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The mood on board the jet was stoic. Kate McEntee sat with a big German Shepherd that stared out the window the entire trip from Puerto Rico. “It’s almost like he knew.”

In below zero temperatures, with the wind howling, the weather at Gabreski Airport in Westhampton Beach was a far cry from the 80-degree humidity the plane’s occupants left behind on Saturday morning. Still, despite the cold, the sky was clear blue and rescuers were optimistic their charges would find a warm life in the north. They were passengers on what’s been called “the Freedom Flight.”

In col laboration with the Animal Rescue Fund in Wainscott, Monmouth SPCA and Atlantic County Humane Society of New Jersey, the Southampton Animal Shelter last week flew to Humacao on the East Coast of Puerto Rico to rescue dozens of dogs from an overcrowded shelter.

McEntee spearheaded the mission, her third in the last six months.

A friend who works with Animal Lighthouse Rescue alerted her to what McEntee described as “a really horrible problem.” Puerto Rico is overpopulated with hundreds of

A Frigid Arrival, But Warm Futurethousands of stray dogs. No one spays or neuters animals and “backyard breeding” is common. Additionally, a huge industry surrounds purebred breeding, meaning the island is home to hundreds of puppy stores as well. Sadly, those purebred puppies grow up and can often end up on the street along with mixed breed “satos.”

Manha t t an -ba sed An ima l Lighthouse Rescue operates El Faro de los Animales, a sanctuary for street dogs. Part-time Sagaponack resident David Brownstein is a member of the El Faro board and was the underwriter of last week’s mission.

In Puerto Rico, shelters euthanize 95 percent of the dogs they take in, McEntee reported. Some 500 dogs are put down every day. Because there are so many dogs, adoption locally is rare, despite the satos’ remarkably friendly and affectionate temperaments.

El Faro can hold about 100 dogs and its staff is constantly trying to make room for more, with help from rescuers up north. News of the government-mandated closure of a nearby shelter brought a sense of urgency to shelter workers both in Puerto Rico and the U.S. El Faro needed to clear out space to take in the shelter’s dogs, who would otherwise face certain death.

Princessa, a sweet, three year old black lab mix was one of the first animals McEntee carried off the Gulf Stream cargo jet on Saturday morning. She, along with about 120 other animals, would have been killed at the government shelter.

Blanca, a female who breeded so often her nipples never retracted was “so skinny, and so sick, I couldn’t leave her down there,” McEntee said about another pup she carried down the jet’s stairs. The marketing director for the Southampton Animal Shelter described each trip as emotionally exhausting.

Last September McEntee, SAS Clinic Director Dr. Teri Meekins, and Brownstein spearheaded the first mission to Humacao. During that trip, McEntee said, “Our plan was to take dogs that were long time residents of the shelter. Older dogs that had been passed over. We wanted to give them a chance.”

According to McEntee, people do like adopting older animals. Charlie was 11 years old when he came to

New York. He’d lived in a Puerto Rican shelter for 10 years. “He was the first one adopted when we got here,” she reported.

A second mission in November brought 58 dogs north to forever homes. Last Saturday’s effort rescued another 97 dogs and cats, saving double that number of lives by creating space for Faro to take in more animals from the closing kill shelter. McEntee predicted that 10 days from now, the phone will ring and another overcrowding crisis will loom; there are simply that many animals.

Once brought to their respective quarters here, the dogs are thoroughly checked and given medical care. In Puerto Rico, besides malnutrition, many of the dogs suffer skin conditions attributed to dirty, humid conditions. Although the frigid air was definitely a shock to the meek creatures on Saturday, once they’re acclimated, said McEntee, skin problems clear up and “They love it. It’s like a wonderland.”


Kate McEntee of the Southampton An ima l Shelter carries Blanca off the plane.


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Sag Harbor’s Eastville Historical Community Society prides itself on preserving the history of local black community and working class members.

This Saturday, the society hosts an exhibit titled “Black Memorabilia: Images and Icons,” featuring collectibles spanning over a century of images as well as ephemera, marionettes, and action figures. Coming from the private collection of Dr. Martin A. Butler and his brother, artist Michael A. Butler, the exhibit is reminiscent of Martin’s time in graduate school in Springfield, Massachusetts and coming across a black-owned antique store that sold a variety of black memorabilia.

