Betty Murphy

Betty Murphy of Mattituck died on the April 29, 2016, at 82 years old surrounded by her family. 

Born October 24 1933, to Elizabeth and Edward Hickey in the Bronx she was the youngest of three children. She lived a life of engagement and joy.

Betty married her childhood friend and neighbor Frank Murphy in 1957 and together they had 52 wonderful years of married life.

She was a graduate of Mt. St Vincent in the Bronx where she was educated as a teacher.A teacher who influenced the lives of literally thousands over the years, she taught in New York City public and parochial schools, Riverhead and Mattituck schools and was also a guidance counsellor. Betty Jane was thrilled to teach multiple generations of families, it gave her great joy to meet a student whose parent remembered her as a teacher. Each year she started her classes by informing her students that she had a special arrangement with the Guidance Department and that they only sent her “ladies and gentlemen”; and that should an error have been made the student should identify themselves immediately and they could be removed. Only one student ever identified himself in this category and he rethought it before arranging a change; today they remain friends.

Educated with a college degree at a time when women’s secondary education was not the norm she worked as a professional, left formal employment to raise a family of five children and multiple pets, returned to the educational workplace and had another full and rewarding career.   During the time she worked at home raising her family she also completed multiple graduate degrees. She led by doing, sometimes quietly, and was a proud example of what was then known as Womens Liberation, commonly known today as simple equality.

After her retirement, in 1995, she remained an engaged member of the community. She volunteered at the Dominican Sisters, the Southold Town Anti-Bias Task Force, Greenport Hospital, Community Action Southold Town and Maureen’s Haven. With her husband Frank she was a generous supporter of many in the community who were in need in a variety of ways. Her influence was quiet and constructive.

Throughout her life Betty Jane gained a long and varied list of dear and close friends. Today she still counts among her friends those gained in childhood and at every step of her life. An avid bridge player she was part of a group that met for years and cemented wonderful friendships.

A highlight of the early life of her children was the celebratory luncheon upon Richard Nixon’s departure from the White House. This was the start for them of a generational passing of the political torch.

After the death of her husband Frank in 2011 she moved in with her daughter Mary and her husband Tony, and children Maisy and Charley. They shared great fun and joy together, including Bernard and Sean, her faithful canine companions.

Betty Jane is survived by six beloved grandchildren, Angela and Claire Smith, Dan and Halle Murphy and Maisy and Charley Claudio who each gave her joy and pleasure every day that she knew them. Her surviving children are Liza, of Bonn Germany, Michael and Rachel Murphy of Southold, Cathleen, of Greenport, Barbara and Tom Smith of Mattituck and Mary and Tony Claudio of Mattituck. Her sister-in-law Rita A. Murphy, a friend since age 14, also survives her along with a legion of nieces and nephews and their children. She was predeceased by her husband, Frank.

The family will receive visitors Tuesday, May 3, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 4, at Our Lady of Good Counsel R.C. Church in Mattituck. Interment will follow at Calverton National Cemetery.

The family would appreciate memorial donations made  to the American Cancer Society at 75 David’s Drive, Hauppauge, NY. 11788 to the attention of Claire Smith, Community Manager, Relay for Life.

Her family thanks all the many members of the community who have assisted her in the last years; especially the Mattituck Fire Department Rescue Squad, the Emergency Room and Nursing staffs at Greenport Hospital and the employees of San Simeon by the Sound. Each and every person encountered were kind, considerate and helpful.

This is a paid notice. 

Well, that was a short junior varsity baseball career. It lasted all of two games, and it is highly doubtful that Bryce Grathwohl will ever play another JV game in his life.

In Grathwohl’s two games with the Mattituck High School JV team, all coach Gene Rochler can remember is the freshman hitting home runs and doubles. When Rochler had seen enough, he told the varsity coach, Steve DeCaro, that Grathwohl was heading up to the big team and would be Mattituck’s third baseman for the next four years.

Grathwohl has been nicknamed “Thriller” because he wears one glove (like Michael Jackson did) when batting. The nickname could also be applied to the excitement he generates when he steps into the batter’s box. The ball seems to jump off his lively bat.

Grathwohl proved himself at the JV level and he is proving himself as a varsity player, hitting well over .400, according to DeCaro.

Batting in the No. 3 spot, Grathwohl showed what he can do with a bat in his hand Friday, producing three hits, driving in two runs and scoring three times in a 9-4 victory at Center Moriches High School.

“I’m surprised he’s actually hitting that well on the varsity level,” DeCaro said. “He hits to all fields with power.”

Grathwohl said: “I didn’t expect to be doing this well. I had to prove myself to this team and I feel like now I’m starting to do that.”

Grathwohl is so highly regarded that there has been talk of him one day being mentioned along with teammate Joe Tardif, last year’s New York State Class B player of the year, Steve Ascher, who is playing for the Tampa Bay Rays’ Double-A team, and Brett Moyer as among the best all-around players Mattituck has ever produced.

Asked about Grathwohl’s potential, senior Victor Proferes said, “He could definitely be a New York State player of the year in the near future.”

Grathwohl also pitches. He pitched in a scrimmage against Shoreham-Wading River. DeCaro said Grathwohl will make his varsity pitching debut next week.

How does Grathwohl like playing varsity ball?

“I love it,” he said. “There’s a lot of good mentors, too, like Joe Tardif and Michael Onufrak.”

Grathwohl wasn’t around to see Mattituck lift its first state baseball championship plaque last year, but he wants the Tuckers to duplicate the feat this year.

“I love this team,” he said. “This team is looking good. As long as we stay together and have a good mentality, we’ll be good.”

Mattituck (12-2, 10-2 Suffolk County League VIII) was good Friday, taking charge of the game with a five-run burst in the fifth inning to turn a 4-3 deficit into an 8-4 lead. Jon Dwyer turned on a 3-and-1 pitch for a double that scored Grathwohl, snapping a 4-4 tie. The inning also saw run-scoring singles by Grathwohl and John Lisowy, a bases-loaded walk by Joe Graeb and a sacrifice fly by Tardif.

Mattituck totaled 14 hits, including two apiece by Matt Heffernan, Dwyer and Proferes.

Proferes pitched four scoreless innings in relief of Brendan Kent, allowing only two hits with one walk and two strikeouts.

