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PEOPLE OF THE YEARThis week we honor

those who make adifference PAGES 2-6

AFTER NEWTOWNLocal schools weigh

safety issues raisedby shootings PAGE 17

CHANGING OF THE GUARDAfter Gustavsons step down,

Times/Review Newsgroup hasnew ownership team PAGES 9, 16


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BY BETH YOUNG | STAFF WRITER

In their advertisements, the candidates vying forthe 1st District seat in the Suffolk County Legisla-ture are portrayed as very different men. RepublicanRiverhead Town Supervisor Sean Walters ads showhim taking a sledgehammer to downtown River-head and vowing to shake up the Legislature. Adsfrom his Democratic opponent present Al Krupskias a farmer and small businessman with a tireless

work ethic.In front of a packed house at Martha Clara Vine-

yards, Mr. Walter again vowed change during aMonday night debate sponsored by Times/Review

Newsgroup, while Mr. Krupski touted his ability tocollaborate effectively with other elected officials.

The Jan. 15 special election is being held to fillthe nine months left in the term of for-mer county legislator Ed Romaine, whovacated his post in November after beingelected Brookhaven Town supervisor. The1st District runs west from Southold Townand Shelter Island to Riverhead Town and parts ofeastern Brookhaven.

If Mr. Krupski were to be elected, county Demo-crats would have a veto-proof majority in the Legis-lature, which Mr. Walter said would be an unhealthyoutcome. Mr. Krupski pointed out that, as the only

Democrat on the Southold Town Board, he has along history of bipartisan cooperation.

Once you get elected, you dont worry about par-ty. You worry about people, Mr. Krupskisaid. I dont buy into Democrat versusRepublican, east versus west. Youre nevergoing to go anywhere in government if

you toe the party line.Mr. Walter said politics at higher levels of govern-

ment dont work that way.Id love to believe thats true, but its not, he said,

adding that county Democrats have strings at-tached to the $50,000 theyve invested in Mr. Krup-

KRUPSKI & WALTER DEBATE | PAGE 3

Krupski & Walter have at itTimes/Review-sponsored debate comes in advance of Tuesdays election

AN ENTERPRISINGYOUNG FELLOW

Recalling life aboardWWII warship PAGE 2

WHOS HE?Town GOP

names a newchairman PAGE 3

KEEPING AN EYE ON THE KIDSSubstitute steps forward to

provide school security, but atno charge to the district PAGE 16

KATHARINE SCHROEDER PHOTO

Sunset on the rocksThe last glacier departed thousands of years ago, but the boulders it carried still stand along the Sound shore in Cutchogue. This weeksunseasonably warm temperatures gave little reminder of the ancient ice sheets that created the North Fork.

Endorsement,page 8


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WRESTLER BITTENBUT WINS MATCH

Strange doings inschool gym PAGE 31

RUE THE FLUVirus makes

itself known ina big way PAGE 4

REPORT: MARINE PLEADS GUILTYSouthold native court-martialed;

accused of desecrating bodiesof dead Taliban fighters PAGE 20

TIM KELLY PHOTO

Al Krupski didnt have to wait very long Tuesday night to get a congratulatory hug from his wife, Mary.

KrupskistompsWalterPosts largest Suffolk specialelection victory in a decade

BY TIM KELLY, BETH YOUNG AND TIM GANNON

STAFF WRITERS

In the days leading up to Tuesdays speciallegislative election, several local Democratsvoiced cautious optimism on Councilman AlKrupskis chances against Riverhead SupervisorSean Walter.

Their caution was unnecessary.Mr. Krupski thoroughly trounced his GOP

rival, winning the county Legislature seat longheld by Ed Romaine by a better than two-to-one margin. Unofficial results from the SuffolkCounty Board of Elections show Mr. Krupski,52, with 6,561 votes to 3,182 for Mr. Walter, 46.

Thats a split of 67.29 per-cent to 32.63 percent, the

highest percentage victoryin the last decade for anyspecial election held inSuffolk County.

Early results showed Mr.Krupski, a Peconic farmer,ahead or even in manyGOP districts, and Demo-crats cheered with delight

when the numbers showedMr. Krupski out-polling thesupervisor in Wading River,

Mr. Walters hometown. Mr. Krupski ended upclaiming all but three election districts in River-head Town and every district in Southold Town.

At about 10 p.m., only an hour after the pollsclosed, Mr. Walter walked in to Democraticheadquarters at the Dark Horse Restaurant onRiverheads Main Street as Suffolk County Dem-ocratic Chairman Rich Schaffer was speaking tocongratulate the victor.

Al, congratulations, my friend, the supervi-sor said as he shook Mr. Krupskis hand. Youstomped me bad. I intend to stay in River-head, apparently. I wish you the best of luck,my friend.

Throughout the campaign, and especially dur-ing the candidates only debate at Martha Clara

Vineyards on Jan. 7, Mr. Walter charged that wereELECTION | PAGE 24

Al, you are

now the

most popular

elected official

in county

government.

Steve Bellone


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BY CARRIE MILLER | STAFF WRITER

As state lawmakers were putting the finishingtouches on stricter gun laws in the wake of lastmonths Connecticut school shooting, many resi-dents were working to get their hands on a dwin-dling stock of firearms and ammunition.

The county sheriffs office, which processes li-censing applications within the county, has seena significant increase in pistol applications overthis past year, and yesterday in particular, said sher-iff spokesman Michael Sharkey. Staffers received 20applications on Tuesday alone, a number that justa few years ago would have been more typical of an

entire month, he said.People are trying to stay ahead of the curve,

said Mr. Sharkey. It seems the public got con-cerned over possible limitations to access.

At the same time, ammunitionis flying off shelves, said MatthewDaly, a Wal-Mart assistant manag-er who frequently works the fire-arms counter at the Route 58 storein Riverhead.

The store only has about 1 or 2 percent of its regularamount of ammunition left in stock, Mr. Daly said.

Gun owners are also swelling numbers at therange.

Everyone is worried about the Second Amend-ment and everyone is worried about restrictions,

said Harry Histand, president of the Calverton Shoot-ing Range on Nugent Drive. Everyone that shoots at

my range, they are responsible, law-abiding citizens.

Of the legislation, Mr. Histandsaid many gun owners feel it wasrushed too fast. Cuomo shouldhave waited to align his gun plan

with Obamas plan.Last Tuesday night about a month after the

Dec. 14 shootings in Newtown, Conn. Gov. An-GUNS | PAGE 17

Gun bill sparks gun salesPistol permit applications also jump after state enacts new weapons limits

END OF AN ERAFormer legislator

Greg Blass reflectson career PAGES 3, 9

LOST AIDNorth Fork

schools facecuts PAGE 16

HOW TO MEASURE SNOWNo, you dont just stick a ruler in

the ground. We explain the realprocess PAGE 6

Critics blast Losquadro

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Wind, whitecaps and wetsuitsWindsurfers took advantage of Saturdays gusty winds and unseasonably warm weather to cut across the wind-roiled bay near Mattituck YachtClub. That was before the snow fell and temperatures plunged to the lowest levels in two years. Forecasts say more snow may be on the way.


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ITS TIME FORWINTERFEST

Cool jazz forcold days PAGE 12

MUCH MORETHAN ALS PAL

Whos Krupskisnew aide? PAGE 4

TOP COPTrue hero

wins a highhonor PAGE 26

A CANINE CONUNDRUMLaw to limit dogs on the beach

draws a huge crowd duringTown Board hearing PAGE 24

School safetyafter Sandy Hook

SPECIAL REPORT: What districts, police are doing to protect our children, pages 2-3


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Duck Walk is fighting a cross-country duck war.Though the wineries are on opposite ends of the

country, Duckhorn Wine Company of St. Helena, Ca-lif., and Long Islands Duck Walk Vineyards have theirfeathers ruffled over their common denominator: theimage of a duck.

Duckhorn filed a complaint against Duck Walk lastmonth in Napa County Superior Court for breach-ing a contract formed in 2003 between the compa-nies, according to the Napa Valley Register website.That agreement followed lawsuits by the companiesagainst one another for trademark infringement.

Duckhorn is now accusing Duck Walk of failing toindicate its Long Island location on the front label of

its bottles, according to Duckhorn attorney CharlesBunsow of San Francisco. He said agreement viola-tions can be seen on Duck Walks 2007 cabernet and2005 merlot labels. Court documents include otherexamples from 2008 and 2009 as evidence of viola-tions.

They do not have the required geographical des-ignation on them, which is a clear violation of thesettlement agreement they entered into in 2003, Mr.Bunsow said in an interview with The Suffolk Times.It couldnt be more obvious. Im shocked they evensay theyre going to contest this.

Representatives for Duck Walk, which has locationsin Southold and Water Mill, say they havent violated

the agreement.Attorney Steven Schlesinger of Garden City, who

represents Duck Walk, insisted that every bottle hasthe geographical location on it.