Immediately intrigued by the collection, Butler himself felt that through purchasing the objects, he was buying back some of his culture.

Generations ago, the only depictions of African American faces were those of Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben, something Butler said was a commonplace interpretation. The Butler brothers grew up in the 1950s and 60s, when the only African American faces offered in the media on a regular basis were those images.

The society’s exhibit will display the evolution of the depiction of members of the African American community through toys and action figures.

The exhibit will hold over a century’s worth of memorabilia collected by the Butler brothers,

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including those from the familiar Tom and Mammy caricatures to more modern day figures based on pop culture.

It wasn’t until the 1970s that stereotypes amongst toys and dolls began breaking. The marketing of black dolls became more based on popular culture icons, actors, and performers. Paralleling the society’s exhibit on Saturday, the iconic doll Barbie has changed its look for 2016, incorporating dolls with seven different skin tones and 22 eye colors as well as differing body types.

Working with Butler is the society’s Executive Director and

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On the day that Scalia died, Presi-dent Obama came out after playing golf for five hours. He didn’t bother to put on a tie, wore a rumpled shirt, leaned on a lectern and spoke

for two minutes about Scalia. Then the mean-spirited community or-ganizer from Chicago delivered a commercial:

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“Obviously, today is a time to remember Justice Scalia’s legacy. I plan to fulfill my constitutional re-sponsibilities to nominate a succes-sor in due time. There will be plenty of time for me to do so, and for the Senate to fulfill its responsibility to give that person a fair hearing and a timely vote.”

He followed that with a mention of Scalia’s family.

Obama obviously didn’t like Scalia, but he could have waited a day to announce that he would nominate a successor. Instead, he chose to talk about it when talking to the nation about Scalia. Obama may be tall, but he will always be a little man.

Speaking of little men, I give you the Republican party. Dopey Mitch McConnell fell for Obama’s bad-taste challenge and announced no successor could be named to the Supreme Court in Obama’s last year in office. During their debate, they could have said this is no time to discuss Scalia’s successor, but in due time we will be ready to test and check the qualifications of whomever the president proposes.

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Or Bernie Sanders, a socialist/communist who would destroy capitalism and basically force those who produce to give their earnings and much of their savings to those who don’t produce. Sanders will eventually run our government into the ground.

So spend a few hours today decid-ing which of these two losers you will vote for.

Want to really scare yourself? Imagine that Ted Cruz beats Trump and wins the Republican nomina-tion.

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De Blasio will get him the black vote, which Sanders needs – thus his meeting with Al Sharpton in Harlem. Sharpton will push this be-cause he has de Blasio in his pocket.

De Blasio is taller and younger than Sanders, and both of them be-lieve that you can reach young vot-ers by promising them FREE THIS, FREE THAT, FREE EVERYTHING.

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Trains, Trains, Trains!All aboard! Southold Historical

Society invites all to hop on for a weekend of trains, with an exhibition held on Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 4 PM at the Reichert Family Center and Gallery.

Since 2008 Don Fisher has served as president of the Railroad Museum of Long Island located near the railroad dock in Greenport. Under his leadership, a second location near the downtown Riverhead Long Island Railroad station has opened to an inquisitive public.

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Children at Riley Avenue School enjoy a Valentine’s tea party with a focus on manners.

member of the “museum world,” Fisher has been named the Suffolk Times Community Leader of the Year for 2015. At 2 PM he will give a gallery talk about the train layouts and the history of trains in Southold. At 1:30 PM each day, there will be an activity for children.

The exhibition will be held in the Reichert Family Center and Gallery, where in addition to the train layouts, Southold Historical Society will display artifacts connected to the history of train travel in Southold and on the North Fork.

The gallery is located at 54127

Main Road in Southold.

Tea TimeCatherine Kent’s Annual Tea

Party at Riley Avenue Elementary School in Riverhead is always a bright spot in the school year. It indicates that spring is coming soon. This year’s tea was held just prior to Valentine’s Day, and the lovely manners and polite acts of kindness that her students displayed were as

delightful as any of the delicious delicacies they enjoyed.

C u c u m b e r s a n d w i c h e s , strawberries dipped in chocolate, heart-shaped cookies and sandwiches accompanied the apple juice, which was politely poured -- by the hosts and hostesses -- from silver teapots.

Before the party began, the children reviewed rules of politeness they had learned, including “pinky up” when you drink.