Leadoff hitter David Francini went 3 for 4 for Center Moriches (4-8, 4-8), which defeated the Tuckers the day before, 4-0. Mattituck had won the first game of the series, 5-1.

Friday’s result prevented Mattituck from suffering its first series loss since 2013 when it lost a set to Southampton, according to DeCaro.

DeCaro likes what he is seeing from Grathwohl, his freshman with a bright future. The coach said, “It makes me feel like sticking around for a couple of more years.”

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Photo caption: Mattituck’s Bryce Grathwohl slides home for one of his three runs while Center Moriches catcher Anthony Maag looks for the ball. (Credit: Garret Meade)

We’ve been through the mountains of New Hampshire together and driven the scenic route on Cape Cod more than once.

We’ve been to concerts and baseball games, job interviews and construction sites, parties and funerals. Even a funeral or two that eventually turned into a party.

I’ve somehow carried Christmas trees in you, painted a new bumper for you after I hit a deer on Route 48, and delivered hundreds — possibly thousands — of pizzas in you during and after college.

You are my 2002 Honda Accord. And I have to let you go. Health issues have forced me to give you up.

If it were up to me, I would drive you into the ground and we would continue our expeditions for years to come. But I haven’t driven you in months and don’t plan on it anytime soon, so I hope to sell you to someone who you can continue to explore the world with. You deserve it.

On Sunday, I cleaned out the car I’ve had since 2005. It was oddly nostalgic coming across things I haven’t seen in years. There was the old golf scorecard that verifies I actually can shoot below 90. There was literally the first thing I purchased when I arrived on Long Island in 2009 — a book of maps. (Remember those?) There were ticket stubs that prompted flashbacks and fond memories of events I would have otherwise forgotten long ago. (And others I still remember — ahem, 2004 ALCS.) There was a flip phone, my enormous book of CDs and some photos that will never see the light of day again. There was even a cassette tape recording of a local radio station’s Top 20 songs of the week.

Yes, my car has a cassette player.

It also has a sunroof that my dog, Chauncey, would stick his head out of sometimes when I drove real fast. Because it’s a coupe, he’d struggle to get his head out of the passenger side window. He usually found a way, though.

The car is also a stick shift, which for some reason most people find less valuable. How do people not find these more fun to drive than an automatic? I’ll never understand.

I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t a real pain to get in and out of when getting into the backseat — never mind putting an infant’s car seat back there. And it has rust on it in more than one spot and an electric car seat on the driver’s side that moves oddly slowly, as if time in 2016 moves so much faster than more than a decade ago.

Unfortunately, all of that nostalgia — the good and the bad — has turned into a kind of sadness as I put the car up for sale. My wife doesn’t get it. Her car is newer and she’ll be the first to say she doesn’t even really like it. Part of me wonders, however, if it’s so hard for me to say goodbye to the car because I’m really saying goodbye to a chapter in my life?

We went through college together, I brought the car to Boston with me during grad school and we’ve managed to make our way around Long Island without getting too lost at any point — thanks to our trusty Hagstrom map.

I never named my car — it was always just “my car.” Soon, it won’t be. The memories will still be mine, though.

The author is the editor of The Suffolk Times. Email him at jpinciaro@timesreview.com and follow him on Twitter @cjpinch.

After nearly 23 years under the ownership of Lisa Jerome and her late father, Bill Goodale, Hart’s True Value Hardware in Southold could soon be changing hands.

Ms. Jerome, 52, listed the property in early March. 

Nearly 50 years ago, Ms. Jerome said, the Main Road staple was a shed owned by the Smith brothers, two contractors who used it to sell extra materials. It was later purchased by Les Hart, who then turned it into Hart’s Hardware. After that, the store was sold to Don Spates, who owned the business for about two decades until Mr. Goodale purchased it in 1993.

“This was my dad’s dream,” Ms. Jerome said. “This is what he wanted to do.”

After her father, Mr. Goodale — a former funeral home professional who purchased Hart’s when he was in his 50s — died from liver cancer in December 2006, Ms. Jerome began running the business with the help of her four children.

With her children now grown, Ms. Jerome feels it’s time to move on to something less time-consuming, as she currently works seven days — totalling more than 60 hours a week — at the hardware store.

While she’s proud of what her family has accomplished at the store, including taking on several renovations over the years, Ms. Hart said her favorite part of the job is interacting with customers on a daily basis.

“I like the people a lot,” she said. “We have a lot of neighborly people … It’s the small-town feel.”

Ms. Jerome said she spoke with her mother, Karen Goodale, in March before listing the building. She made sure to get her approval, something Ms. Jerome felt was important since the store was intended to uphold her father’s legacy.

“Things haven’t fallen off the shelves dramatically, so I guess [my dad’s] OK with it,” Ms. Jerome joked of the decision to sell.

Ms. Jerome, who has also worked as a cashier, bookkeeper and receptionist, said she doesn’t plan to retire yet, even if she doesn’t know what’s on the horizon.

She said there’s already been some interest in the property, which is listed at $795,000. While she hopes it will remain a hardware store, she realizes that in the end she doesn’t have control over what the new owner ultimately chooses to do with the building.

“It’s sad to see it go, but you can’t stop change,” she said. “I’m always going to have the memories. It’s going to be a part of my life no matter what. A good part.”

Photo Caption: Lisa Jerome behind the counter at Hart’s Hardware in Southold, a business she and her late father, Bill Goodale, have owned for nearly 23 years. (Credit: Nicole Smith)

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A sign in the front section of Hart’s that Ms. Jerome and her father have added during their tenure as owners. Three other owners preceded them, each of whom expanded the store, Ms. Jerome said. (Credit: Nicole Smith)

The Transfiguration of Christ Greek Orthodox Church in Mattituck held a Holy Friday service in Mattituck Friday night as part of the Easter holy week.

The solemn ceremony marks the death and burial of Christ and has, according to Parish Council vice president Emanuel Constantine, remained virtually unchanged for the past 1,500 years.

At the conclusion of the service, the Epitafio — Christ’s tomb — was carried out of the church and hundreds of gatherers followed behind with candles.

Easter Sunday falls on May 1st in the Greek Orthodox Church this year.

See below for more photos by Katharine Schroeder:

Ferry traffic has been a nagging issue for some Greenport Village residents over the last few years.

But after a public hearing Thursday about whether to make Wiggins Street a two-way street again drew mixed reactions from residents, Greenport Mayor George Hubbard Jr. said the Village should get more feedback on possible ferry traffic solutions before making a decision.