They cant read, Mr. Schlesinger said. The agree-ment requires us to put the geographical location onthe Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms frontlabel, which is the back label to the consumer.

The original agreement, forged with Dan Duck-horn, who founded the Duckhorn winery in 1976,outlined specific circumstances and ways in which

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Duck war winging into courtCalifornia wine company sues Duck Walk Vineyards, claiming foul use of logoBY GIANNA VOLPE | STAFF WRITER

SOMEONE COULDBE VERY HAPPY

$250K lotto ticketsold locally PAGE 2

NO CHIPS?Feds say end

junk food inschool PAGE 14

WHO IS IT GOING TO BE?Democrats unhappy with the

GOP for taking charge of fillingKrupskis Town Board seat PAGE 4

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Swingin Caribbean rhythmsGreenport School kicked off Black History Month with per formances by the all-female troupe Retumba during Monday assemblies.

The school was able to book the dancers, singers and musicians with support from the Greenport and Oysterponds school districts

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ChhiillddrreennssDDiirreeccttoorryy

TRAIN STRIKES SUVDriver suffers only

minor injuries afterMattituck crash PAGE 34

BLIZZARD CLAIMS A LIFEFormer Southold policeman

suffers fatal heart attack ashes clearing his sidewalk PAGE 2

BY TIM KELLY | EDITOR

The National Weather Service said the NorthFork could get another two to five inches of snow

Wednesday night into Thursday morning far be-low the totals from the blizzard that struck last week.Even so, the forecast didnt sit well with local offi-cials, who were hoping for a breather before sendingout the plows again.

We dont need another storm right away, saidGreenport Mayor David Nyce

Southold Police Chief Martin Flatley was left withsome less-than-pleasant memories of the blizzard.

These include four-wheel-drive police vehicles get-

ting stuck in the snow for three hours on Fridaynight.

I had to use my snowblower just to get to mytruck to get to work, the chief said.

The storm didnt come close to matching Hurri-cane Sandys destructive power, but the seasons firstmajor winter storm did have one thing in common

with the tropical cyclone at the end of October. Inboth cases, Southold fared far better than commu-nities farther west.

The blizzard dumped about 13 inches acrossSouthold, half of the 26 inches that piled up in Bait-

ing Hollow. Parts of Brookhaven measured over 30

inches, and many local roads in that town remainedunplowed into Tuesday.

Southold police and other officials reported nomajor storm-related emergencies. The most signifi-cant challenge appeared to be clearing snow-cov-ered roads clogged with stuck vehicles left by driv-ers who failed to heed warnings to stay off the roadsduring the height of the storm.

Cars were out when they shouldnt have been andthe plows had to plow around them, said Supervi-sor Scott Russell, who put the town under an emer-

HEADACHE | PAGE 37

A frosty, tire-spinning headacheTown escaped damaging winds & flooding, but clearing roads was a major challenge

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An umbrella offered some, but not much, protection from the driving snow for a man walking through downtown Cutchogue late Friday.


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ALL ABOUT BIZInside: Our annual

report on the stateof local commerce

CASH BACKFisherman

finally paidby DEC PAGE 4

HEY! GET YOUR BEER HERE!New craft brewing businesses

are springing up and followingwine industrys examplePAGE 3

BY JENNIFER GUSTAVSON |STAFF WRITER

Anthony Claudio, the special education teacherfired by the Mattituck-Cutchogue School Districtnearly four years ago, a decision at the center of afederal trial last fall, is seeking to return to the class-room to teach again.

Both Mr. Claudio and the district are awaiting afederal judges ruling on the request. Mr. Claudio,

50, was awarded $70,000 in back pay Oct. 22 afteran eight-member jury found the school district haddiscriminated against him based on his age when itdenied him tenure in 2009. The verdict came aftermore than 10 hours of jury deliberation and five fulldays of trial testimony, with board members, schoolemployees, the plaintiff and Superintendent JamesMcKenna taking the stand.

The jury was asked to consider awarding financial

compensation, but the question of reinstating Mr.Claudio was not before them at that time.

Mr. Claudio alleged in his complaint, filed soonafter he was terminated, that he had been treatedunfairly and fired from the special education de-partment where 28 of 30 employees were youngerthan 30 and female. But the jury didnt find theschool district had discriminated against Mr. Clau-

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Claudio wants his job backFormer Mattituck teacher returns to court in his fight against the district


Pumping up the crowdCutchogue Fire Department bandleader Tom Roslak encourages parade watchers to dance during the 168th annual Washingtons Day parade in

Greenport on Saturday. See the slide show at suffolktimes.com.


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HISTORIC PALACEIS REGAL AGAIN

Theater restorationis finally done PAGE 40

A WINNER!State lottery

mystery issolved PAGE 2

SANDY STILL CAUSING PAINMattituck beach and Cutchogue

nursery face large and expensivereconstruction projects PAGE 3

BY GRANT PARPAN, PAUL SQUIRE, TIM KELLY

AND JENNIFER GUSTAVSON | STAFF WRITERS

The search for a Peconic teen miss-ing since Monday morning went viralthis week, as local appeals to find her

were shared over social networkingsites across the country and beyond.

Ashley Murray, 16, was last seen atthe time she normally leaves her homeon Spring Lane to catch the school bus,her mother, Charlotte, said.

She never arrived at school.You just keep hoping that the gameis up and shell come walking throughthe door, Ms. Murray said in an inter-view Tuesday afternoon.

Ms. Murray learned of her daughtersdisappearance after receiving a call fromschool officials who told her social work-ers got word from students who hadreceived texts from Ashley saying she

would kill herself. Her mom later found anote from her daughter, which she calleda suicide note, saying it made referenceto a watery grave.

This was all thought out andplanned the night before, Ms. Murraysaid.

Southold police initially employeda marine patrol, its canine unit anda Suffolk County Police helicopter toperform a physical search Mondaymorning, but later focused their inves-tigation on the possibility that Ashleymay have left the area. They ended theactive local search Monday afternoonand began to concentrate on examin-ing phone and computer records andinterviewing close friends and family,police said.

Police said they have received dozensof tips from the public and are exploringa number of leads. The National Centerfor Missing and Exploited Children, statepolice and the other East End police de-partments are assisting in the investiga-tion.

Police did not release an official

missing person report until Wednes-day morning, more than 50 hours after

Ashleys disappearance. Law enforce-ment officials said Ashleys case doesnot fit the criteria for an Amber Alert,since she is not believed to have beenabducted.

That did not stop local residentsfrom conducting their own searchesand using social media to reach thou-sands of concerned web surfers fromacross the country.

A missing poster created Tuesdaynight by the Facebook page Missing,

which has a reach of about 125,000Facebook users, was already sharedby more than 14,000 people the fol-lowing morning, with anadditional 1,200 people

liking the poster andanother 1,000 users com-menting.

Shared in Ottawa,Ontario, Canada, oneuser wrote.

I encourage everyone to pray for thisyoung girl, said another commenter.

Locally, friends of Ashley created aFacebook page called Ashley ComeHome, which was already followed bymore than 1,000 Facebook users just

hours after its creation. Users sharedtheir photos of Ashley on the page,

where they made desperate pleas fortheir friend to return safely.

If anyone knows ANYTHING thatcould help lead to Ash-leys safe return please tell

someone as soon as pos-sible! We need to know asmuch as we can so we canfind this beautiful younglady! the moderator of the

page wrote.Many of the sophomores classmates

at Southold High School posted that theywere out searching locally for their friend,who they said was often bullied.

Ashley is 5-foot 4-inches and 140pounds with reddish-brown hair and

blue eyes, her mother said. She waslast seen wearing red sweatpantsfour sizes too big, black boots and azip-up sweatshirt with a hood, Char-lotte Murray said. Police added thatshe has a scar on her right wrist and

wears hearing aids in both ears.She didnt even leave with a win-

ter coat, her mom said, and she leftbehind medication she must take foranemia.

Ashleys mom also said her daugh-ter has never run away from homebefore.

Id like for her to come home, Ms.Murray said, adding that she hasntslept since her daughter went missingMonday morning.

Ms. Murray said her daughtersphone is turned off or not working.

Southold Superintendent DavidGamberg said the district has beencooperating with the Southold PoliceDepartment since the investigation

began Monday.We have deep, deep concerns

about her whereabouts and her safe-ty, Mr. Gamberg said. Anything andeverything we can do we will do.

He said the district has guidancecounselors and psychologists on handto meet with students.

Anyone with information shouldcontact Southold police at 631-765-2600. Information will remain confi-dential.

Where is Ashley Murray?The search for missing Peconic teen has people everywhere concerned

Police used K9 and marine units, aswell as a county helicopter, whenAshley Murray was first reportedmissing Monday.