John Jermain LibraryDuring this mid-winter vacation,

the John Jermain Library in Sag Harbor hosts plenty of playful activities for kids all week long.

Today, kids ages three to nine can play with Play-Doh from 11 AM to noon. On Friday, the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County, and their nocturnal animal friends reveal the secrets of nature at night. Kids ages five to 12 can participate in hands-on activities to discover some mysterious creatures that come out at night. Starts at 11 AM.

On Sunday, be sure to check out game time, as kids ages three and up engage in a friendly board game competition starting at 3:30 PM. Also on Sunday, build something that will float when you put it in water, and see how much it can carry without sinking. Materials provided. Starts at 2 PM.

There are tons of other daily activi-ties happening at the library for kids of all ages. Be sure to check out www.johnjermain.org or call 631-725-0049 to register and for more information.

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE B-1.Disasterkeep a full tank of gas in your vehicle, leave well before the weather event is expected to strike, bring an emergency supply kit and a battery operated radio, and learn where the public shelters are, just in case. It should be noted most shelters do not allow pets unless they are service dogs.

There is one all-purpose shelter on the East End, at the Suffolk Community College Eastern Campus on Speonk-Riverhead Road. If you bring your pet, you must have written proof of vaccinations from your veterinarian. A proper ID collar and an up-to-date rabies tag are needed. Also, a carrier or cage of sufficient size for the pet to stand, stretch and turn around is required.

There is a map of all the county’s Red Cross shelters on the county website.In East Hampton

Bruce Bates is the Preparedness Coordinator for the Town of East Hampton. He said the town likes to put boots on the ground to inform residents who may have to be evacuated, for instance those who live in low lying areas or on peninsulas like Gerard Drive. “We knock on doors and urge people to leave. If they are not home we leave a note and go back.”

In the event of a terrorist attack though, options are limited, Bates acknowledged. ‘There’s not a lot you can do,” he said. “We have plans in place with outside agencies and the county. We have mutual aid with other ambulance corps.”

Every town has at least one shelter citizens can go to if they feel their houses won’t be able to withstand a calamity. For example, FEMA has issued a report that shows probable areas of flooding should a Category 5 hurricane hit here. Depending on the tides and moon, widespread evacuation

would be necessary. “Certainly the potential is there [for extensive flooding] on the south ocean shore,” Bates said. FEMA predicts enormous wind damage, including windows blowing out and roofs being ripped off by the high winds.

“The East Hampton High School is centrally located. The facility is powered by generators and has public water,” Bates pointed out.

In Southampton, Hampton Bays School is also a would-be shelter.

Both have CONEX containers nearby, maintained by the Red Cross. They contain blankets, water, chemicals to treat tainted water, and C-rations.

There’s a smaller one in Montauk Point should that area become detached from the mainland, Bates said.

Zappone said Southampton also employs personnel to get the word out in “highly vulnerable areas” if an emergency is approaching. “We will go door to door, into their homes to encourage them to leave. We have made as many as 6000 visits.” Zappone said by warning people ahead of time allows residents to make contingency plans. “Most people have other places to go” other than shelters, Zappone noted.

As for an island wide evacuation, studies show it simply wouldn’t be feasible. According to the New York Times, “there are three east-west main arteries, the Expressway and Northern and Southern State. The roads just don’t have the capacity to handle the kinds of [traffic] we are talking about.”Extensive Flooding

As we saw in Super Storm Sandy, the capacity for flooding cannot be underestimated. For example, if ocean waters flooded as far north as Sunrise Highway it would affect 200,000 people in Nassau County alone. Suffolk County officials esti-mated if a Category 4 hurricane hit here about 250,000 people would have to be evacuated.

The 1938 hurricane brought with it significant ocean flooding – the water reached Main Street in Bridge-hampton at one point, witnesses have said.

One fallback plan on the East End is the airports, Bates noted. There is a small airport in Montauk as well as a bigger airport in East Hampton and Gabreski in Westhampton. They would play a critical role in the event of a catastrophe. “There’s no doubt about it,” Bates said. “The stuff we need will be coming in on cargo planes.”

The North Fork of the East End has more east-west roadways should an evacuation be warrant-ed. Though citizens on the South Fork railed against a Montauk-Highway bypass that would have alleviated traffic, the North Fork built its “Northway,” Route 48. Along with Route 25, which feeds into Route 58 and then the Long Island Expressway, there is also Route 25A further north to allevi-ate traffic somewhat. Eventually,

experts warn, gridlock will set in somewhere along the way should there be a Long Island-wide evacuation.