The village made Wiggins Street one-way toward the North Ferry in December 2011, and the road currently has an east-only lane from Fourth Street to Third Street and a designated lane for traffic heading to the ferry.

But the Village Board has recently considered turning it back into a two-way street, with two lanes of traffic and one ferry lane.

Mr. Hubbard said a two-way street would keep ferry traffic from going north on Third Street and clogging traffic there, especially since new developments proposed at the intersection of Third Street and Front Street — including a proposed hotel and a proposed redevelopment of the former Meson Ole site — may only further increase traffic.

“When a big boat unloads, traffic goes all the way back to the ferry,” Mr. Hubbard said. “You can’t go in and out [of stores on Third Street]. So the intent is that they will come off the ferry and go right up Wiggins Street like they used to.”

Only one of the four speakers at Thursday’s public hearing, Ron Nelson, was a Wiggins Street resident. He didn’t like the idea.

“It seems to me that this is not an inspired solution,” Mr. Nelson said. He thinks the problem is with the two-way traffic on Third Street, and suggested either making Third Street one-way or cutting off the two-way part of the road south of Sterlington Commons.

Mr. Nelson said if the plan is approved, traffic will likely get off the ferry and see the traffic jam on Third Street, and then head up Wiggins Street, adding more traffic to that road.

Former trustee and village board regular Bill Swiskey opposed the idea, saying the village was just “kowtowing” to the North Ferry, something Mr. Hubbard, who works on Shelter Island, denied.

Mr. Swiskey thinks the traffic on Wiggins Street will be backed up to residential neighbors in Firth and Sixth Street, and that the cars will be get off the ferry and go “like a bat out of hell” down Wiggins Street.

However, Greenport resident Chatty Allen supported the idea “100 percent.”

Ms. Allen, who works as a school bus driver, says cars now don’t stay in the ferry lane and end up blocking traffic.

“I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been held up because cars are on both sides of the road,” she said.

They also come down Third Street and try to get into the ferry line, she said, rather than following the road signs and approaching from the west on Wiggins.

John Saladino, another regular speaker at Village Board meetings, said the opinion of the  people who live on Wiggins Street should bear more weight than his opinion on this issue, although he believes a designated parking area for Wiggins Street residents will be unenforceable.

Mr. Hubbard said this is an issue that’s been talked about for four decades and believes the bigger ferries — which hold more cars — is part of the problem. The mayor also had some other proposals that weren’t technically part of the public hearing, including setting aside a separate area for Wiggins Street residents to park, and making a curb cut from the south side of Wiggins Street into the parking lot just south of that.

The Village Board will hold the public hearing about Wiggins Street open in the hopes of getting more feedback.

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More than 37 percent of people age 20 and over are obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control. As if finding time to work out isn’t hard enough — only 20 percent of us exercise regularly — keeping excess weight off is typically a challenge. Arguably a bigger challenge is getting rid of it in the first place.

Enter the Spartan Race.

A relatively new concept in the world of fitness — the first such event was held six years ago in Burlington, Vt. — Spartan Races comprise of a variety of feats of strength that actually harken back to the days long before physical fitness was considered an actual activity.

It was just how people lived: running up hills, flipping logs, carrying sandbags. All of these activities, and much more, are part of the overall concept that “makes working out fun,” said Southold resident Jason Leonard, a certified Spartan trainer.

Mr. Leonard recently led a crew of about 50 participants from JABS in Cutchogue through a Spartan Race at Citi Field, where they completed a grueling three-plus mile race involving over 15 obstacles, and finished 46th out of over 500 participating teams.

Mr. Leonard, 46, was certified as a Spartan trainer two years ago. He started getting into fitness about six years ago and has found the camaraderie of competing in a race as part of a team rewarding.

“It’s the kind of thing you don’t know until you’ve done one or two of them,” he said. “I always say, ‘You’ll know what it’s like at the finish line.’ And it’s true. It’s almost like a whole society.”

Jill Schroeder, who owns JABS, said she plans to offer training for more Spartan events in the future.

Getting to do the race at Citi Field was a unique experience, she said.

“We were literally in every part of the stadium: the bleachers, the background, one of the locker rooms, the top, the bottom, on the field, outside of the stadium — every place we were, we had a different view and different moment to take in the venue. We never would have seen Citi Field in this way.”

Both agreed that Spartan Races — which, despite being a brand of their own, are similar to mud runs and different kinds of obstacle courses — offer users a new, fresh approach to fitness that traditional weight-lifting can’t offer. The focus is different, more on endurance and less on bulk lifting, and the mind-set it offers is new as well.

“I think it breaks up the monotony of doing something like a 5K or a 10K,” Ms. Schroeder said.

In addition to Spartan races, several similar types of alternative physical activities have come to the fore, from Crossfit to adventure or mud runs.

In Riverhead, Dean Del Prete is going all-in on alternative fitness and fun by turning the former golf course at Calverton Links into Long Island Sports Park.

The 80-acre facility will not only host several fitness runs throughout the year — for children and adults — but will offer several alternative activities meant to get people out and about. These include paintball, mini-golf and even foot golf (instead of using an arsenal of clubs, players kick a ball into a 21-inch cup).

“When I talk to my staff and ask them, ‘What do we sell? I let them answer for a few minutes, but, at the end of the day, we’re selling fun,” Mr. Del Prete said. “For a couple of hours a day, people aren’t at work. Kids aren’t studying for the Regents. They’re being present where they’re at.”

Whether it’s a toned-down version of outdoor activity like foot golf or something much higher in intensity like a Spartan Race, one thing is for sure: Fitness doesn’t have to mean going to the gym and lifting dumbbells.

I was chatting long-distance with a gal-pal who moved out of state after her husband died. She is currently dating the “man of her dreams” and quite intoxicated with endorphins, serotonin and dopamine, aka the feel-good hormones. 

“Ceil,” she said, “He is so, so perfect.”

She then went on to expand on his “perfectness.” Like I said, she is intoxicated. After she caught her breath, she added the scary word: “Except … ”

“Except what?”

Her voice wavered and she gushed, “He is the jealous type and jealous of Bill.” (Bill is her deceased husband.)

In my mind’s eye I saw life-size red flags waving and heard warning sirens screaming. Surprise, surprise, I kept silent. I didn’t want her to crash when her feel-good hormones dried up in one fell swoop.