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A RARE GLANCEINTO HISTORY

Family collectionsold in OrientPAGE 12A

FIELD HANDPublisher

becomes afarmer PAGE 3

ITS STILL ABOUT SANDYSupervisors State of the Town

touches on several topics, butthe storm tops the list PAGE 4

Schools set up support,add counseling services

Youths copingwith a friendsdisappearance


As the search for missing Peconic teen AshleyMurray continues, local school districts are provid-ing additional support to help students cope withthe disappearance of the 16-year-old SoutholdHigh School student.

Southold School District Superintendent DavidGamberg said some of Ashleys friends who attendschool in Greenport received suicidal text mes-sages from her last Monday morning. Those stu-dents notified their school social worker, he said,

who then contacted a social worker at SoutholdHigh School. Mr. Gamberg said the district thenimmediately contacted the Southold Town PoliceDepartment and has been cooperating with policesince the investigation began.

Greenport High School principal Leonard Skug-gevik said last Thursday the district is incrediblyproud of its students and staff s quick response.

They are currently organizing their ideas toassist in the search and we are talking with theSouthold Police Department to ensure each idea

will be helpful and not harmful to their investiga-tion, Mr. Skuggevik said.

In December, Greenport schools hosted ToddLauderdale of the national anti-bullying programRachels Challenge, which is based on the writ-ings of 17-year-old Rachel Scott, the first studentkilled during the 1999 Columbine High Schoolshooting in Colorado.

Following his presentation, Mr. Lauderdalehelped the district form a student group thatpledged to surround themselves with positive rolemodels and become kinder to their peers espe-cially special needs, new and picked-on students in an effort to deter bullying.

In an interview with The Suffolk Times last week,Mr. Lauderdale said he was pleased with how

Greenport students handled the situation by noti-fying school officials and described Ashleys disap-pearance as tragic.

These are the very things were trying to combatand prevent from happening, he said.

Mr. Lauderdale said that while his group pro-motes proactive anti-bullying steps in schools, italso encourages students to seek help if they are inneed.

If kids are struggling with suicidal thoughts, de-pression or feeling isolated, counseling through the

COPING | PAGE 27

JENNIFER GUSTAVSON PHOTO

Chelsa Purcell, 22, places a flier under a vehicles windshield wiper in Greenport Thursday.

BY GRANT PARPAN AND JENNIFER GUSTAVSON| STAFF WRITERS

More than a week after teenager Ashley Murraywas last seen at her house in Peconic, the SoutholdPolice Department says its working hard to locateher, though they say less information is pouring infrom the public and the number of places to searchlocally is dwindling.

In an interv iew with The Suffolk Times Tuesdaymorning, Police Chief Martin Flatley and Capt. FrankKruszewski said the search for the16-year-old Southold High School stu-dent has extended beyond the lengthof any missing persons investigation intheir time with the department.

[Theres never been one] this longor drawn out, Chief Flatley said.Theyre found the same day most of the time.

He said theres no evidence Ashley has contactedfriends and family or visited any social media sitessince she was last seen by her brother shortly after7 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 25. Ashley, whose mothersaid she left a suicide note, was alone with herbrother in the familys house on Spring Lane whenshe left at the time she normally leaves for school,but she never boarded her school bus that morn-ing, Chief Flatley said.

Nobody has heard from her since.Her reluctance to contact friends and family has

made this investigation more challenging, ChiefFlatley said. Were hoping shes with someone elseand that shell soon reach out to someone.

Southold Police have partnered in the investiga-tion with the National Center for Missing and Ex-ploited Children, the FBI, the Suffolk County PoliceDepartment and the Suffolk County District Attor-neys office. Chief Flatley said investigators havelooked into leads from as far away as New Jersey and

have also followed reports of possibleAshley sightings in Water Mill and EastIslip. Police say they also looked intoa possible connection with a 26-year-old Sag Harbor man who disappeared

last week but was later located in NewYork City. So far none of the leads has

checked out, the chief said.Chief Flatley is still asking that anyone with in-

formation on Ashleys possible whereabouts con-tact police at 631-765-2600. He said many of thetips received to date have been from friends in-forming police of places Ashley liked to hang out.More than two dozen isolated locations nearbyhave been searched thoroughly using police dogs,he said.

Police still chasing leads on teen last seen on Feb. 25

Still no word on Ashley

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ASHLEY RETURNSOn Friday, Peconic

teen walked in topolice station PAGE 4

TAKE A RIDEWith our new

50-plus guideINSERT

FOLLOWING LOSQUADROFour of the five GOP Assembly

hopefuls live in Southold; willGuv set a special election? PAGE 3

The pipes,the pipeswere callin

Winter weather, whether

frozen or not, was nowhere

in sight Saturday for the

Cutchogue St. PatricksDay Parade. The 50 or so

marching units included

a solo piper and bands of

pipers performing with

gusto. One little colleen,

decked out in green, found

it all quite interesting.

KATHARINE SCHROEDER PHOTOS

50

Funon theNORTHFork

SENIORS,Reinvented!

Age i s jus taSTATE OFMind

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LETS SEE ... THATS13 PRESIDENTS!

Couple marks a verylong marriage PAGE 2

BAD TIMESSchools face

gaps in theirbudgetsPAGE 15

WITH A MASK & A HANDGUNPolice continue to investigate

two restaurant armed robberieswithin a three-day span PAGE 24

TTKATHARINE SCHROEDER PHOTO

Frigid fun for a causeThe towns beaches wont open for months yet, but a number of intrepid folk willingly dashed into the bay at Founders Landing in Southold

for Saturdays polar bear plunge. The event raised funds for the Maureens Haven homeless shelter program.

BY CYNDI MURRAY |STAFF WRITER

Tidal currents could produce electrical current ifa Highland, N.Y., company can float funding for a$60 million alternative energy initiative that aims toharness the power of Long Island Sound.

Natural Currents Energy Services is raising moneyto conduct preliminary studies to measure the tidesas a potential power source.

The company estimates the east-west Sound tidesflowing to the south of Fishers Island and around

Shelter Island have the potential to generate up to1,000 megawatts of electricity that could feed New

York and New England. (By comparison, the long-shuttered Shoreham nuclear plant was designed toproduce 800 megawatts of power.) Last year NaturalCurrents estimated the cost of the infrastructure re-quired to tap that energy at $3.5 billion.

The project would consist of two $30 million un-derwater turbine sites, each designed to generate 5megawatts of power, one off Orient Point, the otheroff Fishers Island. The company has not set a con-

struction timetable.Natural Currents had filed an application with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to conductstudies, but that application was canceled in 2009.Last year, they filed again, seeking permission toconduct studies in a 17-square-mile area includingPlum Gut between the tip of the North Fork and PlumIsland and in The Race, the four-mile stretch of open

water between Fishers Island and Little Gull Island.The company has identified 15 federal, state and

Power from under the seaCompany proposes marine turbine generators off Orient Point & Fishers Island

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MORE STATE AIDIS ON THE WAY

New budget upsthe allotment PAGE 18

FINAL STOPSteam train

leaving theIsland? PAGE 4

IN MEMORY OF GEORGERotary Club fundraiser honors

key organizer of Legion Hallrink restoration project PAGE 2

BY CYNDI MURRAY | STAFF WRITER

The very contentious and continuing dispute overhow or whether the town should regulate dogs run-ning free at town beaches and parks is nowhere neara resolution.

After the two sides squared off during yet anotherTown Board hearing on the issue Monday, the boardtabled the most recent rule change and will hold anew, less formal public forum on the topic.

The board wont be acting to pass this legislationin its current form, said Supervisor Scott Russell, I

want everybody to be heard. The town needs to dosomething and we need to pass something soon.

The subject of this weeks hearing was a revisedcode that would prohibit dogs and other domesticanimals in recreation areas, picnic spots, childrens

play areas and athletic fields where signs are postedsaying no dogs are allowed. In addition, no dogs

would be allowed on bathing beaches while life-guards are on duty and within 50 feet of areas postedfor piping plover and other endangered species. Ex-emptions would be made for hunting dogs.

In all other areas, including beaches, ownerswould be required to keep their dogs leashed. Theproposal has provoked backlash from pet ownersand others who view dogs as a vital part of the com-munity.

A lot of people that live out here live out here fora reason and thats a lifestyle reason, Lewis Topperof Mattituck said during the hearing. We dont wantthis place to be a place where dog owners cannot

walk their dogs without a leash on them. That wouldbe like living in a major urban area.

Mr. Russell said the proposed regulations wouldactually loosen restrictions at some beaches, per-haps allowing dog owners to bring leashed dogs totown beaches at road ends. Town code currentlyprohibits dogs on all town-owned beaches at alltimes.

Were trying to move the line to allow dog own-ers and give them access, but to balance these needs

with the other people were hearing from, Mr. Rus-sell said.

This was the second public hearing on the pro-posed changes this year. The discussion was mainlyone-sided with most residents favoring a less re-strictive law.