Southold High School is a gen-eral evacuation center as are all five buildings in the Riverhead Public School system as well as the Riverhead Senior Citizen Center. There is a shelter for people with special needs in Mattituck at the Human Resource Center on Pacific Street. There is a pet-friendly center at Shelter Island High School. The Aquebogue School and Little Flower in Wading River are also designated as general shelters.

In Western Southampton Town the Westhampton Beach Middle School on Mill Road and Quogue Elementary are shelters; so is East-port High School.

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Two men were seen fleeing Little Beach Road in a dark Jeep. One was said to be Hispanic and the other black.

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More recently, on January 25 three people were injured by a shotgun blast on nearby Hillcrest Avenue in Southampton. There was speculation that members of the Shinnecock Nation may have been involved, however.

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Police said Michael Anderson, 22, of Osborne Avenue, and an accomplice “forcibly took the phone” from an individual walking near the 7-Eleven store on Flanders Road on February 9. Police are looking for the other suspect.

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Actually the new charge is called a “revenue decoupling adjustment,” an outgrowth of an even more ominous sounding program instituted by LIPA, PSEG’s parent company, to help the utilities recoup cost in sales drop. In other words, charge customers more.

LIPA said in a press release that demand for electricity decreased during the last quarter of 2015 because of the warmish weather. As a consequence, PSEG experienced a shortfall of $18.3 million.

Decoupling was conceived as a way to encourage green energy initiatives while at the same time protecting the utility.

W h i l e We i r s a i d t h e decoupling could also work in favor of the consumer, critics have their doubts. Assemblyman Fred Thiele said, “The so-called de-coupling fee perpetrates a fraud on consumers. Consumers are actually punished for conservation and alternative energy.”

Though the charge is set to go into effect March 1, it is possible it could be recalculated and also must be approved by the Department of Public Service.

“The utility wins and the public loses with this rigged rate structure,” Thiele said. He sponsored a bill in the State Assembly, which passed only to be stalled in the Senate. “I plan to pass it again in 2016 and call on the Senate to do the same,” the assemblyman said.

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Police responded and spotted the vehicle in Mattituck. It had “severe” front-end damage and a “large hole” in the windshield, police said.

McKillop, a volunteer with the department for 20 years, has held various positions over the years.

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He teaches Social Studies at the high school.

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I wrote that I wouldn’t support him because he was a socialist, and he wanted to tax all the rich people 90 percent and give the money to the poor.

On second thought, what’s not to like?

I am not a rich person. I would like to be a rich person. If Bernie took enough money from the rich people and gave it to me that would be a good thing, no?

Of course, if he did that I would be rich, and he’d have to take it back from me to give it to some other poor people. This is what’s known as the Yin and Yang of life.

One of Bernie’s proposals is to provide a free college education to all citizens. As I approach retirement age, this plan really speaks to me, because I never got the full college experience since I went to a commuter school and lived at home. In other words, who wants to have a panty raid at mom’s house?

I envision a brand new university called Sanders Senior College. It would be for people my age who, like me, yearned to attend a college far from home so the local enforcement authorities wouldn’t be able to contact your parents

The Back To School Columnevery time you, er, studied too hard.

I would join a fraternity with a Greek name, like Kappa Upsida Heada. I would choose my fraternity based on how cool the frat house was. Typically, in my day that would mean a pool table, ping-pong, a video arcade and a full bar.

At Sanders Senior College we would need some alterations, like a ramp for wheelchairs, a prune juice dispenser and a Mahjong table.

Back when I was a senior at St. Augustine Diocesan Prep we were educated with the expectation we would attend major colleges, hopefully Catholic ones.

Instead, a bunch of my classmates found this obscure college in Florida – I think it was West Palm Beach College or East Coastal or something like that. There, for about 20 grand a year, you could “study” stuff like surfing. I assumed college was a place to study boring subjects. I won’t make that mistake at the Bernie Sanders Senior College.

First, varsity sports. We couldn’t have football, because most of the players would break a hip the first day of practice. Think bocce ball. Being half Italian, I would automatically be the best player in the school. That means, of course, I would have my pick of the cheerleaders – I would take the one without a colostomy bag.

