• A Greenport Gallery Walk will be held Saturday, May 30, from 2 to 6 p.m. in downtown Greenport Village.

Participating venues are Cindy Pease Roe Studio, Hector deCordova Studio, Nova Constellatio Gallery, South Street Gallery & Framers, The Sirens’ Song Gallery and the gallery at Greenport Harbor Brewing Co. Other stops, where art can be viewed or bought, include Fiedler Gallery, Floyd Memorial Library’s downstairs gallery, Gallery M and the Weathered Barn.

A second gallery walk is planned for July 4. The walks are sponsored by the Greenport Business Improvement District. Call 477-1021.

That same day, May 30, an unveiling and opening ceremony for “A Port of Views,” an installation by Flanders artist Andrea Cote, will be held at 5 p.m. at the Greenport Harbor Marina on Front Street. Ms. Cote’s multimedia project focuses on the eyes and stories of Greenport families who have lived in the village for several generations, using photography, silkscreens and sculpture. A related video can be seen between 2 and 5 p.m. at the Little Red Schoolhouse on Front Street. The installation will be on view through Sept. 27.

• Another exhibit opens in Greenport Saturday, May 30, when ‘Vitamin Sea’ debuts at The Sirens’ Song Gallery. “Maritime themes in fact and fantasy” will be depicted by Andrea Cote, Caroline Waloski, JoAnn Dumas, Anneli Arms, Isabelle Osinski, Nancy Muller and others, according to a press release.

A reception will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. May 30.

• Work by abstract expressionist Caitlyn Shea of Melville will be on view June 4 to July 24 at Riverhead Free Library’s Elizabeth Overton Gallery. Ms. Shea works in acrylics, spray paint and charcoal to “conjure up the sublime as well as the macabre in the life of her subjects,” which take human and animal form, according to a release.

An artist’s reception and talk are set for 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, June 5.

A mural by Ms. Shea that was part of East End Arts’ 2014 JumpstART project can be seen in downtown Riverhead.

• “Coastal Visions,” large oil paintings on linen by Carol Gold, is the June art show at Mattituck-Laurel Library. A press release says, “Carol’s show will feature her continued visual dialogue with Northern and Southern seascapes and landscapes.”

A reception will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, June 14.

Marble carvings by Gary Crowther will be shown in the downstairs gallery’s display case through June.

• The East End Photographers Group will hold a spring exhibition from May 30 to June 7 at Ashawagh Hall in East Hampton. And opening reception is set for Saturday, May 30, from 5 to 9 p.m.; the exhibit will close with a reception from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 7.

The guest curator is Marilyn Stevenson. Participating photographers are Virginia Aschmoneit, Ann Brandais, Zintis Buzermanis, Paul Dempsey, Michele Dragonetti, Rich Faron, Alex Ferrone, Scott Farrel, Ray Germann, Janet Glazer, Gerry Giliberti, Pamela Greinke, Virginia Khuri, Joel Lefkowitz, Jacques Le Blanc, Jonathan Lipkin, Anthony Lombardo, George Mallis, Patricia Martinez, Joanna McCarthy, Guy Pierno, Jim Sabiston, Joan Santos, Dainis Saulitis, Steve Schreiber, Rosa Hanna Scott, Jim Slezak, Marilyn Stevenson, Jarret Stretch, Peter Tooker, Nick Tarr, Claudia Ward, Alan Weinschel and Bob Wilson.

Call 324-9612.

To send arts news, email lsisson@timesreview.com, fax to 298-3287, or mail to Times/Review Newspapers, P.O. Box 1500, Mattituck, NY 11952. Copy deadline: Wednesday at 5 p.m. to appear the following week.

Tucker heads for the water Friday. (Credit: Nicole Smith)

After a trip to Atlantis Marine World in Riverhead, sixth graders Maddie Hansen, 11, and Abby Seifert, 12, felt inspired after seeing the foundation help animals.

Their efforts helped lead to Tucker, a seal found in East Quogue, to be rereleased into the water.

Read more about their efforts on northforker.com.

Riverhead Faculty and Community Theater will hold auditions for two youth productions — “13 the Musical” and “Forgiven: A Fairy Tale” — Monday and Tuesday, June 8 and 9, at Pulaski Street School in Riverhead. Callbacks will be held Thursday, June 11. “Forgiven” tryouts, open to ages 8-15, begin at 5:30 p.m.; “13” auditions, for ages 12-15, are at 6. 

“Forgiven,” a play about a good witch who goes bad, features a large cast of fairy tale characters. Rehearsals will be held Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Aquebogue. Performances are set for  Aug. 28, 29 and 30.

For further details, find RFCT on Facebook or email producer Amie Kennedy at abk221@gmail.com.

In “13” a boy moves from Manhattan to a small town in Indiana, where he deals with his parents’ divorce, prepares for his bar mitzvah and makes the transition to a new school.

Those trying out for “13” should prepare up to 32 measures of a song from a modern musical. Bring sheet music; an accompanist will be provided. Rehearsals will be held Tuesday and Wednesdays from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at St. John’s Church in Riverhead, with performances on Sept. 25, 26 and 27. Email Laura Nitti at lnitti@optonline.net or Heidi Perry-Hipp at hipps@optonline.net.

Dead bunker like these have been washing up on local shores since late last week. (Credit: Christopher Gobler)

A recent die-off of bait fish in the Peconic Estuary has Riverhead Town rallying local fishermen to harvest as many bunker as they can before the fish die, according to Supervisor Sean Walter.

“It’s a critical situation,” Mr. Walter said. “We’re having a real problem.”