It seems incongruous to me that here we are try-ing to extend rights of citizens and visitors to enjoy

DOG CONTROL| PAGE 35

Fur still flies on a doggone fightTown continues to struggle with dog control policy; will seek additional public input


Summer folk returnAfter a long flight back from South America, an osprey pair perches atop their nest near Goldsmiths Boat Yard in Southold. Another of the

local fish hawks that scientists tracked along the migration route met a tragic end in Colombia. See story, page 3.


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STILL SHOCKING ALONG TIME AFTER

Wickham murdersremembered PAGE 3

ITS RONANWhy a robot

carries thatname PAGE 2

SCHOOL LOSES ANOTHEREight months after supe leaves,

Oysterponds principal say shellstep down at years end PAGE 18


While it may still be too chilly to enjoy a glass ofwine outside, the battle over Vineyard 48 in Cut-chogue is heating up.

The State Liquor Authority is conducting an in-vestigation into the business, the source of a longlist of complaints, including loud music and patrons

wandering onto neighboring properties and havingsex in public. Although the town is not a party to theinquiry, Police Chief Martin Flatley was called to tes-tify during an administrative hearing about reportsthe department has received on the winery.

The chief answered questions from the SLA dur-ing a March 7 hearing in Mineola and was cross-

examined by Vineyard 48 attorneys in Riverhead onApril 1. Hes scheduled to testify again April 15.

The chief declined to comment on his testimony,saying the case is still ongoing. Calls to the SLA forcomment were not returned earlier this week.

Town officials say the liquor authority could findthe claims against the winery baseless, impose afine or cancel its state farm winery license. The caseis being heard before an administrative law judge,

who will make a non-binding recommendation tothe authority.

The town has long claimed that Vineyard 48,which plays DJ music to large crowds under a tenton warm-weather weekends, has moved away froman agricultural operation to become a de facto

nightclub. The vineyard says that providing musicand outdoor wine tastings is no different from many

other wineries operations.The vineyard had advertised weekend dance par-ties until the town obtained a state Supreme Courtinjunction last May prohibiting that. During a Julycourt appearance, the vineyard failed to have theorder lifted.

The town later went after Vineyard 48 over park-ing, claiming it was violating the site plan approvedby the town Planning Board in 2006, which permitsa limit of 34 parking spaces. On a busy weekend,though, its not unusual to see dozens of limos in thevineyard parking lot, in between rows of vines and

VINEYARD 48 | PAGE 32

The case against Vineyard 48State Liquor Authority investigating complaints against Cutchogue winery

TIM KELLY PHOTO

Making the cutIts offi cially spring, but the weather earlier this week seemed an extended April Fool prank as the sun did little to raise temperatures to more

seasonal levels. This worker at Wickhams Fruit Farm in Cutchogue was bundled up Tuesday morning as he pruned nectarine trees.


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A LOCAL GUY INTHE BIG LEAGUES

He once struck outBabe RuthPAGE 2

FLOOD AIDFeds to offer

help to localfarms PAGE 3

A VERY BIG HOLE TO FILLCounty exec comes east to

discuss options for closing a$400 million budget gap PAGE 6

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PesticidestrategydebatedCan the state prevent further

contamination of our water?BY CARRIE MILLER | STAFF WRITER

Environmental advocates, farmers, and elect-ed officials stepped up to the microphone oneby one last week, voicing support for or concernabout the state Department of EnvironmentalConservations draft strategy to prevent futurepesticide contamination of Long Islands drink-ing water supplies.

Close to 100 people attended the hearing atSuffolk County Community Colleges EasternCampus in Riverhead last Wednesday night,

April 3.The new, 122-page proposed strategy calls for

a technical review and advisory committee to re-view water quality data, so it can weigh factorssuch as human health risks and the availabilityof effective pesticide alternatives. The commit-

tee would provide the DEC with background in-formation needed to support future regulatoryaction.

The draft strategy also calls for a workinggroup of stakeholders to make sure those directlyinvolved in pest management, pesticide use and

water quality on Long Island are broadly repre-sented.

Since 1996, 117 different pesticide-relatedchemicals have been detected in Long Islandsgroundwater, according to the DEC.

By 1998 the agency began developing a planto prevent further degradation of below-ground

water supplies, culminating with the release ofa draft plan in 2011 that included the possibil-ity of a zero-tolerance policy on certain pesticideuses. But the 2011 draft drew great concern fromfarmers, who said they would not be able to farm

successfully under such harsh restrictions.The zero-tolerance provision upset us great-ly, Joe Gergela, executive director of the LongIsland Farm Bureau, said in an interview aboutthe 2011 proposed plan, which got scrapped.We objected to it because in the draft docu-ment was the notion of zero-tolerance. We hadto interpret what zero meant. To me, zero meansif they found something, its banned.

Taking note of those concerns, in January, theDEC released its newest proposal to prevent fu-

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We have liftoff!Southold Elementary School student John Baumann launches a water- and air-powered rocket

constructed for a recent class. See story on page 17 and a slide show at suffolktimes.com.


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QUITE THE SCAREOUT IN ORIENT

Why did the policerace to ferry?PAGE 4

ITS TIMEPlum Island

future is onthe line PAGE 3

TAXES, BUDGETS, CANDIDATESWith voting set for next month,

school districts finalize budgets,board of ed electionsPAGE 16


North Fork high school students arenot only consuming more alcohol thanmost teenagers across the country,

theyre also doing more binge drinking,a new survey has found.The North Fork Alliance, a nonprofit

community advocacy group in Green-port, conducted the areas first com-prehensive survey of teenage drug andalcohol abuse this fall. More than 1,270students in grades 7 through 12 fromthe Mattituck-Cutchogue, Southoldand Greenport school districts volun-teered to take the survey. Thats a par-

ticipation rate of 82.5 percent.The Prevention Needs Assessment

Survey was developed, and the resultstallied, by Bach Harrison, a Salt LakeCity company that provides survey,

research and evaluationservices. It was publishedearlier this month.

Laura Jens-Smith, thealliances program coor-dinator and a membersof the Mattituck-Cutchogue schoolboard, told The Suffolk Times last weekthat she believes the most startlingdiscovery was the amount of under-age binge drinking thats occurring.

According to the report, 53.5 percentof high school seniors surveyed in Sep-tember said theyd consumed alcohol

within the past 30 days. When asked iftheyd consumed five or more alcoholic

beverages in a row withinthe past two weeks, 35.5percent answered yes.The 2011 national averagefor binge drinking among12th-graders is 21.6 per-

cent, the report states.The most disturbing statistic is we

are higher than the national average foralcohol use, Ms. Jens-Smith said of thestudys findings. Theres a lot of binge

drinking thats going on.In addition to alcohol use, the survey

asked students if theyd gotten behindthe wheel after consuming alcohol

within the 30-day time frame.

About 3 percent admitted to drinkingand driving and nearly 18 percent saidtheyd been in a car with a drunk driver.Those stats are below the national av-erage, which shows 9.4 percent of teensaround the country admitting to drunkdriving and 26.7 percent stating theyvebeen in a car with a drunk driver.

As for drug and tobacco use withinthe 30-day time period, 14.9 percent

TEENS | PAGE 39

Do local kids drink more than others?Survey of North Fork students puts underage drinking above national average


Wait, thats not a fishing boatIts rather common to see gulls follow in the wake of a trawler out on the water, but flying behind a Cutchogue farmer as he turns over the soilin a field on Depot Lane?

School administrators,

parent groups react.

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A SURE SIGN THATSPRING IS HERE

Home & Gardensection inside

DOG DAYSNo deal on

a new leashcode PAGE 3

GREENPORT AMONG THE BESTNational magazine places school

in the nations top 10 percent fortest scores, college prep PAGE 15

BY JENNIFER GUSTAVSON AND GRANT PARPAN |STAFF WRITERS

When state lawmakers approved a 2 percent capon annual tax levy increases in 2011, they said thelegislation was designed to control school districtspending and ease the burden on taxpayers.

Since then, a Times/Review Newsgroup analysishas found, spending in most North Fork districtshas increased at a higher rate than during the two

years before the law was passed and the major-ity of school budgets have proposed tax levy hikesgreater than 2 percent.

School administrators and elected leaders blamethe increases on mandated pension expenses tied tothe downturn in the economy, fluctuations in stateaid and facility upgrades.

While state law caps the increase in the tax levy the total amount school districts can collect fromtaxpayers at 2 percent, school districts are al-lowed to exceed that maximum mandate becausethe law exempts some expenses, such as pensionand capital costs. By factoring in those exemptions,school districts are allowed to raise the tax levy by

more than 2 percent without needing to obtain 60percent voter approval.

Ten of the 14 budgets proposed in local schooldistricts in the past two years raised the tax levy bymore than 2 percent. In the two years prior to that,nine spending plans led to tax hikes above 2 percent.Five years ago, only three of seven budgets featuredtax hikes in excess of 2 percent.