In my day you had majors like

Business Finance and Psychology. This meant you had to take a certain number of classes in those subjects. They were boring. The trend was to either have an “undecided” major or be a “Liberal Arts” major. This meant you took courses like “Water Bong 101” and “Advanced Rolling Paper.” By the time I graduated I could roll a fat joint with a single Zig-Zag on the tarmac of Kennedy Airport.

At Sanders Senior College courses would be tailored to the demographic of the student body. “Do It Yourself Undertaking,” for example. Why pay a funeral director thousands of dollars for your own funeral? Bernie could use that money to give radical terrorists food stamps and dental coverage.

The most fun I ever had at college was when I participated in the traditional right of passage, moving from immature, self-centered,

pimple face teenager to immature, self centered, college senior with a bad case of acne.

I’m talking, of course, a panty raid. I don’t remember much of it. There was beer – a lot of beer. Then there was a tree next to the girl’s dorm. Then there were drunken goofs falling from the tree. Then there was a window, and a room, and some screaming girls, and then underwear on my head. Then sirens. I woke up in a bailsman’s office. Not only was the underwear gone from the top of my head but also my own underwear was missing. That’s as much as I can to remember.

At Sanders College we’ll have an adult diaper raid instead of a panty raid. I think it will prove to be more age appropriate.

There’s one other thing I want, but I’ll have to talk to my wife about it: a co-ed dorm.

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Is it just me? © Karen Fredericks

Take two aspirin and call me in the morning.

I hope the bank will approve my mortgage application for that.

Drug prices are skyrocketingat alarming rates. Recently the cost of a single tablet of Daraprim rose from $13 to $750. A new cystic fibrosis drug costs $259,000 per year. Insurance deductibles are rising to levels that leave many unable to afford desperately needed medications.

Plenty of excitement on the local high school sports scene this week. Brandon Kennedy-Gay became the fourteenth East Hampton basketball player to hit the 1000-point mark. He’s going to be named the Suffolk County Small Schools player of the year. Big ups to Brandon! We’ve got all the b-ball news in our expanded sports section.

The East End brims with extraordinary residents. On Saturday we got the chance to shiver along with volunteers from area animal rescue groups on the tarmac at Gabreski Airport in Westhampton. Indy was the only local paper on hand to meet the jet returning from a mission to rescue animals in Puerto Rico. Thank goodness the story is so heartwarming; our feet are still cold!

Our celebration of Black History month continues with news of the latest exhibit at the Eastville Historical Society in Sag Harbor and props to local helpers and heroes are given to an Amagansett resident feeding seniors.

In our In Depth News section, we take a look at disaster preparedness while Assemblyman Fred Thiele takes PSEG to task for a so-called “revenue adjustment.” We’re all getting charged a fee because they didn’t make enough money. Seriously?

Jessica Mackin’s packed oodles of news of upcoming events into her arts section. Chef Joe Cipro’s recipe had us all salivating. Try it and let us know how it goes.

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The Diet Of LentDear Editor,

Last Wednesday marked the beginning of Lent, the 40-day period before Easter, when many Christians abstain from animal foods in remembrance of Jesus’ 40 days of fasting in the desert before launching his ministry.

But meat-free Lent is much more than a symbol of religious devotion to Christ. It helps reduce the risk of chronic disease, environmental degradation, and animal abuse. Dozens of medical reports have linked consumption of animal products with elevated risk of heart failure, stroke, cancer,

and other killer diseases. A 2007 U.N. report named meat production as the largest source of greenhouse gases and water pollution. Undercover investigations have documented farm animals being beaten, caged, crowded, deprived, mutilated, and shocked.

Lent offers a superb opportunity to honor Christ’s powerful message of compassion and love by adopting a meat-free diet for Lent and beyond. After all, it’s the diet mandated in Genesis I-29 and observed in the Garden of Eden.

Our supermarket offers a rich array of plant-based meat and dairy alternatives, as well as the more traditional vegetables, fruits, and grains. Entering “vegan recipes” in our favorite search engine offers more products, recipes, and transition tips than we can use.

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What will be different if we have a woman as president?Part two of four: The men.

Reginald StarksIt will be a good thing just to put an end to thefeeling that it can’t happen. Just like somepeople of color felt there could never be apresident of color until we had one. It will bethe same advantage for women.