The die-off has been blamed on low oxygen levels in nearby waters caused by a recent algae bloom, said Christopher Gobler, a biologist at Stony Brook University who’s been investigating the kill.

“This may be the biggest fish kill I’ve ever seen and I’ve been working for more than 20 years,” he told the News-Review.

• How a fish kill unfolds: Scroll down to see

The kill comes weeks after a separate massive die-off of diamondback terrapin turtles, which has also been linked to toxic shellfish likely caused by the algae — also known as red or brown tide.

Mr. Gobler said oxygen levels in the Peconic Estuaries began dropping Wednesday night as the algae became more dense. By Friday, readings from the County Road 105 bridge showed zero oxygen in the water for the fish to breathe.

When a school of bunker swam into this “dead zone,” they suffocated and died, he said. There have been reports of thousands of the dead bunker washing up along town and private beaches.

“This is a pretty remarkable size fish kill,” Mr. Gobler noted. “There were fished piled on top of each other on the shoreline.”

Mr. Walter said that may pose a public safety hazard. While the town is working with the state Department of Environmental Conservation, Mr. Walter said they’ll need to dispose of the dead fish somehow.

Ideally, the fish would be cleaned up and moved to the Brookhaven landfill, if the DEC allows that, he said. Otherwise, Mr. Walter said he may declare a town-wide state of emergency to clean up the fish and bury them at the town’s own waste facility.

“We’re ready to take action, we just don’t know what action we’re going to take,” Mr. Walter said. “The next 24 hours will tell.”

While the town waits for DEC approval, Mr. Walter said local boat captains have been contacted to round up bunker in the Peconic Estuary before they continue to die off.

Nate Phillips, a commercial fisherman from Greenport, is one of those boat captains. Normally, fishermen are only allowed to take a certain quota of bunker, which are used by lobstermen and other fishermen as bait. Mr. Phillips said those restrictions may be voided during this crisis.

“Obviously, the ultimate goal is to get it cleaned up before they all die,” he said. “When they die they’re a terrible, stinky mess.”

Mr. Phillips told the News-Review he was rounding up a group of fishermen — as many as five or six boats — to harvest the fish using haul seines, scoop nets, or “basically whatever we can get them with.”

The harvest could begin as early as Saturday night.

Dead fish that turned up near the Riverhead Yacht Club Friday afternoon. (Credit: Melanie Drozd)

Mr. Gobler said fish kills are not unusual, but they’re not seen as often in other parts of Long Island where the bunker group together to spawn.

“There’s very few places on Long Island where oxygen levels are going to zero for multiple hours,” he said. “That’s not normal.”

Mr. Gobler said nitrogen runoff likely fed this specific algal bloom, nicknamed “mahogany tide.” Shallow creeks and tributaries of the river are especially vulnerable to algae blooms because the nitrogen gets concentrated in one area.

Historically, the Peconic Estuary has had relatively low oxygen levels to begin with, Mr. Gobler said. With these blooms moving in, the River will “probably have oxygen problems through the summer,” he said.

“It’s going to hit low and no oxygen levels throughout the summer,” he said. “But there may not be the equivalent fish kills because … the fish will sense the low oxygen levels and turn around.”

psquire@timesreview.com

Southold police arrested a Matittuck man Friday evening after the man — who had been previously convicted of driving while intoxicated — crashed while driving drunk and left the scene, according to a news release.

Cops got a tip that the driver, later identified as 30-year-old Phillip Wells, was involved in a car accident about 8 p.m. Mr. Wells’s vehicle was spotted on Route 25 in Mattituck and he was pulled over.

Mr. Wells had bloodshot eyes, smelled like an alcoholic drink and was “unsteady on his feet,” according to the news release. He failed a sobriety test and was taken into custody.

Mr. Wells was charged with felony DWI, misdemeanor leaving the scene of an accident and a traffic violation for running a stop sign.

Mr. Wells had previously pleaded guilty to DWI in May 2010, according to a previous Suffolk Times article. He had been fined $900 and had his license suspended for six months, the report states.

A 43-year-old Mattituck man faces a misdemeanor drunken driving charge after he was arrested early Saturday, Southold Town police said.

Tamar Tokhadze was stopped by police for a traffic violation on Route 25 near Indian Neck Lane in Peconic about 3:45 a.m., according to a news release. Police determined he was intoxicated and arrested him.

Police did not provide additional information about the arrest.

The survivor walk at Saturday’s Relay for Life in Peconic. (Credit: Katharine Schroeder)

Relay for Life of Southold held its annual event in Jean Cochran Park in Peconic on Saturday. 

The event raises money for cancer research and honors both survivors and those who have been lost to the disease.

After the opening ceremony and a performance by North Fork Cheer, survivors walked the track together. Additional events included a luncheon, auctions, and musical performances.

See more photos:

The Relay for Life T-shirt. (Credit: Katharine Schroeder)

Warren McKnight provided entertainment. (Credit: Katharine Schroeder)

Shane Costello, 12, of East Marion and Thomas Cardi, 11, of Southold volunteered their time to blow up balloons. (Credit: Katharine Schroeder)

Jillian Deerkoski from Eastern Long Island Hospital baked cupcakes. (Credit: Katharine Schroeder)

The Friends Against Cancer team created 10 baskets to auction off. (Credit: Katharine Schroeder)

Priscilla Kavanaugh and her mom Nellie (not pictured) baked and decorated dozens of cupcakes. (Credit: Katharine Schroeder)

“I’ve Got a Secret” was a panel game show that was popular when I was a kid. I watched it with my grandparents, who hailed from Italy but yearned to be “Americana.” For them it was a must-see; for me it was Grandma’s homemade pizza that I was after.