Former assemblyman Dan Losquadro (R-Shore-ham), whose district covered the North Fork and

TAX CAP | PAGE 32

Tax cap doesnt quite cap taxesBig savings promised with the much-touted state law have yet to materialize


Spring planting, shore styleMike Daniels Jr. plants one of more than 14,000 American beachgrass seedlings added to a sand berm built to replace shoreline destroyed by

superstorm Sandy at Orient Beach State Park Tuesday. As the plants grow, their roots will spread and help hold the sand in place.

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HEY, YOU WANNATAKE ON KRUPSKI?

No easy feat to findan opponent PAGE 3

TEENY TIMEThese kids

shine onstage PAGE 21

ITS A PLUM GOOD IDEATowns plans for Plum Island

enjoy the support of theenvironmental community PAGE 3


The wait for a dredge to clear out the cloggedchannel in Mattituck Inlet may soon be over.

In a project 15 years in the making, the ArmyCorps of Engineers has agreed to remove close to100,000 cubic yards of sand from the channel, whereshoals pose a threat to commercial and recreation-al fishermen, and use that material to rebuild theheavily eroded Sound beach east of the stone jetties

on either side of the inlet.The work, estimated at $3.4 million, is expected to

begin in October, said Congressman Tim Bishop.This has been a long time coming, Mr. Bishop

said. Im delighted, absolutely delighted.The Army Corps approved the project May 3, the

congressman said. Although most Army Corps proj-ects require local cost sharing, the federal govern-ment will cover the dredging in full.

Nearby residents and town officials have been

pushing for the project since 1998.Its the just thing to do, said Doris McGreevy,

who lives with her husband, Peter, in a Soundfronthouse east of the inlet. The government created theproblem and is just rectifying it.

The McGreevys said they suspected the projectwas about to be approved when they recently spot-ted vessels from the federal National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration surveying the inlet andDREDGE | PAGE 40

Finally, the dredge is comingArmy engineers to dig new channel in Mattituck Inlet and address nearby erosion


Winter? What winter?With the dark and dreary days now in the past, John Buchanan of Greenport took full advantage of sunny Sunday to enjoy the simple pleasure

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A LEGEND RETIRESGreenport coach

says goodbye afterthree decades SPORTS

GOPS PICKEast Marion

man to faceKrupski PAGE 4

TOO MUCH PAPERWORK?Local farmers say proposed

federal food safety regulationswill overload them PAGE 27


A federal judge has dismissed a civil rights suitfiled against the town by a Brooklyn couple whohad been issued violations for building a masonrystaircase at their Cutchogue vacation home on theSound bluff without town approvals in 2006.

The bulk of the couples charges, including thatthey were discriminated against because of their

Asian background, were thrown out of court lastyear. But the last issue a charge of excessive policeforce was dismissed May 1 by U.S. District CourtJudge Joanna Seybert.

With the federal suit resolved, the town will con-tinue with its code violation case against Hui Hui Yu,a Brooklyn attorney, and her husband, Cheng Kai Yu,

a retired physician, said assistant town attorney LoriHulse. Those proceedings were put on hold whilethe federal suit was on the courts calendar.

Town officials say the Yus built a granite and ce-ment block staircase on the Sound bluff at their Dig-nans Road home without any town approvals, suchas a Town Trustees wetlands permit required for anyconstruction within 100 feet of water. The couple,

who describe themselves in the suit as Taiwaneseimmigrants, also violated town code by erecting ade facto fence by piling wooden pallets atop a stonerevetment installed at the base of the bluff in the1980s, town officials said. The couple claimed thestate Department of Environmental Conservationpermit for the revetment obviated the need for townapproval.

The structure they placed on the bluff is not to bebuilt to code and is structurally unsound, Ms. Hulsesaid. It doesnt seem like a safe staircase youd want

anyone to use.The town will seek to have the staircase conform

with the code or be removed, Ms. Hulse added.Town Trustee Jimmy King, who has been in office

for 18 years, said he cannot recall anyone every ap-plying for permission to install a masonry stairwayto the beach. And with concerns that a non-timberstructure could cause erosion to the bluff, there aredoubts about whether the town would ever approvesuch a design.

LAWSUIT | PAGE 36

Southoldcleared

in lawsuitCourt says town didnt actwith malice over beachfront

staircase built in Cutchogue

TIM KELLY PHOTO

A Brooklyn couple ended up in federal court with more than a dozen Southold offi cials after construct-ing a beachfront staircase (seen here in 2012) along Long Island Sound in Cutchogue.


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BY JENNIFER GUSTAVSON, CARRIE MILLER, CYNDI MURRAY

AND RACHEL YOUNG |STAFF WRITERS

All fiv e local school budgets were approved bywide margins Tuesday, but two school board racestook center stage on Election Night.

The Oysterponds School District in Orient is ex-pected to hold a runoff election this summer be-tween board president Dorothy-Dean Thomas ofOrient and Betsy Dzenkowski, an East Marion resi-dent who didnt actively campaign. The two tied forone of three seats, with 157 votes each.

Meanwhile, in the Mattituck-Cutchogue district,

former school board member Jeff Smith won a newterm as a write-in candidate. But the district has

come under fire for refusing to release the numberof votes cast for all other write-in hopefuls.

OYSTERPONDS

In Orient, Ms. Thomas said in an interviewWednesday that shes excited about the upcomingrunoff election and is still hanging in there like theFighting Irish.

All I can do is stand by my record, she said. Ivenever missed a regular board meeting, never ab-stained from a vote, I always vote yes or no, and Ive

made a serious commitment to the community inthe last three years to create opportunities for com-

munity feedback.Ms. Dzenkowski wasnt immediately available for

comment by presstime Wednesday.Orient residents Tom Stevenson and Alison

Lyne were elected to the other two seats vacatedby school board members Deborah Dumont andThomas Gray. Mr. Stevenson received 193 votes andMs. Lyne, 160.

Two hours before the polls opened, candidateCharles Squire of Orient withdrew from the elec-


T eSuffolkTimes.

GOP COMMITTEE:PRICE ISNT RIGHT

Judge dropped fromthe fall ticket PAGE 3

LIFESAVERAn off-duty

cop to therescue PAGE 3

OBSERVANCES AND MORESee our listings for a rundown

of Memorial Day events andholiday weekend happenings

School budgets all fly through

BUDGETS | PAGE 43


They know whos bossA border collie shows what its breed was bred to do as it herds a group of sheep during the Fleece and Fiber Fair at Hallockville Museum Farm

Saturday. See the slideshow at suffolktimes.com.

But Oysterponds & Mattituck board of education elections bring rather surprising results


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HARRIS REACHESEND OF THE ROAD

Highway chief isntrunning again PAGE 4

FED CUTSVillage takes

new look atSec. 8 PAGE 16

MEMORABLE MEMORIAL DAYSoutholders honor the spirit of

the holiday with parades andemotional observances PAGE 3


Compromise seemed hard to come by in SoutholdTowns effort to update its dog leash law, but officials

took another stab at it during Thursdays code com-mittee meeting.

This time, they may have succeeded.After a 20-minute discussion, officials suggested

easing the law that currently prohibits dogs on town-owned beaches at all times. One alternative wouldban dogs from town-owned beaches only from May 1to Oct. 1 between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. A second proposal

would shorten that period to run from only MemorialDay through Labor Day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Supervisor Scott Russell said he favors keeping dogs

off the beach beyond the traditional end of summer.We are still an active community after Labor Day so

I would want to defer to the board on that, he said.Under both proposals, dogs would be allowed to

run free on town beaches during the off-season.The code committee, which includes only a few

Town Board members, instructed town attorney Mar-tin Finnegan to draw up a draft of the changes to pres-ent to the full board.

The town would continue to restrict dogs and otherdomestic animals at recreation areas, picnic areas,childrens play areas and athletic fields where signs areposted saying no dogs are allowed. In addition, exemp-tions would be made for hunting and service dogs.

Mattituck resident Dan Catullo says the proposed

changes dont go far enough to protect citizens safety.Southold Town began re-examining its policies last

year after receiving complaints about dogs runningloose on Bailie Beach in Mattituck, near where Mr.

Catullo resides. Mr. Catullo claims he was attacked byan unleashed dog roaming free on a private section ofthe beach outside his home.

Dog owners cant imagine their dogs can do harm,he said. But they do. I can testify to that. If the townposted signs that said no unleashed dogs east of thispoint and enforced it, Id be OK with that.

Once a new policy is in place the board will workwith the chief of police and bay constables to devel-op approaches to enforcing the code, the supervisorsaid.

Doggone it, that may workLeash law compromise would allow dogs to run free on beaches in the off-season


Kiddie compassionSeven-year-old Timmy Holz of Wading River writes an encouraging note to an Oklahoma tornado victim at Saturdays LI for OK fundraiser atCochran Park in Peconic. Organizer Katie Coe of Mattituck said the event raised $1,300 and received donations of household goods, several dozen

stuffed animals to be given to a childrens organization in Oklahoma and cards like the one Timmy wrote. See the slide show at suffolktimes.com.


