds, to be exact, she said — and she envisions Keyes Gallery as a home for the community, another step toward establishing Sag Harbor as a cultural district, she said.

“I want to show a combination of the arts in the community and the blue chip in the world,” she said. “I want this to be a place where people can come for a program of movies, a program of poetry readings. I want people to come and hang out if they feel like it.

“I want it to be another opportunity for the creative in this community, which is like, ‘tick tock, tick tock, boom,’” she continued. “The things that are occurring here have become unstoppable. This is going to be the place to go for the arts, and we are going to be a part of it.”

Almost on cue, a curious passerby walked through the front door.

“Hi. This is my new gallery,” Keyes said. “Isn’t that exciting?”

“Oh! I’ll stop back when it’s finished,” the customer said.

“Six o’clock Friday opening! Awesome,” Keyes replied, before turning her attention back to the phone.

“People just keep coming in. It’s wonderful,” she said. “Laura Grenning came in earlier and said, ‘Congratulations, I’ll be here on Friday.’ This is a community in the way communities were put together when people cared about each other. Sag Harbor is that unique place.

There’s no place I’d rather be.”

For more information about Keyes Gallery, located at 45 Main Street in Sag Harbor, visit juliekeyesart.com.

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Provisions Will Screen Film “Drawdown” & Host Talk Provisions Natural Foods Market and Café, at the corner of Bay and Division Streets in Sag Harbor, will host a screening and discussion of the film “Drawdown” on January 13 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the café.

Drawdown is a game changing set of tactics that collectively gives individuals and communities the potential to transform our current environmental trajectory, according to a release issued on the Provisions website, provisionsnaturalfoods. com. Drawdown’s scientists and researchers measured and modeled the 100 most substantive solutions to bring down harmful atmospheric gasses — using already existing technologies — and reached both unforeseen strategies and the unexpected conclusion that reversing global warming is actually achievable.

In other news, Provisions has announced its January Bag Donation Charity is the Group for the East End, a nonprofit that protects and restores the environment of eastern Long Island through professional advocacy and education.

For more information, visit provisionsnaturalfoods.com.

VA Medical Center Expands Services in Riverhead The Northport VA Medical Center celebrated an improvement of its audiology and physi-

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cal therapy capabilities on Monday, January 7, at its community-based outpatient clinic in Riverhead.

With the swift cut of a ribbon, two services vital to East End veterans — audiology and physical therapy — officially expanded, saving them the journey to the main campus in Northport.

“We have more veterans in Suffolk than in any other county in the state, which makes any expansion to VA programs a meaningful event,” Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone said in a press release. “Today is a good day for our East End veterans, and we are excited to be a part of meeting our nation’s obligation to these men and women.”

The expansion comes as a part of the VA’s focus on improving veteran access to services, the release said. Northport is currently exploring the development of other clinics and has requested funding to build a new facility in Nassau County.

In the interim, Northport has dispatched mobile medical units across Long Island to help meet the medical needs of its veterans, the release said.

“This expansion has allowed for more accessible care for our veterans, with the use of our brand-new sound booth and state-of-the-art equipment,” Kaitlin Thoden, the clinic’s doctor of audiology, said in the release.

“It is so rewarding to be part of this growth.”

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From the flu to seasonal depression remedies, these little bottles pack a seri-

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years. He has framed posters and prints for Joe Chierchio, who has designed many covers for a local magA creator’s work is personazine. Another favorite is fine artal, as it often is for the person ist and illustrator Scott Bluedorn. that ultimately ends up with McHugh is excited to be among the it. How it is displayed, whethfirst that gets to see his new works er in its original form as a reas they scan and print for the artproduction, is an equally deliist often. Recently, Hampton Photo cate matter. For more than Arts framed an entire show for phothree decades, Hampton Photographer Tara Israel. to Arts has understood this “I loved it because she came in and embodied it in their work with just a memory stick,” McHugh on the East End as well. Findshares. “She trusted us to print all ing that individual clients are the photos and frame for the show. just as unique as the works We got to see from the very beginthey bring in, Ben McHugh ning an entire show be done; color shares how the company his corrections, paper selection, test father, David McHugh, foundprints, mat boards, making frames, ed does more than print and wrapping it up… all front to back. It frame art. was pretty wild.”