The show was a guessing game in which a panel tried to determine a contestant’s “secret.” The secrets were intended to be unusual, amazing, embarrassing or humorous. In retrospect, I understand why Grandma and Grandpa loved the show: Having and keeping secrets is truly “Americana.”

Most of us have been entrusted with a secret, have our own secrets, revealed another’s secret or have had our secret betrayed by a trusted confidant. As on the game show, secrets range from some deep, dark thing to something pleasant and everything in-between.

For some of us, secrets are woven into the early fabric of our lives. Many things are kept secret ostensibly to protect us from knowing the truth about a hush-hush situation. Tragically, some kids are pressed into carrying the burden of family secrets.

When Grandpa was diagnosed with cancer, my uncle and mom would lock themselves in the bathroom and whisper. I didn’t know why they were in closed quarters, but I instinctively knew that something was amiss. When Grandpa died, I was stunned.

A secret kept about a family member’s drinking or inappropriate behavior is what psychiatrist’s couches are made for. Many children are molested by a trusted family member or friend. Then, to add more horror to this travesty, when a child “tells,” the child is further confused because the adult response is: “It didn’t happen” or “It wasn’t that bad.”

Many family members live under the fear of an abusive parent or spouse. It is almost unbearable for a young child to witness the emotional and physical violence of their parents; yet for many kids, it is the nightmare of their daily existence. Domestic abuse is out of the closet; however, some spouses are so traumatized that they become paralyzed and feel compelled to remain for the sake of … (fill in the blank).

Folks who grow up in secretive families may continue to perpetuate secretive behavior in their adult relationships. They may have trouble expressing their emotions — and dollars to donuts trust will be a big issue. Why would you confide in someone and share your vulnerability when you may not be believed? Or worse still, you may feel you don’t deserve love.

There are the “what goes on between friends stays between friends” secrets. These secrets are shared and held because of the love and bond between good friends. A word of caution: Be careful to whom you bare your soul — look what happened to Monica Lewinsky!

Teenagers are famous for having crushes — and I had many. Some were reciprocated, some I held in my heart. Remember this routine?: Dial the number and as soon as your “crush” answers, hang up! Nowadays kids have it made with technology and social media. I suppose one could text a love interest with some inane question to get noticed or friend them on Facebook.

Adults have secret crushes, too — and that’s OK. But it has to stay right there if you are in a committed relationship. Facebook is notorious for sparking these little flirtations or diversions.

But when one buys a plane ticket or suggests a meeting, the crush is no longer a crush but an impossible infatuation that can lead to a major train wreck.

Then there is the secret that’s not a secret. The best-kept non-secret was Hillary’s announcement of her 2016 presidential bid. Who didn’t see this coming? “Talking in your Sleep” is an ’80s hit by The Romantics. The following lyrics make me think, “Yikes!” “I hear the secrets that you keep when you’re talking in your sleep.” Everyone has one secret that would break the heart — and some secrets are best kept secret, unless you talk in your sleep, that is. Then … ?

Ms. Iannelli is a resident of Jamesport.

The biggest problem Medical House Calls of the North Fork has, owner Steven Templeton said recently, is that people assume it’s too good to be true.

But the Greenport physician assistant’s business, which provides health care to people from Riverhead to Orient in the comfort of their own homes, is the real deal.

“When you go the doctor now, it feels like a revolving door because they need to see so many patients,” said Mr. Templeton, who launched MHCNF in January. “House calls enable us to really spend time with our patients, to sit down and discuss what’s really bothering them.”

Mr. Templeton and his medical team — internist Dr. Nathanael Desire, surgical physician assistant Jose Perez and registered nurse Judith Perez — treat everything from cuts and sprains to gastritis and urinary tract infections seven days a week. They can also perform blood draws and suturing, give steroid injections and administer IVs.

“We’re a little outside the box in terms of house calls,” Mr. Templeton said. “We kind of took it to a new level.”

Indeed, the term “house call” might evoke scenes from “Little House on the Prairie,” but there is nothing old-fashioned about this operation. MHCNF has its own ambulance and offers a flat-rate health insurance policy that includes a yearly physical, up to six additional visits, lab work, X-rays and more, Mr. Templeton said. And the concept is catching on: One day earlier this month, Mr. Templeton said he had already seen 10 patients by 2 p.m.

The idea for the business was born from a desire to streamline health care on the North Fork, particularly for the elderly and people who have difficulty leaving their homes.

Mr. Templeton, a Hauppauge native, said that when he visited his grandparents in Mattituck he “realized that when you see a provider [here], you have to make multiple stops to get seen and have labs and imaging done. And people who are geriatric, that can take a lot out of them. That’s when we realized there was an opportunity.”

One of the things MHCNF doesn’t treat are symptoms that require emergency care, like chest pain, shortness of breath, pregnancy complications or loss of consciousness, Mr. Templeton said. They also don’t treat acute breaks. But people who, say, cut a finger while cooking and don’t know whether they require emergency room care can text or email a photo of the injury to MHCNF for an assessment.

“We’re taking technology and using it to our advantage,” Mr. Templeton said.
His wife, Michelle Pelletier, MHCNF’s office manager and dispatcher, added: “Anywhere you are, they’ll come.”

“We’ll never say no,” Mr. Templeton said.

Medical House Calls of the North Fork is open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday; Sunday appointments are reserved for sick visits and acute injuries. For more information and a full list of services, call 631-626-1006 or visit northforkhousecall.com.

• Shelby Kostal of Greenport has been named to the spring semester dean’s list at SUNY Polytechnic Institute in Utica, where she is studying biology.

• Daniel Catapano of Southold has graduated cum laude from SUNY/Potsdam with a bachelor’s degree in history and Spanish.