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THE DISCONTENTSTILL FERMENTS

Town gets earful onVineyard 48PAGE 4

HE SAID YESPrice is on

Democraticticket PAGE 3

HISTORIC INN MAY BE HISTORYSoutholds General Wayne Inn

will be sold at auction anddemolition seems likelyPAGE 6

Long roadto the top

of the class


Alex Whittle skipped to one of his favorite Green-port spots Monday a few hours after the rainstopped, the sun making its first appearance of theday above Long Island Sound.

The Dr. Dennis Clair Memorial Park near 67 Stepsbeach is a secret sanctuary, mainly because thenearly half-acre lush green property is hidden be-hind an area of overgrown vegetation along SoundRoads east side. But the park is no secret for Alex,an 18-year-old Greenport High School student whoplans to build benches there for his Eagle Scoutproject, to make the place more appealing and in-viting.

The idea of enhancing opportunities for others toshare positive experiences is near and dear to Alexsheart because hes grateful for all the help hes re-ceived from his family, teachers and fellow studentsat Greenport schools.

Alex believes his accomplishments which in-clude top awards for playing solo piano at the New

York State School Music Association festivals, Na-tional Honor Society accolades, acting in schoolplays and being named prom king in 2012

wouldnt have been possible without their support.It wasnt a walk in the park for this high school se-

nior to achieve these milestones, especially earninga 97.258 unweighted GPA.

This years Greenport valedictorian has autism.When asked what advice hed offer other dis-

abled students, he said he could answer in threewords.

Defy the odds, Alex said. What I mean by thatis stand up for yourself. Do what you love and befriendly.

Alex was diagnosed with autism at age 3, whilein day care at Brookhaven National Labs Child

Development Center in Upton, where his father,Ed, is a research associate in the biology depart-ment, working with genetic and protein engi-neering on plants.

Alexs mother, Linda, who works in law enforce-ment, described the early diagnosis as critical. Theform of autism Alex has is pervasive developmentaldisorder not otherwise specified, known as PDD-NOS.

Our pediatrician didnt even know that he had

Greenports valedictorianovercame daunting hurdles

VALEDICTORIAN | PAGE 31


Alex Whittle with his dog, Maggie, in his familys Greenport backyard.


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ChhiillddrreennssDDiirreeccttoorryy

TEACHERS JOBS CUTSchool facing tough

decisions forced byfalling enrollment PAGE 17

A WINERY WAR AND MORETheres more happening at the

vineyards than the continuingfight over Vineyard 48 PAGE 3


Almost 30 years ago, Pauline Smith was lost, andto say her future was uncertain would be an under-statement.

Abandoned by her husband, the single mom wasleft to care for three young children alone whilesearching for a career. With few options, Ms. Smithturned to Head Start, the federal preschool programfor low-income families. It was a decision, she said,that changed all four of their lives and more.

Before Head Start I was in a bad place, said Ms.Smith, who not only sent her children to Head Start

but worked her way up from a volunteer position to

become manager of the North Fork Head Start cen-ter in Southold. Head Start was a place I could gowhere I felt like was accomplishing something formy family and for myself.

Now, its Head Starts future that is uncertain in thewake of sweeping federal budget cuts that come aspart of whats known in Washington, D.C., as the Se-quester, which took effect March 1. The Head Startprogram, run by the U.S. Department of Health andHuman Services, has seen a 5 percent cut in its fund-ing, causing centers to layoff employees, shorten se-mesters or consolidate and close facilities.

Friday was the last day of spring semester classes

at the Southold facility, ending two weeks soonerthan in previous years due to the cuts. The centerwill reopen in mid-October, more than a monthlater than the typical start to the semester.

Were blessed were still here because we thoughtwe wouldnt make it past June 1, said Carol Burnettof Jamesport, a community outreach recruitmentcoordinator for Long Island Head Start. Ms. Burnetthad thought the center would close even earlier thisspring.

North Fork Head Start employees have also feltHEAD START | PAGE 32

Budget cuts hit Head Start hardFederally supported preschool programs face uncertain future under sequestration

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More than a handfulSome of the ripe strawberries at Pattys Berries & Bunches in Mattituck Tuesday. Hows the season going so far? See story, page 2.


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U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch speaks at a press conferencein Brooklyn Monday announcing the arrest of the owner ofthe 7-Eleven stores in Cutchogue and Greenport.

CYNDI MURRAY PHOTO

The four stars of the critically acclaimed HBO series Girls on the Greenport harborfront Tuesday morning. Fromleft: Zosia Mamet, Jemima Kirke, Lena Dunham and Allison Williams. They were fiming a scene for an episode seton the North Fork.


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EVENTS LAW BACKIN THE SPOTLIGHT

Public hearing setfor July 16 PAGE 3

BERRY NICEPhotos from

StrawberryFestival PAGE 18

SEE YA LATER, ALLIGATORAfter days of searching, DEC

finds and euthanizes gatorspotted in Peconic RiverPAGE 6

BY GRANT PARPAN, CYNDI MURRAY

AND CLAIRE LEADEN | STAFF WRITERS

Theyre among the most popular female enter-tainers in the world today.

One, a spunky 27-year-old writer, claimed a bestactress Golden Globe award this year for

her work on the popular HBO series shecreated herself.

The other, a Grammy Award-winningchart-topper of the same age, was listedby Forbes Magazine as one of the 100most powerful women in the world.

Lena Dunham and Lady Gaga are two influential,young, feminist entertainers and they both spentpart of this week on the North Fork.

Oh, yes. Music legend Billy Joel, Sports Illustratedswimsuit cover girl Kate Upton and Golden Globe-nominated actress Cameron Diaz were here, too.

This may not be the Hamptons, but it felt like itfor star-struck fans who spotted their favorite en-tertainers this week at restaurants and filming loca-tions in their hometown.

The star-studded week actually began to developlast summer, when Ms. Dunham spent a weekend

at the North Fork home of a Girls direc-

tor, two of the shows producers said.She really liked the North Fork, so she

thought, Lets shoot an episode here, executive producer Ilene Landress said.Were really thrilled to be out here. Its

gorgeous.After scouting trips to the area this spring, the

Girls crew, with part-time local resident JessePeretz behind the camera, filmed for parts of thepast two weeks at a waterfront home in East Mar-ion, dockside at Claudios restaurant and at The

Feds seizetwo local

7-ElevensCutchogue & Greenportfranchisee is arrestedfor targeting immigrantsBY PAUL SQUIRE, CARRIE MILLER, CYNDI MURRAY

AND GRANT PARPAN |STAFF WRITERS

The Greenport and Cutchogue 7-Eleven stores,along with several others across Long Island, wereseized by federal agents Monday morning as part ofa nationwide immigration and identity theft inves-tigation in which nine people were indicted in twoseparate indictments, according to the U.S. Attor-neys office.

The eight men and one woman accused in thescheme conspired to steal the identities of morethan 20 citizens, then hired dozens of illegal immi-grants to work at 14 7-Eleven locations on Long Is-land and in Virginia, federal officials said. Six of theaccused are naturalized U.S. citizens.

Eight of the defendants were arrested and ar-

raigned Monday, while one man remains at large.The accused gave the illegal immigrants falsenames to dodge authorities, stole portions of their

wages and forced them to live in housing the defen-dants owned, according to the indictments. Duringthe scheme, the defendants allegedly generated

Star-studded week felt like a trip south of Peconic Bay

Its not the Hamptons.We swear its not7-ELEVEN | PAGE 27

STAR-STUDDED | PAGE 29

PHOTOS

FROM THE SET

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LETS HEAR IT FORTHE CLASS OF 2013

Inside: Our specialgraduation section

SECLUDEDReport: Put

homes onPlum I. PAGE 22

7-ELEVEN WORKERS IN LIMBOAfter immigration sweep on

North Fork, former employeesfutures are still in doubt PAGE 26


Sprinting into summerWhen the last day of school is literally a day at the beach, of course the kids will have smiling faces. Their books packed away, Hayley Lake and Macken-

zie Conroy, both students at Cutchogue East Elementary School, made the most of the PTAs last-day-of-school celebration at the town beach in New

Suffolk. Can you surf on the North Fork? Where are Southolds public beaches? See our introduction to summer 2013 on pages 2 and 3.


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WATERFRONT,AND THEN SOME

Orient lighthousefor sale again PAGE 25

JUBILEECherry crop

will soon begone PAGE 3

A MATCH MADE IN UNIFORMMattituck couple chosen as

the latest winners of a freewedding at Peconic Landing PAGE 6


Vineyard 48s owner and his attorney stood be-fore the Southold Town Planning Board Monday

and claimed that the business is no different fromother North Fork wineries and has become a targetof unfair criticism.

The town has become a bully, said attorney PatMoore of Southold, who was joined at the meetingby vineyard owner Matthew Metz.

But neighboring residents who have complainedfor years of blaring music and the rowdy behaviorof vineyard customers that includes having sex inpublic in their yards, werent buying it.