Instead, I took a deep breath and said, “Careful; think this through.”

We left it at that, for now. This man of her dreams has all the necessary qualities to become her worst nightmare.

After my first husband died, I casually dated a very nice man. I found out quickly that he was the jealous type, and that jealousy was aimed smack at my deceased husband. For me, it was a no-brainer: I sent him packing.

Of course, there is always some degree of curiosity over our current partner’s ex — deceased or living. One might even search Facebook or Instagram for pictures of the ex with hopes that he or she is less than attractive. And when we find them lacking in the desirability department, we breathe easy. A word to the wise: Watch out if the ex is good-looking and desirable; it can unleash that little green monster, jealousy.

Jealousy has been around since the beginning of time. Remember the brothers Cain and Abel? Modern scholars believe that the first murder ever committed was by Cain, who was motivated by jealousy. Sibling rivalry taken to the max!

C’mon, now, be honest; we all have varying degrees of the little “greenie.” It can be a little stab, which is normal, or a big-time problem. Pathological jealousy can be a torturous emotion for anyone caught in its embrace.

The one who is pathologically jealous can go off the rails if someone of the opposite sex merely smiles at their partner. Sadly, the one on the receiving end can proclaim their innocence ad nauseam, but their pleas fall on deaf ears.

Back when I was a teenager (way back … ), I remember a gal whose boyfriend was jealous. Can you believe that she felt flattered because she equated his love and affection with the degree of jealousy he displayed? And get this: She tried to make him jealous! I don’t know where they are today, but I would venture to guess that gal wised up, put on her track shoes and hit the road!

Some folks are jealous over the past. How ridiculous; we can’t rewrite the past. Widowed folks have a hard enough time trying to overcome the enormous challenge that building a new life brings. Add to the mix the “dating game.” Sometimes the deceased spouse becomes the third person in the room, invited in by a jealous new partner.

I can’t wrap my head around being jealous of a deceased spouse. My gentlemen friend and I agree: The past is in the past and we move on in life. However, our loved ones were an integral part of our lives; we cannot erase their memory, nor should we.

Jealousy is akin to putting a toxic torch to our hearts. It can ruin lives, wreck marriages or relationships and lead to revenge and murder. And when we seek revenge, we dig two holes: one for “them” and one for us. Research suggests that when someone is jealous, they’re struggling with deep-seated insecurity that they may not even be aware of. Subconsciously, they have found themselves deficient and commit an unspeakable crime against themselves.

Hmm. Methinks the time is now! I will break my silence and call back my widowed gal-pal.

Ms. Iannelli is a resident of Jamesport.

Scott and Patti Verity of Mattituck and Mark and Nancy Gelish of East Meadow have announced the engagement of their children Mark Verity and Leanne Gelish.

Mark, a 2006 graduate of Mattituck High School, graduated from Crane School of Music, SUNY/Potsdam. He received a master’s degree from SUNY/Stony Brook and is an elementary music teacher in the Shoreham-Wading River School District.

Leanne, a 2008 graduate of Our Lady of Mercy Academy in Syosset, received her Bachelor of Marketing Management and Psychology degree from Siena College. She manages Mac’s Steakhouse in Huntington and is also a published author.

The couple resides in Sayville. An October 2016 wedding is planned.

The New Suffolk Board of Education has adopted a nearly $1.3 million budget for next school year, which carries a nearly $25,000 spending increase.

The budget, which the school board adopted during its April 19 meeting, includes a 1.1 percent hike to next year’s tax levy.

School board president Tony Dill said the increase is the highest amount the district could propose without piercing the state-mandated tax levy cap.

“The cap limit is actually about half of the increase and the other half comes from monies, or savings, we were able to roll over from last year,” he said.

Part of the spending increase is due to a hike in tuition prices for its secondary students, he said. Currently, the district sends eight students to Southold High School.

Also included in the budget is a 12 percent spending increase for instructional staff and educational programs. Over the last two years, the district has added numerous new programs and teachers at the elementary school, where 16 students are currently enrolled.

The plan for next year is to “refine what we’ve got and make sure it’s working to the optimum degree,” Mr. Dill said.

He added that when the district factored other costs, such as administration and building operation, total spending is expected to increase by 1.35 percent overall next school year.

The district is expected to spend less on special education costs for the upcoming school year since less students within the district will require those services, he said.

Last school year, the district spent around $120,000 on special education services for its students. Mr. Dill said the board expects to spend about $9,000 less during the 2016-17 school year.

“What people don’t fully appreciate is that special education is not just remedial instruction,” Mr. Dill said. “It can be therapy, psychology and social elements. Those components — the non-teaching aspects — drive where kids have to be educated, and, if it’s outside of a New Suffolk or Southold classroom, it can be extremely expensive.”

Overall, he said the current year has been going well and the school board plans to continue the momentum into next year. In 2014, the district elongated its school days and added foreign language and after school enrichment programs. Last year, the district hired a new full-time teaching assistant, part-time physical education teacher, art teacher and a foreign language teacher.

“We were concerned going into this year because four out of eight teaching positions had new people,” Mr. Dill said. “But the result of their work has been very, very good. It’s been a good year for the kids … We’re looking forward to a good year next year.”

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The Southold Town Planning Board is scheduled to hold a public hearing Monday night to discuss a private sports facility planned for Mattituck.

The meeting starts at 6 p.m. and will be held at Town Hall. During the hearing, residents will be able to discuss Sports East’s site plan application for an indoor/outdoor athletic complex on Main Road.

Last winter, Sports East LLC partners Paul Pawlowski, Steve Marsh and Joe Slovak first proposed building the facility.

Mr. Pawlowski had previously proposed a mixed-use development for the Sports East property and, before that, an affordable rental complex. He withdrew both applications after receiving pushback from the community.

The town’s first public hearing on the Sports East proposal occurred during a Feb. 4 Southold Town Zoning Board of Appeals meeting. Although few people raised concerns about traffic and membership fees, reaction to the project from those in attendance was overwhelmingly supportive, as people said they believe there’s a lack of local recreational activities.

The developers won’t need to seek a change of zone from the town because the property’s existing residential zoning allows annual membership clubs with a special exception from the ZBA.

Following the Feb. 4 meeting, the ZBA decided to leave the public hearing open for comment and is awaiting a study about potential environmental impacts, known as SEQRA, which the Planning Board has required as part of its own review of the site plan application.