David McHugh’s start in Their passion for art extends far the photo business began at beyond printing and framing. Hampthe locally well-known shop, ton Photo Arts sells a massive range Morris Studio in Southampof art and craft supplies and chilton, which closed in 2017 dren’s arts and crafts and also hosts after 125 years in business. art shows of their own. Through During his time there, he the Bridgehampton location, they also did wedding photoghost a gallery show at Ashawagh raphy. Eventually deciding Hall in Springs every November. In to go out on his own, and Ben McHugh at work. courtesy photo the Southampton shop, each month he opened his first shop in features a new artist. This month Bridgehampton in 1986. In ing is art printing. With more than a dozen 2017, a second location opened in Southamp- art papers, the shop reproduces original mixed media artist Adam Baranello, who is ton. Ben McHugh also explored photography works and serves as a resource for artists also a musician and performance artist, will have his works on display. Erick Segura will as an art himself. to make edition prints. Some artists know be February’s featured artist.

“I did some photography and was in a exactly what they’re looking for, which can Advances in technology and being able bunch of fancy art shows I never should have be matched perfectly, while others seek to find literally anything on the internet is been in with better photos and artists,” the McHugh’s guidance in choosing the right not lost on McHugh. You can buy anything younger McHugh laughs. “I decided to quit while I’m ahead and stopped showing my paper based on the original’s color, medium online, including printing and framing services. While Hampton Photo Arts has been own and concentrating on working on other and artist’s personality.

“I think one of the biggest misconceptions impacted in some ways, they did not realize artists’ stuff.”

Full-service custom framing is a substan- with art reproduction is that watercolor at first. “We could tell because people would tial part of Hampton Photo Arts’ business, artists paint on watercolor paper,” McHugh come in and ask us to fix broken or damaged covering conservation framing and muse- says, explaining paper tooth determines the pieces,” McHugh says, adding they do offer um quality framing for photos, artwork and way ink lays down. “Watercolor paper isn’t online services as well. “It’s good to know larger pieces like flags, jerseys and even golf the best to reproduce to match. For this you though there is a place you can go to fix these things… like us!” clubs. They also produce their own ready- actually need a flatter paper.”

Keeping mum on some of the particularHampton Photo Arts is located at Bridgehampmade frames out of their Southampton location, which allowed them to open a work- ly well-known artists the shop has worked ton Commons and 21 Windmill Lane in Southampwith, McHugh says there are many greats ton. For more information, call (631) 537-7373 or shop.

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“Breathing in the oils is a very sufficient way of getting the benefit from them,” explained Susan Blacklocke, a nutritionist and vitamin specialist at the Sag Harbor shop. “It all begins with your nose.”

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Oils like peppermint and Dragon’s Breath are known to be anti-viral, perfect for warding off the common cold and even the flu — “and they also smell good,” Blacklocke said.

“Back when people had the bubonic plague, the thieves would wear these

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Dragon’s Breath essential oils and they didn’t get the plague,” she said. “People were like, ‘Why don’t they get the plague?’ and these essential oils protected them. Nature’s Sword is another formula for extreme protection, and it’s pretty awesome except it smells like garlic.”

If an essential oil is especially potent, Blacklocke recommends mixing it with a host oil. Otherwise, they can be rubbed directly on the body, misted with a diffuser or even dropped into the bottom of a hot shower, allowing the steam to waft them up gently.

Each half-ounce bottle ranges from $8 to $18. For more information, call (631) 725-3636 or visit provisionsnaturalfoods.com.

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The Current OUTDOORS SAT JAN 12 NYSOA 2019 Winter Waterfowl Count, dawn to dusk, various locations from Shinnecock to Montauk. Contact count leader Frank Quevedo for more information. (631) 537-9735 or sofo. org.

SoFo Cleans the Beach, 8 a.m., call for meet-up location. (631) 537-9735 or sofo.org.

Elliston Park Hike, 9 a.m., meet at the Elliston Park entrance on Millstone Brook Road, Southampton. (631) 2835376.

Chatfield’s Hole Hike, 10 a.m., meet at the kiosk parking area on Route 114 at the intersection of Edward’s Hole Road, East Hampton. (917) 885-5749.

SUN JAN 13 Sears Bellows Hike, 10 a.m., meet at the parking area on Bellows Pond Road, Hampton Bays. (516) 320-0761.

FOR THE KIDS THU JAN 10 Rhyme Time, 10 a.m., Hampton Library, 2478 Main Street, Bridgehampton. (631) 537-0015 or hamptonlibrary. org.