Monday marked the second public hearing on

the vineyards proposed amended site plan, whichwould create an overflow lot with 100 additionalparking spaces.

The revised plan also includes construction of a40-by-100-foot outdoor pavilion adjoining the tast-ing room. The pavilion would provide extra seatingand picnic tables, allowing for 276 occupants in ad-dition to the 251 currently permitted.

Residents neighboring Vineyard 48 believe theboard should not consider the amended site plan,given that the State Liquor Authority is investigatingthe business. The SLA began looking into the vine-

yard in April following a laundry list of complaints,including loud music and patrons allegedly wander-ing onto neighboring properties and having sex in

public.I dont understand how doubling the occupancy

of this vineyard will make the problem better, saidHorse Shoe Lane resident Denise Lademann.

Last month, a few days after the first public hear-ing on the issue, town officials said the winery haderected four tents without seeking the required per-mits a direct violation of town code.

Ms. Moore disagreed.Tent is not the right term, they are canopies, she

said. Canopies have no sides. Ms. Moore addedthat under New York State law the vineyard is withinits legal right to place tents or canopies on the prem-ises.

VINEYARD | PAGE 41

Vineyard to town: Youre a bullyOwner, attorney for Vineyard 48 defend business practices at public hearing


Put it on my billWhen a large herring gull stops in for a bite at a Greenport waterfront eatery, is it safe to assume that the orders to go?


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FIRST FISHERS ISLE,NOW WATER MILL

Are there coyoteson this fork? PAGE 3

SET FREESea turtle

rescued offOrient PAGE 3

UH, THATS NOT AN EGGUnexploded ordnance found

during bird count on ruins ofold Gardiners Bayfort PAGE 25


Suffolk Countys boating safety law, which sayspower vessel operators must earn safety certificatesbefore taking the helm, is set to take effect in No-vember. But if Gov. Andrew Cuomo signs a similarbill passed by state lawmakers before their sessionended in June, Suffolks law will never leave thedock.

Thats because the pending state law, which is farless restrictive than the county measure, would su-persede Suffolks version.

But even if the governor vetoes the bill, existingstate law already overrides the countys control over

young boaters.Befuddled? Youre not alone.Theres a lot of confusion out there, said Gail

Kulp, executive director of the Sea Tow Foundation,the education arm of the Southold on-the-waterboating services company. Weve been fielding a

lot of questions.So has Jeff Strong, president of Strongs Marine in

Mattituck and Southampton.Its a complete, crazy mess right now, he said.Thats partly because the governor has given no

hint as to his intentions for the bill, the East Endsstate representatives said this week, which leavesboaters wondering which rules will be in effect a

year from now. The county and state bills do notcover the current boating season.

First District state Senator Kenneth LaValle (R-Port Jefferson), who supported the measure thatmade it through the Senate and Assembly, said heanticipates the governors approval.

When you have counties involved already on avery high-profile matter thats got peoples attention,Id expect the governor to sign it, the senator said.You dont throw a person the keys to a car withoutlessons. Educating people on boating safety makesgood sense.

Assemblyman Fred Thiele (I-Sag Harbor), whorepresents Shelter Island and the South Fork, saidhe favored an alternative bill that failed.

That version would have required all boaters to besafety certified within two years. The measure thatmade it to the governors desk requires such certifi-cation only for boat operators born after 1996.

I voted for the bill, but it turned out to be a bitof a disappointment, said Mr. Thiele, currently theEast Ends only Assembly member. The First Dis-trict Assembly seat covering Brookhaven and theNorth Fork has been vacant since Republican DanLosquadro left to become Brookhaven highway su-perintendent in the spring.

Its an extremely watered down version of theoriginal, said Mr. Thiele. I would have liked to seethe bill have broader applicability. It could havebeen more comprehensive and inclusive.

The Suffolk County bill now in doubt requires res-BOAT SAFETY | PAGE 30

Confusion reigns over boat safetyState bill awaiting governors pen would supersede county law; current state law does as well

TIM KELLY PHOTO

Questions linger on whether the state or county will regulate power boats, such as this one pulling a skier in Cutchogue Harbor Tuesday, and who

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MORE ARE SICKDUE TO TICKS

Not with commonillnesses PAGE 6

GIVE HELPFD event for

a volunteerin need PAGE 2

HER LIFE AFTER THE BOSTONMARATHON BOMBINGS

Greenport native & Boston EMTdoesnt like the spotlight PAGE 4


The Peconic Baykeeper is taking legal actionagainst the state parks department and Departmentof Environmental Conservation, saying they havent

done enough to address sewage discharge pollutionwreaking havoc on the bay waters theyre chargedwith protecting.

Last Tuesday, Peconic Baykeeper president KevinMcAllister announced his intent to sue the stateparks department in federal court for failing to havesewage discharge permits for five state-operatedfacilities, including Wildwood State Park in WadingRiver. The advocacy group also filed a separate suitin state court against the state DEC May 30.

The discharge permit program is intended to con-

trol water pollutants like nitrogen, which feedsbay-harming algal blooms by regulating sourcesof pollutant discharge into U.S. waters, according tothe federal Environmental Protection Agency web-site.

Wildwood on a hot July day, those parking lotsare going to be filled, Mr. McAllister said. Some1,000 toilet flushes a day are going into groundwa-ter, going to bays.

He said that Wildwood and other state parks areexamples of areas where wastewater discharge isnot being adequately addressed, by virtue of the ab-sence of any kind of permits.

Permits became mandatory following the pas-sage of the federal Clean Water Act in 1972, whichrequires facilities discharging pollutants into U.S.

waters to obtain a National Pollutant DischargeElimination System (NPDES) permit.

In New York, the state DEC regulates permits anddischarging pollutants without a permit is illegal,according to the EPA website.

Mr. McAllister said SUNY/Stony Brooks South-ampton campus run by the state and home to theEast Ends premier water quality research program also lacks the required permit.

They are here to identify and save the bays, whentheir own campus is not committed to clean waterfrom wastewater discharges, he said.

He added that the water quality researchers donot deserve the blame but SUNY/Stony BrookSouthampton should be setting the standard for

BAYKEEPER | PAGE 27

Baykeeper sues state over waterCharge DEC, parks department with failing to regulate wastewater contamination sources


Arni Olafur, 2, and Konrad Bjartur, 7, on vacation from Reykjavik, Iceland, get their first look at a Long Island Sound sunset last week.


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LOOK AT THE FILEONE MORE TIME

Call to re-examineFlight 800 PAGE 2

NEW NAMEGOP makes

change toticket PAGE 4

KRUPSKIS NEW APPROACHLegislator revises his bill to

strengthen the countys landpreservation program PAGE 6


No amount of protest from the agricultural com-munity or even a Town Board member could preventthe adoption of Southolds new special event lawTuesday night.

After a half-hour of contentious debate, the boardapproved the bill, which winery owners and represen-tatives of the Long Island Wine Council greeted, theysaid, with tremendous disappointment.

The vote was 5 to 1 in favor, with Councilman ChrisTalbot providing the only opposition.

There are changes that need to be made and Im

not supporting it, he said. The wine industry hasgrown this area. So many people come out here andspend their money. We are reaping all the benefits ofthese wineries and farms and for government, a Re-publican government, to throw another hurdle in the

way of these businesses that are struggling to survive... I just have to say no to this law.

The vote comes two weeks after a public hearing,during which speakers offered numerous amend-ments to a policy they said unfairly burdens business-es with fees and penalties for holding large events.

Opponents of the bill said they were blindsided by

the boards decision to vote without the inclusion oftheir comments.

We are so close on this and all of a sudden werehere for the enactment tonight, said Chris Baiz, own-er of The Old Field Vineyard in Southold. I would justlike to see one more code committee meeting just so

we can reconcile what was said two weeks ago withwhat is on the paper today.

The boards vote concludes a years-long debatethat often put the town at odds with the agricultural

EVENTS | PAGE 27

Special event rules are now lawOver objections from wineries, town revises code on non-farm use of agricultural lands


Pachyderm powerwashUnable to get to the beach, the Cole Bros. Circus elephants cooled down between performances at the Greenport Polo Grounds during last

months heat wave with a shower courtesy of Greenport Fire Department. Lulu seems to enjoy the wetdown she gets from Bob Lehmann of

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Beau Pollock, 20, of Greenport is a regular at the skate park that opened in the village 15 years ago. But these daysvolunteers and village officials are wondering just how much the public wants the facility, considering that it has beenallowed to fall into disrepair.

THE CHAMPSOspreys take home

Hamptons BaseballLeague title SPORTS

HE WONClaudio to

get his jobback PAGE 3

AND THEN THEY ENROLLEDGreenport trustees signed up

for health benefits despite whatthey said during campaign PAGE 3


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The contents of a tiny brief published in aweekly newspaper more than 130 years agohas archaeologists and environmentalistscalling for a closer look beneath the surface ofPlum Island.