• Kyle Charters, Greenport High School Class of 2006, was recently awarded a Woodrow Wilson Wisconsin Fellowship. A teacher at Milwaukee Collegiate Academy, he graduated from Ithaca College in 2010 and joined Teach for America in 2011. He is also pursuing a master’s degree in special education at Cardinal Stritch College.

The Mattituck girls track and field team tallied five points at the Division III Championships Thursday. The boys team tallied eight points.

See more photos below:

(All photos by Robert O’Rourk)

Megan Dinizio races in the 100.

Kaylee Bergen raced in the 1,500 and 3,000.

Melanie Pfennig was sixth in the 1,500.

Melanie Pfennig (left) and Kaitlyn Butterfield cross in the 1,500.

Alya Ayoub competes in the long jump.

Sam Husak competes in the high jump.

Listings prepared for Times/Review Newspapers by Suffolk Research Service, dated March 29-April 4, 2015. 

AQUEBOGUE (11931)
• Beech Street Dvlpmnt to Romeo, Kyle, 452 Main Rd (600-85-3-2), (R), $184,500

BAITING HOLLOW (11933)
• Bowman, T & M to Frech, Raymond, 140 Gregory Way (600-58-2-10.19), (R), $460,000

CUTCHOGUE (11935)
• Scandole,V & Schor, M to Cosenza, Nicholas, 400 Beebe Dr (1000-97-7-3), (R), $550,000
• Miller, J to McIntosh, William, 395 Holden Ave Ext (1000-103-13-31), (R), $465,000

FLANDERS (11901)
• Lennon, Ferrick, et al to Fisher, Ronald, 111 Sylvan Ave (900-148-1-18), (R), $225,000

GREENPORT (11944)
• Weber Trust to Kurinsky, Diana, Stirling Cove, Unit 46 (1001-3.1-1-46), (C), $640,000

JAMESPORT (11947)
• Messina, F to Meyer, George, 10 Tall Tree Circle (600-2.1-2-10), (R), $640,000

MATTITUCK (11952)
• North Fork Housing to 11600 Sound LLC, 11600 Sound Ave (1000-141-3-45.2), (R), $275,000

RIVERHEAD (11901)
• Schneck, E & C by Master to Christopher Jackson Realty, 194 Rabbit Run (600-65-1-29.2), (R), $210,000
• Stoneleigh Woods RH to Albinson, Ivar, 155 Stoneleigh Dr, #2601 (600-82.5-2-5), (R), $471,880
• Stoneleigh Woods RH to Vardakis, Thea, 16 Kensington Ct, #2701 (600-82.5-2-9), (R), $406,620
• Stoneleigh Woods RH to Taranto Living Trust, 155 Stoneleigh Dr, #3002 (600-82.5-2-22), (R), $391,560
• Fannie Mae to Brokaw, Bennett, 202 Washington Ave (600-90-1-1), (R), $220,000

SHELTER ISLAND (11964)
• Reiter, R & K to Clark, Roger, 62 N Menantic Rd (700-14-3-51.7), (V), $85,000

SOUTHOLD (11971)
• Cunningham II, R & K to Stamos Construction Inc, 380 Hickory Rd (1000-54-6-10), (V), $132,000
• Horne, K to Sotiridy, Catherine, 2530 Laurel Ave (1000-56-1-2.20), (R), $660,000

WADING RIVER (11792)
• Maugeri, T & C to Cannizzo, Andrew, 94 Farm Rd W (600-57-1-14.49), (R), $347,000

(Key: Tax map numbers = District-Section-Block-Lot; (A) = agriculture; (R) = residential; (V) = vacant property; (C) = commercial; (R&E) = recreation & entertainment; (CS) = community services; (I) = industrial; (PS) = public service; (P) = park land; as determined from assessed values in the current tax rolls.)

Looking for work, or know someone who is?

Times/Review classifieds offers local companies a place to advertise their job openings each week, and this week close to 70 positions are available from a baker to a mechanic to a real estate salesperson.

And for anyone interested in submitting a classified ad, email:classifieds@timesreview.com.

Check out the listings below:

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT: F/T position for a fast-paced real estate office. Seeking a self-motivated, experienced, creative and organized individual to apply their skills and work experience through office administration. Must be MS Office proficient. Knowledge of the North Fork a plus. Email resume to office1994@aol.com

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT: F/T. Well established nonprofit land conservation organization seeks individual with strong written and verbal communication, organizational and computer skills. Planning, grant writing, title or real estate experience a plus. Competitive salary and benefits. Email resume and compensation expectations to rharris@peconiclandtrust.org EOE. (S)

ASSISTANT MANAGER: for Greenport restaurant. Experience a must. To run front of the house. Salary commensurate with experience. 631-477-0472.

BAKER: P/T, early-morning hours. Will train. East End Bagel Cafe. 631-765-1642, evening 631-722-7889.

BAKERS/BAKERS’ ASSISTANT: Other positions also available. Blue Duck Bakery Cafes, 631-629-4123.

BARBACK: No experience necessary, will train. Call 631-734-5123.

BOOKKEEPER: P/T, 3 days/week. Experience with knowledge of QuickBooks and payroll. 631-765-5708.

CAREER CONSULTANT: needed to provide transition supports and training to local school districts for students in special education. Must be school certified. Also, provide ACCES/VR adult job placement services. Fax resume to Career and Employment Options (CEO), 631-234-6081 or email mgimello@ceoincworks.com

CAREGIVERS: New-hire bonus! HHA, PCA and companions. F/T, P/T, live-in, flexible schedules. Kind, caring, compassionate individuals to provide in-home care. Comfort Keepers, 631-369-6080.