Baby Beats, 10:45 a.m., John Jermain Memorial Library, 201 Main Street, Sag Harbor, free. (631) 725-0049 or johnjermain.org.

Chess, Grades K to Six, 4 p.m., John Jermain Memorial Library, 201 Main Street, Sag Harbor, free, registration required. (631) 725-0049 or johnjermain. org.

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SUN JAN 13 Middle School Graphic Novel Club: “The Lightning Thief: The Graphic Novel” by Rick Riordan and Robert Vendetti, 1 p.m., John Jermain Memorial Library, 201 Main Street, Sag Harbor. (631) 7250049 or johnjermain.org.

Middle School Book Club: “Monstrous Devices” by Damian Love, 1:30 p.m., John Jermain Memorial Library, 201 Main Street, Sag Harbor. (631) 7250049 or johnjermain.org.

MON JAN 14 LEGO Challenges, 4 p.m., Hampton Library, 2478 Main Street, Bridgehampton. (631) 537-0015 or hamptonlibrary. org.

Teen Writing Workshop, 5:15 to 6:30 p.m., John Jermain Memorial Library, 201 Main Street, Sag Harbor. (631) 7250049 or johnjermain.org.

TUE JAN 15 Play-a-palooza, 10 a.m., Hampton Library, 2478 Main Street, Bridgehampton, registration required. (631) 5370015 or hamptonlibrary.org.

Pajama Story Time, 5:30 p.m., John Jermain Memorial Library, 201 Main Street, Sag Harbor. (631) 725-0049 or johnjermain.org.

WED JAN 16 Toddler Time: Songs and Stories, 10 a.m., Hampton Library, 2478 Main Street, Bridgehampton, registration required. (631) 537-0015 or hamptonlibrary.org.

Start to Art, 11:30 a.m., John Jermain Memorial Library, 201 Main Street, Sag Harbor. (631) 725-0049 or johnjermain. org.

Coding Club, 4:45 p.m., John Jermain Memorial Library, 201 Main Street, Sag Harbor. (631) 725-0049 or johnjermain. org.

Community Service Club, 5 p.m., John Jermain Memorial Library, 201 Main Street, Sag Harbor. (631) 725-0049 or johnjermain.org.

A scene from the Royal Opera’s “Adriana Lecouvreur.”

BOND ON “ADRIANA LECOUVREUR” Composer, conductor and opera scholar Victoria Bond will give an Operatif Lecture on Cilea’s “Adriana Lecouvreur” on Saturday, January 12, at 12 p.m. at Guild Hall, located at 158 Main Street in East Hampton. Admission is $30 and free for opera donors. A screening of the opera will follow at 1 p.m. Tickets are $22, $20 for members and $15 for students. For more information, call (631) 324-0806 or visit guildhall.org.

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Matt Mattus in Tibet.

BOTANY IN EAST ASIA Join the Horticultural Alliance of the Hamptons for some high-elevation Himalayan escapism, via Matt Mattus’ stunning photos and film from a recent expedition, on Sunday, January 13, at 2 p.m. at the Bridgehampton Community House main auditorium, 2368 Montauk Highway in Bridgehampton. Admission to the talk, titled “Botanizing in the Land of the Blue Poppy – Yunnan and Western China,” is $10 and free for HAH members. For more information, call (631) 537-2223 or visit hahgarden.org

FRI JAN 11 “Reasons to be Pretty,” 7 p.m., additional performances on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7 p.m., and Sundays at 2:30 p.m., through January 27, Southampton Cultural Center, 25 Pond Lane, Southampton, $25. (631) 287-4377 or scc-arts.org.

SAT JAN 12 The Met Live in HD: Cilea’s “Adriana Lecouvreur,” 1 p.m., Guild Hall, 158 Main Street, East Hampton, $22, $20 for members and $15 for students.

(631) 324-0806 or guildhall.org.

“Now Showing” Series: “Shoplifters,” 6 p.m., Guild Hall, 158 Main Street, East Hampton, $15 or $10 for Guild Hall and Hamptons International Film Festival members. Guildhall.org or hamptonsfilmfest.org.

MON JAN 14 Screening: “Juliet, Naked,” 3 p.m., Rogers Memorial Library, 91 Coopers Farm Road, Southampton. (631) 283-0774 or myrml.org.

ART & MUSEUMS Magic: The Gathering, 7 p.m., Hampton Library, 2478 Main Street, Bridgehampton. (631) 537-0015 or hamptonlibrary.org.