The article, published in a July 1879 issue ofThe Long Islander newspaper of Huntington,announced the discovery of a woolly mam-moth skeleton on the island, indicating that itcould contain other prehistoric remains datingas far back as the Paleo-Indian era.

The 19th-century discovery came to the at-tention of local environmentalists only recently,

when they noticed one particular sentence in a500-page draft environmental impact study ofthe island, released by the federal General Ser-

vices Administrationthis past October.

That sentencereads: The discovery

of a mammoth skel-eton on the west sideof Plum Island sug-gests that the islandcould contain pre-historic remains.

This may be oneof the most remark-able statementsabout the possiblepresence of archeo-

logical remains that I have personally encoun-tered over the last 20 years of reviewing devel-opment proposals, said Bob DeLuca, presidentand CEO of Group for the East End.

The mammoth skeleton, which archaeologistssay would have to be more than 10,000 years old,

was found in July 1879 beneath a 50-foot sand

dune that extended 150 feet along an area knownas Brothers Beach, near the existing light stationon the west end of the island, according to GSApublic affairs officer Patrick Sclafani.

The bones were revealed by wind and erosionand unearthed by a group of men who spottedthem, according to the Long Islander article.

The amateur excavation produced a mam-moth skull and over seven feet of backbone. Atleast one leg of the skeleton was also present,

MAMMOTH | PAGE 26


When the Greenport Skate Parkwas built in 1998, it was touted asan innovative creative outlet in atown with few ways for youths toexpress themselves.

The 20,000-square-foot facilitywas considered state-of-the-art ,boasting a concrete street courseand wooden ramps of various siz-es. The villages $200,000 invest-ment seemed to be paying off in2000, when an article published in

Transworld Skateboarding maga-zine hailed the facilitys design asthe standard upon which all skateparks should be modeled.

Thats difficult for some of to-days skaters to believe.

Aft er 15 yea rs, gra ffi ti nowspells out obscene messages andanti-Semitic symbols dot the park.Holes the size of volleyballs haveeaten through the ramps and trash

litters the ground beneath them.Its dangerous to be there, said

Michelle Bendik, co-organizer ofthe Greenport Skate Park Festival,

which will take place at the parkthis weekend.

Along with her husband, John,Ms. Bendik launched the annualevent five years ago in an effortto restore the park to its formerglory. But it has proven to be anuphill battle.

We peaked the second year ofthe festival, she said. Its not a

priority for the village. The com-munity needs to want it and theydont seem to want it anymore.Because its unsupervised and hasa reputation as a place where kidsgo to fool around, there is no re-spect or ownership.

Vil lage admi nis tra tor Dav idAbatelli said the biggest reasonthe park has fallen into disrepairis that no maintenance plan was

in place when the park opened in1998. The small amount budgetedfor its upkeep goes primarily to-

ward the cost of insurance andweekly garbage pickup, he said.

The kids are lucky its stillthere and that we havent takenit down, Mr. Abatelli said this

week. Most of the people thatuse it dont treat it right.

Mr. Abatelli admits that the fes-tival motivates the village to do amore thorough cleanup of the skatepark the day before the event.

Its frustrating to send someone

SKATE PARK | PAGE 23

15 years after it opened, Greenport facility needs cleaning upForgotten skate park

A mammoth

discovery onPlum IslandRevelation of 1879 findingshas environmentalists calling

for feds to take closer look

Greenport Skate Park FestivalSaturday, Aug. 1010:30 a.m.- 5 p.m.Moores Lane, GreenportSkater registration: $10

This may be one of

the most remarkable

statements about the

possible presence of

archeological remains

that I have personally

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FAILING GRADESNew state standards

lead to dramatic dip inlocal test scores PAGE 4

A SUMMER ON THE FARMLocal college students spend

their summer laboring atSang Lee Farms PAGE 13

ChhiillddrreennssDDiirreeccttoorryyPAGE 19A

RACHEL YOUNG PHOTO

Tom Spurge on the platform at the Ronkonkoma train station, where he makes the first of two transfers when he commutes from Greenport to Penn Station for his job in Manhattan.

They drink lots of coffee, crash into deer and spend hours away from home. Is it worth it?

ife onLife onthe rails the railsPAGES 2-3


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THEY DANCED THENIGHT AWAY

4,500 people attendcharity show PAGE 16

SHOCKERElectric bills

going up invillage PAGE 22

OH ... THAT PLUM ISLANDSouthold Historical Society says

mammoth bones were actuallydiscovered in MassachusettsPAGE 3

BY PAUL SQUIRE | STAFF WRITER

James Parker Wickham and his younger brother Johnwere working in the barn at their familys Cutchoguefarm when the fire siren went off a few minutes beforenoon on a Saturday in April 1930.

The Cutchogue Fire Department was a fledgling com-pany then, founded just two years earlier, and the siren

was a new addition to the departments building, just

west of the Wickham farm.It was the first time the two young men, both volun-

teer firefighters, had heard the alarm, John Wickhamwould recall later in an interview for the book Heavenand Earth: The Last Farmers of the North Fork.

I said, You drive, and Parker said, No, you drive, Mr. Wickham said decades later. It happened to be mycar. And I drove.

The Wickhams rushed to Johns LaSalle Roadster andtook off. In those early days, firefighters didnt drive toheadquarters and board a truck to reach the scene of a

fire. Instead, theyd hop into theirown cars and drive to the blazethemselves, while one of the fire-fighters picked up the truck tomeet them there.

Parker and John tore down MainRoad, falling into line behind a fire

truck and a worker from their farmas they all raced to the scene.It would be 23-year-old James

Parker Wickhams last call.

Over the decades, Mr. Wickhams death that day fadedfrom memory. The story of his tragic accident becamenothing more than whispers in the fire department, arumor told second-hand about the only firefighter in thedepartments history who ever died in the line of duty.

Eventually, as comrades who served with him passedaway or moved on, even his name was forgotten.

But this October, more than 80 years later, Mr. Wick-ham will be honored for his sacrifice by New York State.His name will join more than 2,300 others etched on theNew York State Fallen Firefighters Memorial wall in Al-bany, dedicated to firefighters who died while servingtheir communities.

Its nice that hes finally being recognized, said Peter

Zwerlein of Cutchogue, a former chief of the departmentand the current treasurer of the fire district, who helpedrediscover Mr. Wickhams death. Its righting a wrong, if

you want to put it that way.Mr. Zwerlein and Arthur Brewer, an ex-chief and

chairman of the departments board of fire commission-ers, first began looking into the death last year, when theSouthold Town Fire Chiefs Council pitched the idea for amemorial honoring local firefighters who died on call.

FIREMAN | PAGE 32

A once-forgotten firemanThe only Cutchogue volunteer everkilled in the line of duty finally

remembered nearly 85 years later


Cutchogue fire offi cials Peter Zwerlein (left) and Arthur Brewer at the firefighter memorial

at Cochran Park in Peconic. The memorial includes the name of James Parker Wickham, a

Cutchogue fireman who died on his way to the scene of a fire in April 1930.

Its nice that

hes finally being

recognized.

Its righting a

wrong.Peter Zwerlein


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LIVING HEALTHYPaddleboard yoga

featured in annualmagazine INSERT

PLUM GUYPlum Island

directorprofiled PAGE 3

GENERAL WAYNE PURCHASEDSupervisor says new owner plans

to demolish former inn, preserveproperty as open space PAGE 4


Lying in bed Aug. 24, wearing earplugs to blockout the noise, Jessica Kerr of Island View Lane inGreenport was trying to sleep.

About 100 feet from her bedroom window, con-tractors operating heavy drilling machinery undermotorized spotlights were entering the final phaseof a $9 million Long Island Power Authority projectto install a new electrical distribution cable fromGreenport to Shelter Island. They had been workingfor 32 hours straight.

There were spotlights, vibration and noise, Ms.Kerr said. Then it got quiet.

Its been quiet ever since.

The project, which began in April and was origi-nally scheduled to be completed by Memorial Day,

was later extended through August and is now onhold. The upgrade required drilling a nearly mile-long hole about 90 feet below the bays bottom. Thehole would be fitted with pipes to protect three ca-bles that would eventually be threaded through.

The work stopped when a piece of the drill rigbroke off in the pipeline.

The drill rig experienced a break while pullingthe new conduit [pipe] through the hole, said MarkGross, a spokesman for LIPA. The piece broke offin there, and its not like you can just go in there andpull it out.

Now, about two weeks after the work was stopped,

the broken piece of machinery remains buried,stuck about 500 feet from Greenports shore as LIPAofficials work with the contractor, Bortech CompanyInc., on a new course of action.

Weve asked [Bortech] to submit plans to us inwriting on how they plan to go about fixing this is-sue and finishing the project, Mr. Gross said.

It is yet another snag in a project residentson Island View Lane have been fighting for fivemonths.

About six residents met with Nick Lizanich, LIPAsvice president of transmission and distribution op-erations, and other

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