CARPENTER/HELPER: F/T. Own transportation and basic tools. Call 631-662-1437.

CARPENTER: Experienced in all phases of custom home construction. Must have tools, transportation and driver’s license. Call or email resume to: mark@boeckmanconstruction.com, 631-298-5319.

CHILDCARE TEACHER: Immediate. Must be reliable, patient, caring and enjoy children. 631-727-3737 or email teachery@optonline.net

CLEANING HELP: P/T, 2- 3 days/week, 4- 5 hour shifts. General cleaning at local B&B. 631-477-1837.

CONSTRUCTION HELP: F/T, P/T or summer. Own transportation. Valid driver’s license. 516-398-8051.

COOK: P/T, weekends. Saturday/Sunday, 10:30 a.m.- 6:30 p.m. Riverhead. Concern for Independent Living is seeking a cook with a minimum of 1-year experience in kitchen cook position. Visit www.concernhousing.org and click employment to apply.

COOK: Sunday- Thursday, noon- 8 p.m. For Southold summer camp. Call 631-852-8629 or to download an application go to http://ccesuffolk.org/jobs EOE.

COUNSELOR: F/T, weekday overnight. Monday- Thursday, midnight-8 a.m. Riverhead. Concern for Independent Living is seeking an overnight counselor to assist in providing direct services to the clients who suffer from mental illness. Must have experience working with individuals who suffer from mental illness/valid driver’s license. Visit www.concernhousing.org and click employment to apply.

COUNTER PERSON: F/T, P/T. Cheese shop deli. Busy Greenport location. Salamander’s, 631-477-2878.

DELI COUNTER: F/T, P/T, weekends, year round. Experience, need to be reliable. Call 631-727-5080.

DENTAL ASSISTANT: F/T, P/T. Must have a commitment to providing high-quality service and be able to communicate and function well within a team. Preferred certified/BOCES graduates welcome. Email cover letter/resume to greatsmile567@gmail.com

DIRECTOR OF PATIENT SERVICES/NURSE ADMINISTRATOR: for newly Licensed Home Care Services Agency. Oversee the clinical and compliance requirements of the NYS DOH and home care regulations. Manage client assessments and plan of care. Conduct clinical orientation, supervise and evaluate
field staff. Must have current NYS RN license. Email resume to: hamptonbays@homeinstead.com

DISHWASHER/PREP: F/T. Busy Greenport location. Salamander’s, 631-477-2878.

DOCK BUILDER: F/T, year round. Experienced. Driver’s license required. South Shore. Benefits. 516-458-7328.

DRAFTSPERSON/CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISOR: P/T, F/T. Residential experience helpful. 631-734-7455.

DRIVERS: F/T, P/T for limousine company. Town cars/stretches. Experience not necessary, will train. All shifts available. English-speaking/writing a plus. All cars are non-smoking. Non-smoking driver preferred. Please call 631-288-7777.

ELECTRICIAN’S HELPER: Must have 1- 2 years’ experience, own tools/transportation. 631-252-6581.

GAS STATION POSITIONS: P/T. Attendant and cashier. No experience necessary, will train. In Riverhead. 516-459-0180.

INTERNSHIP: For Historic Films, a documentary producer/film archive in Greenport. A commitment of at least 2 days/week for 8 weeks or longer. Unpaid but travel stipend. Send information/resume to anthea@historicfilms.com

IRRIGATION TECHNICIAN/HELPER: Own transportation required. Valid driver’s license. Salary based on experience. 631-722-8285.

KITCHEN STAFF: New restaurant opening in Greenport. American Beech, 300 Main Street. Sous chef, line cooks, dishwashers/prep. Arielle@AmericanBeech.com

LANDSCAPE LABORER: F/T, P/T. Looking for hardworking, detail-oriented person to join our team. Learn all about plants, trees and estate landscape installation. Candidate must have a passion for plants and the outdoors. Requirements: valid driver’s license, ability to follow direction/work in varying weather conditions. This is a very physical job. CDL license a plus. Great summer job! College students welcome. Office is located in Bridgehampton.
Please call 631-537-9500.

LANDSCAPE INSTALLATION FOREMAN: Established landscape company seeks experienced foreman. Must have experience with heavy machinery, knowledge of large landscape installations, plant material, ability to read plans and run multiple crews. This is a very physical job. Must have valid driver’s license; prefer 2 years’ experience. Office is located in Bridgehampton. Please call 631-537-9500.

LANDSCAPE/GARDEN HELPER: F/T. Experienced, driver’s license and English speaking a plus. 631-734-6494.

LANDSCAPE/GARDNER: F/T to maintain annual/perennial gardens, water features and ornamental pruning. NYS drivers license and plant identification required. 631-831-1653.

LAWN/TREE APPLICATOR: with valid 3A pesticide and NYS drivers license. 631-276-2305.

MARINA FRONT OFFICE: P/T, including most weekends. Mid-May through Labor Day. Seeking energetic person with customer service skills for busy Shelter Island marina. Reservations, sales, phones. Email resume to Nancy, reservations@chmb.net or call 631-749-0700, ext. 10.

MARITIME PIRATES: Actors, artists and assistants. www.MaritimePirates.com, 631-765-6235.

MECHANIC: P/T or F/T. Experience in farm or construction equipment. Knowledge of basic welding skills a plus. Local business. Please email resume to info@saturfarms.com

NURSE: Monday- Friday, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. For Southold summer camp. Call 631-852-8629 or to download an application go to http://ccesuffolk.org/jobs EOE.

NURSERY HELP: F/T, seasonal. Hours: Monday- Saturday, 8 a.m.- 6 p.m. Propagation, potting and outdoor nursery work. Call 631-765-3546.

