As Hallockville Museum Farm executive director Herb Strobel will tell you, there are few places left on Long Island that maintain the feel of centuries past quite like the Northville property he manages.

The Sound Avenue site, which celebrates the North Fork’s agricultural roots, was a perfect spot to kick off our new series on historic places of the North Fork and Shelter Island.

See historic photos and learn the history of the property and its buildings with this video, which was made possible by Heidtmann & Sons, Inc. Builders.

The new monthly series continues in July with a trip to Sylvester Manor Educational Farm.

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The Greenport High School Class of 2018 celebrated its graduation Sunday afternoon. Valedictorian Lena Wolf addressed the students as valedictorian and Jenna Loper spoke as the salutatorian.

Two graduates are enlisting in the Armed Forces after getting their diploma. Sean McCabe of Greenport is joining the U.S. Army and Ashley Payne of Greenport is enlisting in the U.S. Air Force.

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Zoe Medina of Orient assists Elizabeth Clark of Greenport.

Greenport’s Kathleen McCabe, Leslie Perez, Sean McCabe, Abby Perez and Emma McCabe.

Rosa Chapeton of Greenport, Myles Murray of Greenport, Cinthia Gonzalez of Greenport, Antonio Anderson of Greenport and Joseline Colon of Greenport.

Greenport High School Class of 2018 diplomas.

Class secretary Gabriellia Pope of Orient during the processional.

Greenport High School Class of 2018.

Valedictorian Lena Wolf of Greenport addresses fellow graduates.

Commencement Speaker Lt. Kate Dacimo, GHS Class of 2007, advises graduates on the importance of resiliency.

Jordan Fonseca of East Marion receives his diploma.

Greenport’s Isabelle Torres poses with her mother, Cerria Torres.

Ella Watts of Orient and Zoe Medina of Orient celebrate their graduation.

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Charles Kayton of Laurel died June 24 at the Hospice Inn, Melville. He was 87.

Mr. Kayton was born Dec. 1, 1930, in the Bronx. He served in the U.S. Army.

Mr. Kayton worked as a building inspector for Village of North Hills. Family members said he loved to socialize.

Predeceased by his daughter, Nancy, he is survived by his other children: Jean Sogno, of New Hampshire; Kathleen Kayton-Courtney of South Huntington; Charles of Dix Hills; Barbara Talbot of Cutchogue; Nicole Kayton of West Babylon; and eight grandchildren.

The family will receive visitors on Wednesday, June 27, from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m., and the funeral will take place at 7 p.m., during visiting hours, at Costner-Heppner Funeral Home in Cutchogue. Interment will take place at L.I. National Cemetery, in Farmingdale.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Audubon Society.

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Clifford J. Benfield, born in Mineola, N.Y., on the 4th of July, 1924, died peacefully at home in Southold, N.Y., on June 23, 2018, surrounded by his family.

A veteran of WW2, Cliff left college during his sophomore year to enlist in the U.S. Army and served as a lieutenant in the Philippines in 1944. After the war, he returned to Union College in Schenectady, N.Y., to complete his undergraduate work, earn a master’s degree in psychology, and graduate in 1948. While at Union, he met Eunice Ann Patrick, his future wife of 68 years, and they were married in 1949.

Cliff led a highly successful business career in personnel and human relations, beginning at Servo Corporation, in Mineola, NY.  Over the course of the ensuing years, he served as Vice President at Columbia Records, Executive Vice President at CBS, The Lowes Corporation, American Express International Banking Corporation, and culminated his career as founder and president of Hay Career Consultants and partner of the Hay Group, all in New York City.

Throughout his life, Cliff was greatly admired by colleagues, friends and family. His advice and guidance on career as well as personal matters was often and regularly sought by all.

Outside of work, Cliff was always actively involved. He committed years of service both to Union College, where he served as a trustee, receiving the school’s highest alumni honor as gold medal recipient, and as a vestryman of Trinity Episcopal Church in Roslyn, N.Y., where he was involved in numerous initiatives, including a building committee which greatly enhanced the church’s facilities, the benefits of which are still being enjoyed to this day.

An avid sailor and lifetime member of the New York Yacht Club, he and his wife moved to Southold, and made it their home since 1983. He was well known in the community for his work with Southold Historical Society and the restoration of the Horton Point Lighthouse, leading to the reinstallation of its light and official reactivation. Today, the lighthouse is one of Southold’s unique treasures and attractions. He was also actively involved with The Church of the Redeemer in Mattituck, N.Y.