Walter HaluchaI think it would be terrific because from thesixth grade on I always knew that girls weresmarter than boys. Over and out. The girls inclass were always smarter and always had theirwork done on time. Not only that, my wife is sosmart it’s ridiculous.

Ken HamiltonI don’t think there’s going to be much of adifference at all. Whether it’s a woman or aman, black or white, it all comes down to thestrengths of the individual person that willdetermine how they run the country once theyare elected.

Glen GravesI’m willing to give a woman a shot because themen haven’t done a very good job up till now.

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Make plans now to take the Frosty Plunge into the Sag Harbor Bay on Saturday, February 27, during the annual HarborFrost celebration.

The Sag Harbor Ambulance invites you to participate, or sponsor someone who is willing to embrace the cold, for a good cause. One hundred percent of the proceeds benefit the ambulance. Registration begins at noon at the Windmill and the Plunge is at 1 PM at Windmill Beach. Sag Harbor Gym will open its showers for anyone needing to warm up after the Plunge. There is a $20 entry fee per person and participants are encouraged to have friends and family make a sponsorship donation.

HarborFrost activities will continue after the Plunge with a live ice carving demonstration on Long Wharf, the Amazing Fire Juggler, live music throughout the village, Eskimo ice sculptures along Main Street, fire dancers, and fireworks after dark!

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MontaukZIMA! Scavenger Hunt

On Saturday, February 27, from 1 to 3 PM, the Montauk Playhouse Community Center Foundation (MPCCF) in a cultural collaboration with the Neo-Political Cowgirls theater group (NPC) will present ZIMA!, an interactive theatrical scavenger hunt for all ages, held throughout Montauk.

ZIMA! (Polish for “winter”) begins at the Montauk Village Green Gazebo, where participants are offered a riddle to solve. Participants solve the riddle piece by piece, by visiting several staged vignettes throughout

Montauk, each featuring elaborately costumed actors who offer clues via brief theatrical performances. At the end, participants are invited to the Playhouse for refreshments and to see if they solved the riddle.

ZIMA! is fun for all ages, offering a go-at-your-own-pace, outdoor and interactive, theatrical experience for the community, in celebration of winter.

Suggested donation to participate is $5 per person. Advanced reservations (not required) may be made in advance at www.montaukplayhouse.org or by calling 631-668-1124.

East HamptonRoss Recognized

Ross Institute and Ross School Founder Courtney Sale Ross was honored with the inaugural UCLA Global Citizen Award, which recognizes individuals making transformational change for the children of the world through visionary leadership in education in the global era. Mrs. Ross was presented with the award at the West Coast Celebration marking the 70th Anniversary of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) at the Skirball Center in Los Angeles on February 8.

U C L A Wa s s e r m a n D e a n of Education and Information Studies Marcelo Suárez-Orozco, who nominated Mrs. Ross for the inaugural award, touted her as an education visionary.

“Courtney Sale Ross i s a t rue p i onee r champ ion ing transformational change. Ahead of her peers, she has recognized that preparing all students to meet the challenges of the 21st century requires an entirely new education model. We greatly admire her leadership in global learning and are honored to recognize her groundbreaking efforts.”

Riverhead High School held its annual Black History Celebration last Thursday night, with performances by the district’s varied musical groups.


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By Rick Murphy

And so, it had come to this.East Hampton, winners of 17

of 19 games, was coasting to what appeared to be an easy victory against Glenn when things went awry.

A doub l e - d i g i t l e ad had evaporated in the third quarter, and a loss in this County Class A quarterfinal meant a premature end to a wonderful season.

Sure, the home team had the county’s second leading scorer, Brandon Kennedy-Gay, but he had gone cold. And the Knights had Kyle McKee, another All-County senior, bottled up.

Brandon Johnson, Bonac’s stoic senior center, doesn’t say much, and he doesn’t shoot or score much, either. But the son of former Bridgehampton Killer Bees great Julian Johnson is every bit as important as his fellow seniors, and chose the perfect moment to assert himself.

Timmy Greshner, the Knight’s six-foot six-inch center, had just scored on a turnaround to cut what had been a 14-point lead down to five, 39-34.

Kennedy-Gay missed on the other end, but Johnson swatted away a would be basket and Bonac recovered the ball. Kennedy-Gay missed again but Johnson muscled his way in front of his taller rival, grabbed the offensive rebound, and scored on a put back. Johnson grabbed a defensive rebound moments later after another miss and McKee fed Chris Stoecker for a short jumper just before the buzzer sounded with the scoreboard reading 43-34.