OFFICE ASSISTANT: P/T, including weekends and holidays for limousine company. Non-smoker a plus, $10/hour. Please call 631-288-7777.

OFFICE ASSISTANT: F/T, Monday- Friday, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. Greenport office. Hampton Jitney is seeking a detail-oriented computer office assistant. Duties entail creating/organizing trip itineraries, reserving and confirming reservations, and completing contracts for trips. Applicant should possess computer knowledge, be customer friendly, organized and able to multi-task. Please call 631-477-2862 or email your resume,hcwalker@hamptonjitney.com

OFFICE POSITIONS: Schedule coordinator and human resource assistant (two positions) needed in growing senior care business. Answer phones, clerical, computer literate, organized. Assist with caregiver recruitment, hiring and staffing. Email resume to: hamptonbays@homeinstead.com

OFFICE/CLERICAL: P/T, Monday- Friday, 2 p.m.- 5 p.m. Riverhead. Diversified office duties. Send resume, mwilson@malveseequipment.com 631-369-1147, ext. 105.

OVERNIGHT SAFETY OFFICER: Monday- Friday, 11 p.m.- 7 a.m. For Southold summer camp. Call 631-852-8629 or to download an application go to http://ccesuffolk.org/jobs EOE.

PAINTERS: Supervisors, crew leaders, foremen. Great pay, yea-round work. Text 631-204-8977.

PERSONNEL CLERK: P/T in Cutchogue New Suffolk Free Library’s business office. May include evenings and weekends up to 16 hours per week. Bachelor’s degree required or 5 years of professional experience involving personnel and payroll-related duties. Working knowledge of computerized recordkeeping and Microsoft Excel preferred. Email resume and letter of interest to library director, jennifer@cnsfl.org

PLUMBING MECHANIC: Experienced. F/T, immediate start for busy plumbing company on East End of LI. Must have own hand tools. Driver’s license a must. Mechanics and junior mechanics positions available. Pay based on knowledge of plumbing industry. Email resume to cnappeplumbingoffice@gmail.com or call to set up an interview, 631-727-4096.

REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON: Licensed! All inquiries strictly confidential. Fedun Real Estate, Aquebogue. Deirdre Fedun direct, 631-276-1384.

REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON: Professional real estate salespeople needed for established sales office. Must be self-motivated. Experience a plus. Please email office@stype.com for confidential interview.

RECEPTIONIST: Per diem, evenings and weekends. Computer skills required. Students and retirees welcome. For consideration, please call 631-477-2110, ext. 251.

RECEPTIONIST/FRONT DESK: F/T, Monday- Friday. Year round. Health care industry. Call 631-591-2280.

RESIDENTIAL COUNSELORS: F/T and on call needed to supervise 4 youths with emotional/behavioral  disturbances in our Manorville and Islip residences of the Teaching Family Home Program. Related experience preferred. HS diploma/GED and valid NYS driver’s license required. Send resume to manorvilletfhp@aol.com or call 631-878-1320. Catholic Charities. EOE.

RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION LABORER: Entry-level position for Schuchart/Dow. Hardworking, dependable. Must have reliable transportation and a valid driver’s license. Call John for an interview, 631-512-6608.

RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION CARPENTER: for Schuchart/Dow. Minimum of 5 years’ carpentry experience required. Motivated, dependable, hardworking. Must have reliable transportation and a valid driver’s license. Call John for an interview, 631-512-6608.

RESTAURANT POSITIONS: F/T, P/T. Noah’s is now hiring positions for servers, expeditors, bar staff and cooks. Call Cindy, 631-477-6720 or email cindy@chefnoahs.com or stop in at 136 Front Street, Greenport.

RESTAURANT POSITIONS: F/T, P/T, year round. Bartenders, waitstaff, kitchen help. Apply in person at CJ’s American Grill, 10095 Main Road, Mattituck.

RESTAURANT POSITIONS: Front and back of house. Busy, fast-paced, high-volume restaurant seeks team players for kitchen and front of house. Email resume and cover letter to gm@alurenorthfork.com

RESTAURANT POSITIONS: Experienced bartender and line cook needed for busy, fine-dining restaurant on the North Fork. Please call 631-477-4265.

RESTAURANT POSITIONS: F/T, P/T. Waitstaff, bussers, host/hostess, bartender, dishwasher/prep. Orient by the Sea, 631-323-2424. RN: To work with a mature gentleman for day/night shifts in NY and Southampton. Must be flexible, have certification, references, hospital/home care experience. Please fax to Sawyer, 212-398-5557.

SALES ASSOCIATE: F/T, P/T. Experience and knowledge of plant material. Garden center. Call 631-681-5266.

SALESPERSON: P/T for upscale Southold furniture store. Must be energetic and good with people. Weekends a must. Experience preferred. Elizabeth, 516-659-6433.

SERVICE COORDINATOR: Monday- Friday, 12 p.m.- 8 p.m. Riverhead, NY. Concern for Independent living is seeking a service coordinator to assist with individuals with mental health issues to live in the community with dignity/enhanced opportunities through the provision of housing/support services. This individual will be responsible for providing individual counseling along with providing daily living skills training. Must have a bachelor’s degree with related MH discipline along with 2 years’ experience. Visit www.concernhousing.org and click employment to apply.

STORE MANAGER: Needed for a newly opened home goods boutique in Greenport. Immediate start. Please email your resume to info@pas-par-tou.com or call 646-732-3242.