The ZBA is expected to hold an additional public hearing to discuss SEQRA findings.

The developers have said the facility and membership pricing will be similar to the Southampton Youth Services recreation center, which is more than 40 minutes from Mattituck.

Sports East is proposing outdoor athletic fields closer to Main Road, including a synthetic field for multiple sports, as well as tennis and pickleball courts. Lighting for the outdoor fields isn’t included in the proposal.

Several athletic facilities are also proposed for the building’s interior, including a synthetic field for multiple sports, a basketball court, four tennis courts, two batting cages, a gym, space for yoga and spin classes and locker rooms.

Mr. Pawlowski has also said he’s looking into include a state-of-the-art wastewater treatment system and a saltwater pool.

While hours of operation haven’t been finalized, Mr. Pawlowski has estimated the facility could be open between 5:30 a.m. and 10 p.m. A 32-seat healthy cafe for members and pre- and after-care programs for schoolchildren are also planned for the sports complex.

Check back later for full coverage of Monday’s public hearing.

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In reference to the article about the East End Seaport Museum (“Giving the building away,” April 21) I would encourage former trustee David Corwin to check his facts before stating that “a bunch of people from Orient” run the museum.

Yes, I am from Orient, and I did contribute many hours and personal finances to help keep the seaport museum afloat during stormy seas. However, the number of board directors, past and present, from Orient can be counted on the fingers of one hand.

Mr. Corwin is correct in stating that he does not owe me, or any volunteer, “anything.” Unfortunately, he misses the point of volunteerism and its value to a community. I am sure that he would agree with the seaport museum’s mission to preserve our local nautical heritage for present and future generations. So, the discussion should be about how best to accomplish that educational mission. Taking potshots at dedicated volunteers is not in the best interests of Greenport or Southold Town.

Perhaps the fact that my dad, grandfather and great-grandfather were born, raised and educated in this village is part of what motivates my love for Greenport and the desire to contribute as a volunteer.

Congratulations to the following students.

HIGH HONOR ROLL

Grade 12: Thomas Behr, Taylor Berkoski, Hayley Berry, Julie Dickerson, Taylor DiVello, Carly Doorhy, Jack Dufton, Emma Fasolino, Erin Feeney, Hannah Fitzgerald, Sarah Fogarty, Gwyneth Foley, David Folk, Emily Gatz, Yianni Giannaris, Sarah Goerler, Jacquelin Gonzalez, Joseph Graeb, Katerina Hatzinikolaou, Christina Hatzinikolaou, Katherine Hoeg, Frank Imbriano, Chloe Janis, Raven Janoski, Caroline Keil, Anna Kowalski, Julie Krudop, Trevor Larsen, Antonina Lentini, Joseph Lisowy, Dylan Marlborough, Meghan McKillop, Daniel Nugent, Kristina Olsen, Lika Osepashvili, Gabriella Pagano, Meghan Pawlik, Courtney Penny, Brianna Perino, Dawn Rochon, Kimberly Scheer, Samuel Shaffery, Sophia Sluyters, Samantha Smilovich, Andrew Stakey, William Stuckart, Joseph Tardif, Parker Tuthill, Lucas Webb, Charles Zaloom.

Grade 11: Eshi Baldano, Amy Li Berninger, Alex Bradley, Ty Bugdin, Karen Carrillo, Charley Claudio, Joseph Considine, Dylan Drewes, Daniel Harkin, Cheyenne Harris, Thomas Hoeg, Svitlana Hoshko, Samantha Husak, Grace Izzo, Colleen Kelly, Joseph Kelly, Brendan Kent, Colette Kodym, Amy Macaluso, Christopher Massey, Ryan McCaffery, James McDonald, Eric Momente, Carter Montgomery, Karolina Morawski, McKenzi Murphy, Johanna Pedone, Grace Pellegrino, Joshua Prager, Corinne Reda, Autumn Reichardt, Sascha Rosin, Tyler Seifert, Sarah Shannon, Ryan Shuford, Dale Stonemetz, Gage Suglia, Christopher Waggoner, Dylan Wilsberg, Mary Kate Wilton.

Grade 10: Alexandra Beebe, Alexander Bellavia, Ashley Burns, David Conroy, Mackenzie Daly, Elizabeth Dwyer, Samantha Fine, Daniel Folk, Brianna Fox, Jaime Gaffga, Jacqueline Galdamez SantaMaria, Rebecca Hammerle, Shawn Howell, Collin Kaminsky, Leah Kerensky, Jacob Kupecki, Justin Lake, Anthony Lopez, Chelsea Marlborough, Lucas Micheels, Emily Mowdy, Jakob Olsen, Alexandria Peters, Riley Peterson, Jennifer Rutkoski, Connor Smith, Joseph Stuckart, Alexandra Talbot, Martha Terry, Carly Woods.

Grade 9: Sarah Bihm, Charles Bordsen, Kaitlyn Brisotti, Beverly Cahueque, Max Cantelmo, Dorothy Condon, Gabrielle Dwyer, Anne Finnegan, Caleb Foley, Jillian Gaffga, Savvas Giannaris, Bryce Grathwohl, Christopher Imbriano, Rachel Janis, Mason Kelly, Kristen Lisowy, Antonio Marine, Sean McDonald, Catherine McGrath, Cassidy Mullin, Tyler F. Olsen, Katherine Parks, Matteo Pellegrini, Trevor Poole, Meghan Riley, Amber Rochon, Lily Russell, Madison Schmidt, Ryan Seifert, Julie Seifert, Madelyn Shannon, Matthew Sledjeski, Madison Storm, Christina Tomao, Courtney Trzcinski, Francesca Vasile-Cozzo, Gabrielle Wahlers, Goksel Zaim.