FRI JAN 11 Babies and Books, 10 a.m., Hampton Library, 2478 Main Street, Bridgehampton. (631) 537-0015 or hamptonlibrary. org.

Snowy Tree Paintings, 4 p.m., Hampton Library, 2478 Main Street, Bridgehampton. (631) 537-0015 or hamptonlibrary.org.

SAT JAN 12 Saturday Story Time, 10 a.m., Hampton Library, 2478 Main Street, Bridgehampton. (631) 537-0015 or hamptonlibrary.org.

Hot Cocoa and Books, 3 p.m., John Jermain Memorial Library, 201 Main Street, Sag Harbor. (631) 725-0049 or

FRI JAN 11 Talk: The Curator’s View with Alicia Longwell on Fred W. McDarrah, 6 p.m., Parrish Art Museum, 279 Montauk Highway, Water Mill, $12 or free for members, children and students. (631) 283-2118 or parrishart.org.

SAT JAN 12 “Splash,” opening reception 5 to 7 p.m., on view through February 10, The White Room Gallery, 2415 Main Street, Bridgehampton. (631) 237-1481 or thewhiteroom.gallery.

MUSIC & NIGHT LIFE FRI JAN 11 Fast Lane: Eagles Tribute with Sprinkle of Petty & Splash of Credence, doors open at 6:30 p.m., show at 8 p.m., Suf-

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folk Theater, 118 East Main Street, Riverhead, $45. (631) 727-4343 or suffolktheater.com.

SAT JAN 12 Blue Öyster Cult, doors open at 6:30 p.m., show at 8 p.m., Suffolk Theater, 118 East Main Street, Riverhead, $65 to $79. (631) 727-4343 or suffolktheater. com.

Fireside Sessions with Nancy Atlas: Violin Extraordinaire Randi Fishenfeld, 8 p.m., Bay Street Theater, 1 Bay Street, Sag Harbor, $35. (631) 725-9500 or baystreet.org.

SUN JAN 13 The Redman-Mueller-Robins Trio, 3 p.m., Rogers Memorial Library, 91 Coopers Farm Road, Southampton, free.

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READINGS, LECTURES & CLASSES THU JAN 10 Tai Chi with John Turnbull, 12:30 p.m., Hampton Library, 2478 Main Street, Bridgehampton, registration required.

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“Jews On Long Island’s East End” with Karl Grossman, 1 p.m., Rogers Memorial Library, 91 Coopers Farm Road, Southampton. (631) 283-0774 or myrml.org.

Chair Yoga, 4:30 p.m., Hampton Li-

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Beginner ESL Class, 6 p.m., Hampton Library, 2478 Main Street, Bridgehampton. (631) 537-0015 or hamptonlibrary.org.

FRI JAN 11 Adult Chess Class, 11:30 a.m., Hampton Library, 2478 Main Street, Bridgehampton, registration required. (631) 537-0015 or hamptonlibrary.org.

SAT JAN 12 Knitting Know-How, 10 a.m., Hampton Library, 2478 Main Street, Bridgehampton, BYO yarn and needles. (631) 537-0015 or hamptonlibrary.org.

Operatif Lecture with Victoria Bond, 12 p.m., Guild Hall, 158 Main Street, East Hampton, $30 or free for Opera members. (631) 324-0806 or guildhall.org.

Pointillism Painted Canvas Bag Craft, 1 p.m., Hampton Library, 2478 Main Street, Bridgehampton, registration required. (631) 537-0015 or hamptonlibrary.org.

SUN JAN 13 “Botanizing in the Land of the Blue Poppy – Yunnan and Western China” with Matt Mattus, 2 p.m., Bridgehampton Community House main auditorium, 2368 Montauk Highway, Bridgehampton, $10 and free for Horticultural Alliance of the Hamptons members.

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MON JAN 14 English Conversation, 6 p.m., Hampton Library, 2478 Main Street, Bridgehampton. (631) 537-0015 or hamptonlibrary.org.

TUE JAN 15 “Food as Medicine” with Paula Montagna, 1:30 p.m., Ed & Phyllis Wellness Institute at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, 240 Meeting House Lane, Southampton, free. (631) 726-8800 or southampton.stonybrookmedicine. edu.

French with Cecile, 4 p.m., Tuesdays through March 5, Hampton Library, 2478 Main Street, Bridgehampton, $75 for eight sessions, registration required. (631) 537-0015 or hamptonlibrary.org.