SWIMMING POOL MECHANIC: Southampton-based company looking for experienced and motivated  individuals. Work schedule is Monday- Friday and some Saturdays with the opportunity for overtime. Applicants must have the following attributes: professional appearance and demeanor, organized and punctual, team-oriented, desire to expand your knowledge base as well as good communication and problem solving skills. Experience is preferred. Valid driver’s license with a clean driving record is required. $23-plus per hour based on experience. Please call 631-283-4040.

TEACHER/TEACHER’S AIDE: F/T, P/T. Experience preferred. Will train. Pine Tree Day Nursery, 631-727-9340.

WAREHOUSE HELPER: Multi-faceted, computer knowledge, Microsoft, Apple, handyman, some travel, own transportation. Email with phone number at jedamercon@aol.com

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North Fork shortstop Kyle Colletta fielding a ground ball during his team’s season-opening win over Riverhead. (Credit: Robert O’Rourk)

OSPREYS 3, TOMCATS 1

Despite the threat of thunderstorms and rain, the weather held up. So did the pitching.

Receiving the starting pitching assignment on Opening Day was an honor bestowed upon Cameron Burt of the North Fork Ospreys and Dan Jagiello of the Riverhead Tomcats. Both right-handers responded with quality performances on Sunday when the Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League opened its third season.

After both teams went hitless in the first five innings, the Ospreys prevailed in a pitcher’s duel, 3-1, at Veterans Memorial Park in Calverton.

All the scoring came in the seventh inning, by which time both Burt and Jagiello were done for the day.

The Ospreys shot out to a lead on three successive hits. James Morisano and Ryan Mahoney both singled before the designated hitter, Peter Papcun, drove a triple over the right fielder, Hunter Dolshun. Moments later, Papcun scored to make it 3-0 when the home-plate umpire called a balk.

The Tomcats had only 13 players available. They were missing 11 players who are still in the playoffs with their college teams. That prompted their manager, Randy Caden, to utilize one pitcher, Tanner Watkins, as a designated hitter, and another pitcher, Jake Reinhardt, at first base for the last three innings. Another pitcher, Adam Wolhorf, was picked up at around 9:30 p.m. the night before to help with the pitching shortage, said Caden. Wolhorf pitched the last three innings.

Jagiello, who completed his sophomore season at LIU Post, certainly did his part. Caden said he was looking for three or four innings from him. Instead, Jagiello provided six innings of shutout stuff, during which he conceded only two hits, no walks and struck out seven.

The 6-foot-4, 195-pound Burt, a former Mattituck High School star who plays for Queens College, had a pretty good game himself. He brought his side five shutout innings, allowing three hits. He walked four and struck out four.

The Tomcats had mounted threats, but stranded two runners in the second and fourth innings.

In the fifth, the Tomcats had the bases loaded with no outs, but came away with nothing. The Ospreys second baseman, Nick DelPrete, made a tremendous diving grab of a liner hit by Nate Soria and then quickly darted a throw to second to catch the runner off the base for a double play. The third out came when catcher Jake Lieberman made a perfect throw to DelPrete to catch Paulie Russo trying to steal.

The Tomcats finally broke through with a run in the seventh. Watkins, who drew a two-out walk and advanced to second on an errant pickoff attempt, reached home when Russo bounced a single up the middle.

Both teams, sporting new uniforms, had a little time to kill when an oddity occurred. Before the fifth inning started, it had gotten considerably darker and the umpires called for a darkness delay that lasted about five minutes while some ominous clouds floated by and the sky lightened up a bit.

Former Shoreham-Wading River High School standout Tyler Osik made his debut for the Tomcats, starting at second base. Osik, who will be a sophomore at Coker College (S.C.), walked in his first three plate appearances and looked at a called third strike in his fourth. He had two assists and one putout.

The Ospreys manager, Bill Ianniciello, said he liked what he saw from his pitchers. The Ospreys used five of them — Burt, Shane McDonald, Frank Moscatiello, Danny Pobereyko and Daniel Jacobson.

After facing only two batters in the sixth, McDonald left the game because of trouble with his left elbow. Moscatiello got the win, striking out three and giving one hit in two innings, and Jacobson picked up the save.

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Bunker fish at Nassau Point Sunday morning. (Credit: Grant Parpan)

Bunker fish lined the bay shores of Southold Town Sunday morning, days after the latest massive fish kill reports in Riverhead and Southampton towns. 

Town officials and a local biologist investigating recent die-offs said they weren’t certain if the dead fish made their way out from Riverhead or if it points to a more localized issue in Southold Town.

Fish could be counted by the dozens on beaches at the end of Camp Mineola and Marratooka roads in Mattituck and at New Suffolk Beach Sunday. Hundreds of fish could be seen lining the shoreline at Nassau Point in Cutchogue.

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A dead bunker fish floating near the shoreline at Nassau Point Sunday morning. (Credit: Grant Parpan)

Southold Town Trustee Dave Bergen said he had received reports of dead bunker inside James Creek in Mattituck, but that they had floated away by Sunday morning. He said he did find some fish kill nearby around Strong’s Marina and was also told there were dead fish in West Creek.

“Most of the fish were badly decomposed so it was hard to tell anything, but my best guess is that they died from lack of oxygen,” he said. “There could be other contributing factors which impact this, which can only be determined with scientific testing.”

On Saturday, Riverhead Town Supervisor Sean Walter called the fish die-off in the Peconic Estuary a “critical situation.”

Southold Town Supervisor Scott Russell said Sunday that there had not yet been serious enough reports in his town but officials are “in the process of lining up private contractors to be available in case we have an event in Southold and need to act quickly.”