Cliff was a remarkable man, who had a long life filled with many amazing experiences and events: being held by Charles Lindbergh as a 2 year old just before takeoff of the Spirit of St. Louis, growing up through the Great Depression, World War II in the Pacific, a storied executive career through dynamically changing decades in the business world, and an engaged retirement life since moving to Southold. Through all of this, he unfailingly put family and friends first. He will be greatly missed and fondly remembered always.

Clifford is survived and missed by his wife, Eunice; his three sons and their wives: John and Maureen, of Port Washington, N.Y,; James and Lois, of Norwalk Conn.; and Daniel and Cynthia, of Mystic, Conn.  He loved and was adored by his seven grandchildren: Jack, Peter, Ben, Katie, Annie, Teddy and Thomas, and their spouses; and by his great-grandchildren: Emily, Lillian, Caroline, Julia and James.

His wake will be held at Horton-Mathie Funeral Home, 735 First Street, Greenport, N.Y., 11944, from 4 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, June 27, 2018. A service of Christian Burial will be held at the Church of the Redeemer, 13225 Sound Avenue, Mattituck, N.Y., 11952 at 11 a.m. on Thursday, June 28, 2018, with interment at the First Presbyterian Church, 53100 Main Road, Southold, N.Y.,  immediately following the service. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in his name to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer center ATTN: Emily Carter, 7th floor, 885 2nd Ave., N.Y., N.Y., 10017.

Arrangements are in the care of Horton-Mathie Funeral Home, Greenport, N.Y.

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My name is Chris Conlan. I’m with Goldberg’s Bagels, owner of Jamesport, Greenport and Mattituck.

On a daily basis we make anywhere from 30 to 350 dozen bagels a day. We also have a variety of fun things, like bagel bombs, french toast bagels and flagels. We have fresh salads, fresh-squeezed orange juice, fresh-squeezed lemonade, all made on premises.

I actually got into this job on a whim about 10 years ago. I was actually in culinary school and started working for the family on the weekends, just to pay the college bills, and I kind of really liked what I was doing and went from there. Ten years later, here we are. I originally went to school for cake decorating and I wanted to do pastries and cakes. When I first walked into this place, I was like what am I doing here, I don’t belong here. This is too early hours for me. Before this, I was a logger upstate for many years, so it’s really a change of pace.

We can be here from midnight on, but mostly we come in here about 2:30 in the morning.

Chris Conlan of Goldberg’s Bagels. (Rachel Siford photo)

Bagels are made. We hand-roll them, and they proof up over night. They go into a kettle, which is a big boiling pot of water essentially. They come out of the kettle. We double dip them in seeds, both sides. And they go in the oven for about 18 minutes. Our oven cooks about 30 dozen bagels in 18 minutes.

I love dealing with customers. I’m a people person. I love talking to everyone every day. I love watching kids grow, coming into my store. I see kids come from middle school and now they’re in college.

They come back on the breaks and they’re so excited to be here. They say how much they missed our bagels and that they missed us. And that really is so joyful.

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A group of bed and breakfast owners in Greenport wants the village to start regulating short-term rentals such as those advertised on web sites like AirBNB.

They say those rentals are hurting their businesses and also are avoiding taxes and building regulations that regular B&Bs must pay.

“It’s definitely affected my business,” said Clayton Sauer of the Stirling House B&B. “I’m down 18 percent over the past two years.”

He said he has to pay an 11.6 percent sales and hospitality tax that short-term rentals are not being made to pay. He said many short-term rentals “are notoriously cheap.” Because they are living in houses, they have kitchens and can eat there, rather than going to local restaurants.

Bridget Elkin, who owns the Morning Glory B&B, said the village code places many requirements on B&Bs, which limits on the number of rooms that can be rented and a requirement that they be owner-occupied. She said the reasons for having those laws in place are the same reasons for why short-term rentals should have similar laws.

Greenport Village is one of the only municipalities on the East End that doesn’t have laws specifically regulating short-term rentals, according to Mayor George Hubbard.But the Village board is planning to do something about that.

The board reviewed a proposed law drawn up by village attorney Joe Prokop and said it plans to discuss it at the June 28 meeting, at which time the board also plans to scheduled a public hearing for its August meeting.

“This has been going on for way too long,” Mr. Hubbard said of the lack of regulation on short-term rentals.

The village does have a law requiring all residential rentals to be inspected and to obtain a rental permit from the village. However, it doesn’t have laws specifically regulating short-term rentals.

Trustee Doug Roberts estimates there are about 70 short-term rentals in the village, based on a survey he hired an intern to do last year.