Bonac seized the reprieve. Johnson scored again inside to give the home team an 11 point lead, Kennedy-Gay picked up a loose ball and drove the length of the floor

Bonac Moves Into semifinalsIndependent / James J. Mackin

When Jack Reese (top, left), Brandon Kennedy-Gay, and Kyle McKee had trouble with a tough Glenn defense Brandon Johnson (above, 33) stepped up.

for another score, and Regis O’Neil grabbed a rebound off an errant shot and fed McKee, who drove the lane hard for yet another score. Just like that it was 49-34. Tragedy narrowly averted.

It was a hard fought win for the locals, who avenged an earlier defeat by Glenn (the pair split two regular season games). If truth be told East Hampton didn’t play particularly well but nonetheless gutted-out a 62-52 victory to earn a berth in the Class A semifinals.

Kennedy-Gay, who will officially be named the Suffolk County Small Schools Most Valuable Player next week, had a quiet 24 points for the winners. Jack Reese added 10, and McKee had nine points, seven assists, and 10 rebounds. Johnson made only two buckets, but both were huge as the Donald might say.

East Hampton was firing on all cylinders in the first half and opened up a 33-18 halftime lead. Glenn’s coach, Charly Rogener, did a good job of shaking things up, and the Knights came out with a fresh resolve — get the ball to Greshner, who ended with 24 points, and try to choke East Hampton’s potent three-point shooting. The strategy succeeded — Bonac made only three in the game.

Yesterday East Hampton was to play archrival Bayport-Blue Point, which knocked the locals out of the tournament last year. Bonac has won both encounters this year, but both games went down to the wire.

A win yesterday would propel East Hampton into the “A” title game, probably against top seed Harborfields, Friday at 5:30 PM. That game will be played at Suffolk Community College Selden campus.

Independent / Rick Murphy

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By Rick Murphy

To say both teams were subdued would be an understatement.

In fact, spectators would have been hard pressed to pick out the winning high school basketball teams in both venues Saturday.

Yes, Southampton manhandled Center Moriches at home to move

Bees Win Another Title; Mariners Going To Finals

Independent / Rick Murphy

Killer Bees (from left) Josh Lamison, Matt Hostetler, and Tylik Furman join Coach Carl Johnson and Bob Mayo from Section XI for the trophy presentation after winning the Suffolk County Class D championship Saturday.

into the Suffolk County Class B title game.

Yes, Bridgehampton took apart Shelter Island at SCC-Selden to earn yet another county Class D title.

But both teams have bigger fish to fry. Southampton, the defending Long Island Class B champion, wants another one, and more. Bridgehampton, the defending New York State Class D champion is looking for another trip upstate.

So this was a week to take care of business and move on to the tasks ahead.

The Killer Bees have had an up and down season, at least for them, going 15-3 and tying Stony Brook for the League VIII crown with a 10-2 mark. But Coach Carl Johnson has his team peaking at the right time, and the locals have emerged as serious state title contenders after all.

Much o f the new found dominance can be attributed to improved outside shooting. The Bees drilled nine against the Indians and used a suffocating man-to-man defense to stifle Shelter Island despite the presence of the county scoring leader, Tristan Wisseman, and Billy Boeklin, a sharpshooting senior.

Elijah (La La) Harding set the tone, drilling a trey to open the proceedings. The Bees forced a turnover and Elijah Jackson scored. Tylik Furman stole the ball and fed Josh Lamison for a score. Wisseman, pressured inside by Lamison, missed. Lamison grabbed the rebound and fed La La for yet another score. Lamison then came up with another steal and went coast to coast. It was 11-0 before some spectators had even taken their coats off.

The Bees kept the pedal to the metal before calling off the pit bulls in the fourth stanza.

The Bees return all of last season’s starters from last year’s championship squad with one notable exception – State Class D MVP Charles Manning Jr., who was recruited by Lutheran, a basketball powerhouse, for his senior season.

Elijah Jackson said after the game that he realized early on that he would have to step up his game in Manning’s absence and he’s done that. Saturday’s contest represented the pinnacle of his career – so far.