Grade 8: Margaret Bruer, Jack Burkhardt, Kianja Christian, Joseph Corso, James DiBartolo, Cole DiGregorio, Shelby Dufton, Gabrielle Finora, Julia Gammon, Justin Garbarino, Claire Gatz, Grace Golder, Viktoria Harkin, Miranda Hedges, Max Heilman, William Hickox, Mackenzie Hoeg, Madeleine Jimenez, Abigail Kerensky, Hayden Kitz, Adam Kobel, James Kowalski, Marissa Lechner, Jenna Lisowy, Payton Maddaloni, Tyler Marlborough, Shannon Massey, Paige Mather, Jessica Mazzeo, Mildred Monroy, Taylor Montgomery, Hannah Murphy, Christopher Nicholson, Jillian Orr, Jordan Osler, Eric Palencia, Rachel Park, Cade Patchell, Veronica Pugliese, Dane Reda, Emmet Ryan, Jessica Scheer, Julia Schimpf, Tyler Shuford, Rylie Skrezec, Joshua Starzee, Colby Suglia, Emily Sullivan, Christopher Talbot II, Kathryn Thompson, Brett Walsh, Matthew Warns, Thomas Wilton.

Grade 7: Luke Altman, Rudy Alvarado-Carillo, Silvia Borrayo, Ainsley Brewer, Jackson Cantelmo, Emily Chew, Jessi Clementi, Kylie Conroy, Nathaniel Demchak, Hunter DiVello, Kendall Fabb, Connor Fox, Katherine Hamilton, Annabel Hammerle, Jaimee Hanly, Madison Hansen, Sadie Heston, Weronika Jachimowicz, Savanna Kelly, Julia Klibisz, Sean Kobel, Alex Koch, Julie Kosmynka, Rashad Lawson, Jada Marine, Isabella Masotti, Samantha McNamara, Olivia Minguela, Steven Moeck, Emma Olsen, Lauren Onufrak, Myah Orlowski, Nikita Palianok, Fernando Perez, Thomas Peters, Hanna Prager, Emma Reidy, Rylie Rittberg, Matthew Rodgers, Abigail Rosato, Olivia Sciara, Nikki Searles, Abigail Seifert, Nishant Seodat, Lily Slovak, Bryan Soto, Tara Terranova, Ashley Young.

HONOR ROLL

Grade 12: Cassidy Arnzen, John Batuello, Alexandra Becker, Maria Capichana, Meghan Corazzini, Jose Diaz, Eddie Dowling, Alec Durkin, Jonathan Dwyer, Daniel Fedun, Christian Figurniak, Liam Finnegan, Ava Gaines, Rocco Genovese, Kyler Grathwohl, Audrey Hoeg, Zachary Holmes, Tristin Ireland, Samantha Kaelin, Justin Kirchberger, John Makucewicz, Ryan McCaskie, Matthew Mehalakes, Nicholas Mele, Joseph Melly, Andreana Mineo, Michael Onufrak, Victoria Pagano, Artemis Pando, Cameron Pase, Ryan Reilly, Thomas Riley, Miranda Sannino, Benjamin Savercool, Phurlamu Sherpa, Greg Sheryll, Brett Slack, Cecilia Stevens, Shane Uher, Mia Vasile-Cozzo, Rachel Voegel, Matthew Wells, Feng You, Madison True.

Grade 11: Chance Anderson, Jennifer Avila Ramos, Devon Baker, Thomas Beebe, Alexander Burns, Tabitha Conklin, Caitlyn Deerkoski, Maritza Diaz, Sean Gambaiani, Adriel Garcia, Jacob Golanec, Michael Goodale, James Hoeg, Tina Imbriano, Bianca LaColla, Matthew Mauceri, Liam McShane, Joseph Mele, Jocelyne Merino, Taylor Nietupski, Lilian Perez, Melanie Pfennig, Hannah Prokop, Ally Robins, Jonathan Rogers, Tyler Schroeck, Christopher Schroeder, Emily Sidor, Amanda Young.

Grade 10: Brittany Benediktsson, Cassidy Bertolas, Jack Bokina, Luke Bokina, Ashley Chew, James Clementi, Liam Corbley, Joy Davis, Brian Feeney, Sean Feeney, Kaitlyn Ficarra, Rebecca Foster, Jennie Fruin, Macie Grathwohl, Drew Hahn, Sophie Jacobs, Taylor Larsen, Jordyn Maichin, Stephen Masotti, Grace McKeon, Mauricio Moran, Dennis O’Rourke, Madison Osler, Sarah Park, Jillian Pedone, Carlos Perez, Greta Peters, Elvira Puluc, Britney Santos, Jason Scalia, Jake Sciara, Jacqueline Secaida, Paige Starzee, Thomas Sullivan, Julia Vasile-Cozzo.

Grade 9: Miranda Annunziata, Lauren Bihm, Alexis Burns, William Burns, Jake Catalano, Tyler Cirincione, Kaitlyn Cox, Cassidy Deerkoski, Christian Demchak, Joseph DePinto, Annabel Donovan, David Fasolino, Melina Harris, Charlie Hasel, Riley Hoeg, Claudia Hoeg, Jessica Lessard, Jonathan Lisowy, Brian Molchan, Brian Nicholson, Teagan Nine, Tyler C. Olsen, Mikayla Osmer, Nicholas Perino, Ashley Perkins, Ethan Prager, Wylee Sanders, Francesco Sannino, Matthew Schroeck, Christopher Siejka, Thomas Silleck, Mia Slovak, Benjamin Webb, Lauren Zuhoski.

Grade 8: Ian Baker, Anna Burns, Rhiannon Cherney, Oswald Cuellar, Matthew Czujko, Tia Flythe, Halle Foster, Andrew Hildesheim, Emily Javier, Sean Jester, Adam Kaya, Jadyn Maichin, Kyle McCaskie, George McDowell, Jennifer Palencia, Frankie Priolo, Morgan Puterbaugh, Sarah Santacroce, Ethan Schmidt, Kira Schroeder, Mathew Schultz, Parker Sheppard, Grace Shipman, Ethan Tandy, Sean Urick, Luke Wojtas, Taylor Zuhoski.

Grade 7: Mia Xing Berninger, Christopher Catalano, Cassidy Celic, Jose Cojon, John Condon, Kayla Corrigan, Renee DePinto, Nicolas Diaz, Antonia Dris, Gabriel Gamboa-Boutcher, Britney Garcia-Yanes, Berkan Ilgin, Jonathan Jacobs, Antonio Jimenez, Sophia Kalish, John Lajda, Zihao Li, Paul LoCascio, Filippo Pellegrini, Daniel Puluc, Aniah Thompson, Jillian Tuthill.

COMMENDED STUDENTS

Grade 12: Austin Gao.

Grade 11: Jacey Lengyel.

Grade 10: Nick Andreadis and Alissa Dabrowski.

Grade 9: Ryan Mahon and Scarlet Soto.