Introductory Yoga Class for Men, 6:30 p.m., Rogers Memorial Library, 91 Coopers Farm Road, Southampton, free.

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WED JAN 16 Tai Chi and Qi Gong for Health, 10 a.m., also Wednesdays, January 23 and 30, and February 6, 20 and 27, John Jermain Memorial Library, 201 Main Street, Sag Harbor, $35. (631) 725-0049 or johnjermain.org.

Intermediate ESL Class, 6 p.m., Hampton Library, 2478 Main Street, Bridgehampton. (631) 537-0015 or hamptonlibrary.org.

THU JAN 17 “Camp Wikoff: A Close Look at Montauk’s Recuperative Encampment for Spanish-American War Combatants” with Jeff Heatley, 1 p.m., Rogers Memorial Library, 91 Coopers Farm Road, Southampton. (631) 283-0774 or myrml.org.

Personal Skill Development: Quickbooks Series, 7:30 p.m., also Thursdays, January 24 and 31, at 6:30 p.m., John Jermain Memorial Library, 201 Main Street, Sag Harbor, $25. (631) 725-0049 or johnjermain.org.

EVENTS, WORKSHOPS & MEETINGS THU JAN 10 Fiction Writers Critique Group, 5:30 p.m., John Jermain Memorial Library, 201 Main Street, Sag Harbor, registration required. (631) 725-0049 or johnjermain.org.

Everyday Mindfulness for Parents and Caregivers, 7 to 8:30 p.m., John Jermain Memorial Library, 201 Main Street, Sag Harbor, free. (631) 725-0049

or johnjermain.org.

FRI JAN 11 Senior Ping Pong Meet-Up, 10 a.m., John Jermain Memorial Library, 201 Main Street, Sag Harbor, registration required. (631) 725-0049 or johnjermain.org.

“Diving into Project Drawdown” Workshop with Paul Hawken, 10:15 a.m., also January 18, February 8 and 22, Rogers Memorial Library, 91 Coopers Farm Road, Southampton. (631) 2830774 or myrml.org.

SAT JAN 12 Looking Forward, Looking Back: A Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon, 12 to 4 p.m., John Jermain Memorial Library, 201 Main Street, Sag Harbor. (631) 7250049 or johnjermain.org.

Natural Science Organics Workshop with Steve Storch, 1 to 3 p.m., John LoGerfo Library at the Bridgehampton Community House, 2368 Montauk Highway, Bridgehampton, free. (631) 537-2223 or hahgarden.org.

SUN JAN 13 Workshop: “Grandpa Magic: 116 Easy Tricks, Amazing Brain Teasers, and Simple Stunts to Wow the Grandkids” with Allan Kronzek, 3 p.m., John Jermain Memorial Library, 201 Main Street, Sag Harbor, free, registration required. (631) 725-0049 or johnjermain. org.

French Club, 3:45 p.m., John Jermain Memorial Library, 201 Main Street, Sag Harbor. (631) 725-0049 or johnjermain. org.

MON JAN 14 Better Breathers Club, 11 a.m., Ed & Phyllis Wellness Institute at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, 240 Meeting House Lane, Southampton,

Canada goose

WATERFOWL COUNT At one time, a great variety of waterfowl wintered on Long Island, but now, due to habitat loss, food scarcity and the introduction of nonnative species of water birds, they are slowly diminishing. To assess this situation and record the number of overwintering waterfowl, help the New York State Ornithological Association by joining the annual waterfowl count on Saturday, January 12, from dawn to dusk at various locations from Shinnecock to Montauk. If you are an intermediate or experienced birder, call count leader Frank Quevedo at (631) 537-9735 for more information.

free. (631) 726-8800 or southampton. stonybrookmedicine.edu.

Come Knit with Us, 12 to 1:30 p.m., John Jermain Memorial Library, 201 Main Street, Sag Harbor. (631) 7250049 or johnjermain.org.

TUE JAN 15 Hypnosis for Smoking Cessation, 6 p.m., Ed & Phyllis Wellness Institute at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, 240 Meeting House Lane, Southampton, $75, registration required. (631) 726-8800 or southampton.stonybrookmedicine.edu/services.

WED JAN 16 Wednesday Evening Book Club: “The Last Painting of Sara De Vos” by Dominic Smith, 6:45 p.m., John Jermain Memorial Library, 201 Main Street, Sag Harbor. (631) 725-0049 or johnjermain. org.

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