Fish lined the shore as far as the eye could see looking east at Nassau Point Sunday, but inspections of beaches in Peconic and Southold did not turn up bunker. (Credit: Grant Parpan)

Christopher Gobler, a biologist at Stony Brook University, said he hasn’t monitored the situation in Southold and didn’t want to speculate where in the bay fish washing to shore there might have died. He blamed the recent die-offs in neighboring towns on low oxygen levels in nearby waters caused by a recent algae bloom.

Mr. Gobler said oxygen levels in the Peconic Estuaries began dropping Wednesday night as the algae became more dense. By Friday, readings from the County Road 105 bridge showed zero oxygen in the water for the fish to breathe.

He said that while some have been quick to blame the incidents on natural circumstances, that’s only partly true.

“There are some parts of it that are natural and other parts that are not natural,” he said, adding that testing in the middle of last week showed a spike in nitrogen levels in parts of the Peconic Estuary. Shallow creeks and tributaries of the Peconic River are especially vulnerable to algae blooms because the nitrogen gets concentrated in one area, he said.

The kills come weeks after a separate massive die-off of diamondback terrapin turtles, which has also been linked to toxic shellfish likely caused by the algae — also known as red or brown tide.

Vivian Young Sheehan of Peconic Landing in Greenport died May 30. The former Sag Harbor resident was 86years old. 

Funeral arrangements are in the care of DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home.

A complete obituary will follow.

Shirley Thompson Glanz of Peconic Landing in Greenport died May 30. The former Southampton resident was 90 years old. 

Funeral arrangements are in the care of DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home.

A complete obituary will follow.

Leaders with Eastern Long Island Hospital had hoped to pick a partner organization by the end of May, but the Greenport hospital’s board of directors has instead decided to continue negotiations with a pair of the area’s largest health entities before making a final decision.

The board is now hoping to make that decision by mid-July.

Paul Connor, the CEO of the 110-year-old hospital, said on Monday that the hospital’s board of directors set a date for a special board meeting on July 9, at which point the hospital’s future partner will be voted on.

In the meantime, he said, board members will continue to weigh the pros and cons of either partnering with North Shore-LIJ or Stony Brook Medicine.

“We’re talking with everybody to get as much information as we can about their certain experiences [with each organization]. The thing that makes the biggest difference is who the board will be comfortable with to be the best steward of our mission, which has been ongoing for the past 110 years,” Mr. Connor said. “This is a very important decision to the hospital and the community, to make sure that ELIH continues to meet the evolving needs of the people here.”

At the end of March, Peconic Bay Medical Center announced that it will merge with North Shore-LIJ. The announcement came months after State University of New York board of trustees OK’d a deal that would merge Southampton Hospital with Stony Brook University Hospital.

As a result, the East End Health Alliance — which includes the three community hospitals on the East End and was created in 2008 to increase their bargaining power as one larger partnership — is on its way toward becoming defunct.

In his 16 years as CEO, Mr. Connor said he’s seen Southold continue to be a retirement destination, though over the past eight or nine years specifically, he said he’s seen more second homeowners move to the community. The impact of that change on health care has been hard to define, he said, though partnering with a larger organization will help ELIH not only find out what those new needs are, but help provide them as well.

“The idea is to be part of a larger entity that would allow access to that entity if it’s necessary,” he said. “Whether that is tertiary or quaternary services that may be available through that partner, ELIH can be the access point to those services.”

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PSEG construction on Shelter Island. (Credit: Shelter Island Reporter, file)

In a unanimous vote, the Shelter Island Town Board passed legislation Friday afternoon banning electrical substations on the island. 

This now places the responsibility on the power company, PSEG, to construct an underwater cable from the North Fork — an effort that failed spectacularly two years ago — to the Island that will ensure reliable backup electricity. 

Only three days after Shelter Island residents packed the Town Hall meeting room to hear PSEG’s detailed plan for a facility at the old Highway Barn site on South Ferry Road, the board passed a resolution banning all substations since, the legislation states, “a substation is industrial in nature and is not compatible with the rural, residential nature of Shelter Island.”

The resolution went on to recommend the building of an “underwater cable as a good solution to the electric reliability issues.”

The legislation is unequivocal about rejecting an effort to build a substation anywhere on the Island. The community roundly opposed the plan for the South Ferry Road site when it was proposed on three occasions by PSEG. Another site at town-owned property near New York Avenue and West Neck Road south of Ice Pond was suggested by the power company but never pursued, the same as building a substation at the Recycling Center.

Southold Supervisor Scott Russell responded forcefully to the idea that another attempt be made to link Shelter Island to a substation on the North Fork. “It’s never going to happen,” Mr. Russell said.

He had met with PSEG officials some time ago and delivered that message and said Monday that “we’re sticking to our guns here.” His administration will do whatever is necessary to block a cable from the Crescent Beach area under the bay to a Southold substation, he added.

“We gave them an opportunity,” the supervisor said, referring to the initial attempt by Long Island Power Authority and its subcontractor, Bortech, to drill for a cable.

Complaints from Southold residents about noise, dirt and other problems during Bortech’s failed attempt in the summer of 2013 won’t be repeated, Mr. Russell said. “Our battle is not with PSEG,” he added. “It’s with Shelter Island.”

Asked for comment, Jeffrey Weir, a spokesman for PSEG, said in a statement: “We are committed to providing Shelter Island with the safe, reliable and resilient power that it absolutely needs and we are examining all of our options.”

After the unanimous vote, Councilman Paul Shepherd said he had voted for the ban with “reservations.” Mr. Shepherd said he was “disturbed by the conclusion in that resolution that somehow a substation was not the best solution for Shelter Island, at least from a technical point of view.”

Mr. Shepherd believes a substation “still remains the best thing for us,” but finding a place for one is a challenge.

Nevertheless, he voted with his colleagues to pass the resolution.

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