Grade 7: Dylan Szczotka and Claire Stevens.

Headliners for the 2016 FOLD Festival have been announced and concertgoers can once again expect big-name acts to take the stage in Riverhead this summer.

The show will feature headliners like DNCE featuring Joe Jonas, Earth Wind & Fire and Bette Midler, according to an announcement on the festival’s website today. The Village People and Long Island’s own De La Soul are expected to perform on the final night.

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Photo: Nile Rodgers performs at the Riverhead FOLD Festival. (Credit: Katharine Schroeder, file)

William “Bill” Jackowski of Mattituck died peacefully at home with his son Michael by his bedside April 28, 2016.

Born in Riverhead Dec. 26, 1938, to William Jackowski and Agnes (Lescenski) Jackowski. Bill has one sister, Loretta “Honey” Jones that resides in Salibury,  N.C. Bill is predeased by his wife of 55 years, Irene and their two sons Billy and Jimmy. He is survived by his only daughter, Sandi Jackowski and her partner James; his son Michael and his wife, Janet along with his only precious granddaughter, Maya Jackowski.

After graduating Bill went on to become an engineer with Hazeltine from which he eventually retired.

Bill’s ife was about the happiness he shared not only with his family but with the entire community. While growing up in Mattituck, Bill enjoyed many things such as rabbit hunting with his dad and sons. breeding and raising beagles, boating and fishing. Bill had a sense of humor that everyone enjoyed. He had some stories to tell and many friends eager to listen.

After his wife’s passing Bill took on one of his biggest dreams of all; owning a Model A and joining a local club. He won many trophies for best in show and had more pride than any one could imagine.

Bill has touched so very many lives in so many ways that his memories will live on forever.

Bill’s family will be holding a memorial service Saturday, May 7, from 3 to 6 p.m. at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck

The family asks that memorial donations be made to  North Fork Animal Welfare League.

This is a paid notice. 

Former Greenport and Orient resident Mary Louise Smith Lawson died April 28 at her home in Deerfield Beach, Fla. She was 92. A funeral Mass will take place at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 7, at St. Agnes R.C. Church in Greenport. Burial will follow at the church cemetery, where Ms. Lawson will be laid to rest next to her first husband, Harry W. Smith.

Arrangements were in the care of Horton-Mathie Funeral Home in Greenport.

A complete obituary will follow.

Before there was even a serve made in the high school boys tennis match between Mattituck and Eastport-South Manor on Monday, the Tuckers were virtually assured of a victory.

Because the Sharks did not bring a full squad, the Tuckers (7-7, 7-4) were guaranteed of three default victories. They went on to win the Suffolk County League VII encounter, 6-1.

More importantly, the match gave coach Mike Huey the opportunity to play top singles players Garrett Malave and Parker Tuthill in separate doubles matches to prepare for the division tournament at William Floyd High School this coming weekend.

Both players need to play at least half of their matches as doubles players during the regular season if they wanted to compete in the division double tournament.

In first doubles, Malave, who usually plays first singles, teamed with Chris Waggoner to defeat Tom Westphelan and Kevin Gorman, 6-1, 7-5.

Tuthill, the No. 2 singles player, partnered with Liam Finnegan to stop Vinny Ciappa and Ryan Semenuk at No. 2 doubles, 6-0, 6-0.

In two singles results, Ty Bugdin, playing at first singles, lost to Alex Reiley of Eastport (0-13, 0-11), 6-3, 6-0. Luke Kosmynka defeated Zack Zanderzuck, 6-1, 6-2, at second singles.

The Tuckers were awarded three wins by default — third singles (Tucker Johansson), fourth singles (John Batuello) and third doubles (Austin Gao and Matt Wells).

Mattituck next plays at William Floyd Wednesday before hosting Rocky Point in a non-league match Friday.

A hallway wall that runs adjacent to the Southold High School gym bears awards for the school’s various sports teams over the years. Down near a corner at the end hang two league championship plaques for boys tennis in 1993 and 2000.

A third one is coming.

Southold/Greenport earned its first league title in 16 years Monday with its 5-2 defeat of Center Moriches at Southold High School. The result leaves the Clippers (8-3, 8-2 Suffolk County League VIII) in a tie for first place with Rocky Point (8-5, 8-2). A three-way deadlock is possible with Southampton (6-2, 6-2) aiming to grab a piece of the crown as well.

Southold’s senior captain, Aidan Walker, wasn’t aware that it was the Clippers’ first league title since 2000 until a reporter told him.

“That’s awesome,” he said. “Whenever you can do something that hasn’t been done in a long time in a school’s history, yeah, it’s definitely special.”

A place in the county team tournament, which automatically goes to the League VIII champion, would also be special. The Clippers haven’t reached the playoffs since 2000, and it remains to be seen how the League VIII representative for the tournament will be determined.

“At the beginning of the season, we knew how far we could go,” said Dylan Van Gorden, a senior who didn’t take up tennis until last summer. “We didn’t want to get our heads too high, but we kept practicing and doing well. It means a lot to us.”

Before the season started, coach Andrew Sadowski spoke to his players about the opportunity they had in front of them. “I said, ‘You guys have an opportunity to do something that hasn’t been done in quite some time,’ ” he recalled. “I always talk to the boys about opportunity. Give yourself an opportunity for success.”

One may have sensed early on that this Clippers team is different. For warmup jackets, the players wanted to go with a retro style, but couldn’t find one they liked. That is until they stumbled across a website that offered one of a kind jackets of various colors and variations, a different one for each player.

“That is so against my mindset, but they came to me and said, ‘We would like to do this,’ ” Sadowski said. “I said: ‘Oh my goodness. Go ahead. I’m not getting one.’ ”

The individualized warmups proved popular among the players, if not necessarily their coach. “There are some real ugly jackets,” said Sadowski, who opted to go with traditional black for himself.

Speaking of sartorial matters, the Clippers and Center Moriches (0-9, 0-9) wore identical uniform shirts, red with a horizontal white stripe and white piping.

Xavier Kahn brought Southold a 6-0, 6-2 win over Kyle Kochansky at second singles. Teammate Devin Quinones won his fourth singles match by default.