Jackson was on fire, drilling five first half three point bombs en route to a game high 27 points. Lamison had 19 and 16 rebounds. Furman recorded 16 points and dished off for seven more buckets.

Wisseman, a classy kid playing

his final game, finished with a hard fought 19 points and shared a long embrace with Lamison after the game -- the two have been battling it out in the paint for four years and both stand bruised and battered but unbowed from their efforts. Furman held Boeklin, also a senior, to 11.

The Mariners, playing at home Saturday, are also peaking at the right time. The locals (13-5) got off a bit sluggishly but overwhelmed the Red Devils in the second stanza, when the Mariners scored 28 points to open up a 42-31 lead.

The Mariners are quick, and they run and penetrate. When the guards are hitting three-pointers it is difficult to stop the attack. Chad Pike drilled five bombs on this day en route to a game high 23 points, and the Mariners hit nine in the game – Micah Snowden nailed two and tallied 13 points, and Timmy Alejo hit two and scored 10 points.

And then there is Israel Johnson. The senior All-County performer is the team’s undefeated go-to-guy. He scored 20 Saturday to go along with nine rebounds and a handful of assists and steals.

Nick Thomas, the Center Moriches coach and former Killer Bees’ great, employed his bench freely to try and keep fresh legs on the floor, but the Red Devils simply could not match Southampton’s speed in transition.

Southampton was to have played Babylon at Suffolk Community College Brentwood yesterday for the county C title. The winner will take on the Bees in the county BC game. Win or lose, Bridgehampton will play a State Class D regional game at SCC-Selden on March 1 against a yet to be determined opponent.

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By Rick Murphy

Just win, baby.That’s the refrain heard across

the country as high school basketball playoffs are in full swing – a loss means the season is over.

The Riverhead Lady Waves intend to stick around for a while, thank you. Competing for the Suffolk County Large Schools crown and a berth in the New York State AA Tournament, the locals knocked off Half Hollow Hills at home Friday but it wasn’t easy.

Riverhead came from behind,

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claimed the lead in the stretch then had to withstand a furious comeback to prevail, 64-62. The Thunderbirds scored seven straight points and were on the verge of tying the score when Kim Ligoni blocked a shot with only eight seconds left in the fray.

Riverhead, now 16-3 overall, plays at Commack today (5 PM). A victory will propel the team into the semifinals at Stony Brook Sunday at 12:30 PM.

By the time this newspaper comes out we will know if perennial powerhouse Mattituck has captured the County B Championship. The Lady Tuckers ousted Babylon

Saturday and were to have played Center Moriches yesterday for the crown. A victory would send them to the BC final Friday at Riverhead.

The Lady Tuckers, 18-1 this season, broke open the game with a 9-0 third quarter to run and went on to prevail by a 55-36 margin. Mattituck put 10 players in the scoring column led by Liz Dwyer with 17 points and Corinne Reda with 11.

Hampton Bays is alive and well in the Class A tournament as of this writing. The Lady Baymen, the third seed, beat Westhampton and was to play Islip, the second seed, yesterday. The winner plays Friday

(8 PM) against the Glenn versus Harborfield winner. That game is slated for 8 PM at the SCCC-Selden gym.

Hampton Bays had some trouble with Westhampton before pulling away 69-48. Alexis Fotopoulos, who has scored over 2000 points in her career, scored 23 points and grabbed 15 rebounds for the winners. Ana Rose Dean tallied 15, Mackenzie Tyler 14, and Niamh Cantwell 10.

Port Jefferson, the top seed, was to have played Pierson/Bridgehampton, the second seed, yesterday at Riverhead. The winner plays in the BC game Saturday at noon.

Who Do You Love?

Come on take a little walk with me, and tell me, who do you love. Who has your back, who hooks you up – makes you smile, makes your lunch, takes care of your health, your kids? This space is dedicated to people in the community who make our day a little better. Know somebody like that? Tell us about him or her and we’ll give ‘em a shout out. Email [email protected].

This week we’re giving a shout out to Laura Otto. A certified dental hygienist, she’s worked with Dr. John French at Sag Harbor Dental for 20 years.

Few people look forward to going to the dentist, even for routine cleanings, but Laura’s got a cheerful and soothing manner that takes all the tension out of the experience. Plus, she gives you a new toothbrush every time you get a cleaning.

She says her favorite part of the calling is educating young people, especially teens, about dental health.

Independent/Kitty Merrill


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