The Clippers also swept the three doubles matches. Mario Contreras and Van Gorden teamed up at first doubles for a 6-1, 6-0 defeat of Chris Maisone and Jhon Quizphe. At second doubles, Ethan Sisson and Aidan Vandenburgh were 6-0, 6-1 winners over John Perez and Sam Woronik. After Patrick Connolly and Alex Kandora lost the first set to Brian Yu and Enda Zhu, 6-1, they rebounded to take the second set, 6-4, and then a tiebreaker, 7-3.

Michael Koscinski, an impressive eighth-grader with nice shot-making skills, defeated Walker at first singles in 44 minutes, 6-2, 6-3. Koscinski put away 21 winners to Walker’s 12.

Center Moriches’ other point came from Sean Doyle at third singles. He beat Jacob Kahn, 6-0, 6-0.

Sadowski said Walker’s leadership went a long way this season. “Tennis season ended last year and he went straight to the weight room,” the coach said. “I think Aidan just set the example and set the tone.”

Walker said: “All of us play every point. We never give up on points.”

bliepa@timesreview.com

Photo caption: Mario Contreras returns a shot for Southold/Greenport in a first doubles match. (Credit: Garret Meade)

Several residents are questioning a developer’s plan to build a private sports facility in Mattituck, saying the proposed indoor/outdoor athletic complex could hurt small businesses and degrade the area’s quality of life with increased traffic and noise.

Still others say it is a much-needed proposal for the North Fork.

During a Southold Town Planning Board public hearing Monday, many residents criticized Sports East’s site plan application for an 82,500-square-foot health club on Main Road, saying they oppose the plan because they believe it would “open Pandora’s Box” for future development.

Mattituck resident Julie Amper described the proposal as an attempt to “allow commercial use in a residential zone following an earlier failed attempt to accomplish this through a zone change.”

Ms. Amper was referring to other plans submitted by local builder Paul Pawlowski, who had previously proposed a mixed-use development for the Sports East property and, before that, an affordable rental complex. He withdrew both controversial applications after receiving pushback from the community.

Last winter, Mr. Pawlowski and business partners Joe Slovak and Steve Marsh then proposed building a sports facility at the location. They do not need a change of zone from the town this time around because the property’s existing residential zoning allows annual membership clubs with a special exception from the ZBA.

Ms. Amper said she believes the North Fork already has “adequate” sporting facilities, including fitness classes at the town rec center, libraries and health clubs.

“The project offers a single, much ballyhooed, carrot — a small swimming pool exclusively for members,” said Ms. Amper, who also serves as vice president of the Mattituck-Laurel Civic Association. “How does this one carrot, a private membership swimming pool,  justify the stick; a dangerous precedent-setting act that undermines the zoning map and threatens the integrity of past planning efforts.”

Sports East is proposing the area’s first indoor sports facility complete with a swimming pool, a synthetic field for multiple sports, a basketball court, four tennis courts, two batting cages, a gym, space for yoga, spin classes and locker rooms.

Outdoor athletic fields are also planned closer to Main Road, including a synthetic field for multiple sports, as well as tennis and pickleball courts.

Jill Schroeder, who owns the JABS fitness studio in Cutchogue, told the Planning Board she believes Sports East “may destroy” her business.

“The magnitude of this facility is bigger than what this community can bear,” she said. “I love what I do and would like to see my business continue to be a part of the North Fork, but allowing this project will likely not allow me to continue.”

Some residents criticized the developers for conducting a required traffic study in March instead of during the busy summer season. Others said that while they like the proposal, they believe it should be built in a commercial zone.

Mattituck resident Joanne Lechner said she believes the property should be preserved since she said Suffolk County Legislator Al Krupski suggested during a recent civic meeting that the county might be able to purchase it. (The Suffolk Times did not attend that meeting and Mr. Krupski wasn’t immediately available for comment.)

While several residents voiced their opposition to the proposal, the majority of the audience cheered when Mr. Pawlowski asked if they were in favor of the plan.

The youngest supporter to address the Planning Board was 10-year-old Cutchogue East Elementary student Erik McKenna, who said he enjoys playing multiple sports.

“My friends and I are asking you to consider Sports East to come to our community because we need a place to do year-round activities,” he said. “You wouldn’t want us sitting around doing nothing all winter. You’d want us at Sports East staying fit and healthy.”

A pair of senior citizens also described long drives up-island for swimming exercise classes as burdensome and said they hope Sports East is approved.

The developers have said the facility would be similar to the Southampton Youth Services recreation center, which is located more than 40 minutes from Mattituck.

The town’s first public hearing on the Sports East proposal occurred during a Feb. 4 Southold Town Zoning Board of Appeals meeting. Although few people raised concerns about traffic and membership fees, reaction to the project from those in attendance was overwhelmingly supportive, as people said they believe there’s a lack of local recreational activities.

Following the Feb. 4 meeting, the ZBA decided to leave the public hearing open for comment and is awaiting a study about potential environmental impacts, known as SEQRA, which the Planning Board has required as part of its own review of the site plan application. The ZBA is expected to hold an additional public hearing to discuss SEQRA findings, which are still being finalized.

The Planning Board closed Monday’s hearing and is awaiting the SEQRA report.

jnuzzo@timesreview.com

Top photo: Mattituck resident Julie Amper addressing the Southold Town Planning Board on Monday. Ms. Amper, who serves as the Mattituck-Laurel Civic Association vice president, voice her opposition to the Sports East athletic facility proposal. (Credit: Jen Nuzzo)

William F. “Willie” Grodski, 86, of Winter Springs, Fla., passed away at home March 19, 2016, surrounded by his family.

Born in Riverhead to Benjamin and Stephanie (Kobylenski) Grodski, he is survived by his wife of 65 years, Irene (née Waski), son, Bill (Joan), grandson, Andrew, and sister Dotsie Sousa. He was predeceased by his brothers, Stephen, Tony, Vincent, Stanley and Benjamin, and sisters Josephine, Charlotte, Helen, Alice and Florence.

Willie was best known for his athleticism, being inducted into the Riverhead High School Athletic Hall of Fame for accomplishments in football, baseball and basketball. His career continued after graduation, playing all three sports for the Riverhead Royals. He also starred at first base with the Riverhead Falcons semi-pro team, playing their home games at Riverhead Stadium.

He will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him.

A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, May 13, 2016, at the St. John the Evangelist R.C. Church cemetery in Riverhead.

Please consider a memorial donation in Willie’s name to hospice or your favorite charity.

Arrangements were entrusted to DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home of Mattituck.

This is a paid notice.