The proposal discussed by the board at Thursday’s work session requires short-term rentals to be limited to the R1 an R2 districts, which are residential, and requires them to be owner-occupied, or if they aren’t, they need conditional approval, which requires a public hearing.

Mr. Hubbard said the board could make changes to the proposal prior to scheduling the public hearing.

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>Photo caption: A map of AirBNB rentals being listed in Greenport. 

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A community rally to denounce the separation of migrant families at the U.S. border and advocate for their reunification will take place Saturday, June 30, at Mitchell Park in Greenport.

The North Fork Spanish Apostolate is sponsoring the #FamiliesBelongTogether gathering, which will run from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. 

As part of President Donald Trump’s zero tolerance immigration policy, children have been separated from their parents after crossing the border illegally.

The separation of families at the border has been widely covered by national news outlets, including an image of a toddler crying as her mother was being arrested, and the policy received public backlash. On June 20, the president signed an executive order to end the separations and instead detain parents and children together as families, “where appropriate and consistent with law and available resources.”

Rally organizers plan to send a message that families who were separated as part of the policy must be reunited.

“What we want to do at the gathering is have good people stand up and say, ‘This is not the country that we want to see,’ ” Sister Margaret Smyth of the North Fork Spanish Apostolate said Monday. “We want to assure that families are not split and broken, that’s there’s got to be a better way to do this. And so we’re getting together to stand up and say that. We’re saying it doesn’t matter if you’re a Republican or Democrat. We’re now talking about humanity.”

Organizers are asking those who participate in the rally to wear white in solidarity, according to a flier for the rally.

Parents attempting to locate a child are given an Office of Refugee Resettlement phone number and email address.

According to the U.S. Department of Homeland of Security, adults and children who entered the U.S. illegally were initially detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection before the children were sent to the Health and Human Services Office of Refugee Resettlement. Parents were placed in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Each entity will play a role in reunification and, according to a June 23 DHS news release, a process has been established to ensure that family members know where their children are located and have regular communication after separation.

“The United States government knows the location of all children in its custody and is working to reunite them with their families,” according to the release.

As of June 22, 522 children who were separated from parents as a part of the zero tolerance initiative had been reunited, according to the DHS. More than 2,000 children were in HHS facilities as of June 20, according to the DHS.

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There are plenty of ways to celebrate Independence Day. Since the Fourth of July falls on a Wednesday this year, two weekends’ worth of festivities will be happening across the North Fork between June 30 and July 7. 

Here’s a rundown of the week’s Independence Day events.

Fireworks

• A fireworks display over Orient Harbor is set for Saturday, June 30, 2018 at 9:15 p.m. The fireworks will be visible from the pier at Orient Yacht Club and along the shores surrounding Hallocks Bay.

• Riverhead Raceway, located at 1797 Old Country Road, will also host a fireworks display June 30 at 9 p.m. It coincides with the 68th annual NASCAR Night, which includes a four-cylinder demo and kids’ big wheel race.

• The Riverhead Business Improvement District’s annual Independence Day fireworks will be held on Thursday, July 5, along the Peconic Riverfront at 9:15 p.m., following the kickoff of the Alive on 25 Summer Street Festival, which will take place from 5 to 9:30 p.m. in downtown Riverhead. 

• The Greenport Fire Department carnival will once again feature a pair fireworks displays in honor of the holiday. They are scheduled Thursday, July 5 (rain date: July 6), and Saturday, July 7, at 10 p.m. The carnival runs from 6 to 11 p.m. Tuesday, July 3, through Saturday, July 7, at the Polo Grounds on Moores Lane. 

• A carnival fundraiser for Peconic Bay Medical Center on Route 25A in Wading River will offer fireworks Friday, July 6, at 10 p.m. The carnival itself runs from 6 to 11 p.m. Wednesday, July 4, through Saturday, July 7.

• Shelter Island’s 61st annual fireworks display, usually visible from parts of Southold, will take place Saturday, July 7, from 9 to 9:45 p.m. on Crescent Beach (rain date: July 8).

PARADES

• The New Suffolk Civic Association’s Fourth of July parade starts at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 4, at the corner of Tuttle and New Suffolk roads. Hot dogs and apple pie will follow the parade at New Suffolk Beach.

• The Southold Village Merchants’ Fourth of July parade steps off at noon Wednesday, July 4. Children riding bicycles decorated in red, white and blue may line up on Hobart Road at 11:45 a.m. The parade route runs along Main Road from Boisseau Avenue to Tuckers Lane.

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After Linn Turecamo attended the Southampton Town Opioid Addiction Task Force’s first community forum in April, she knew she needed to get involved.

The forum that filled the Hampton Bays High School auditorium struck a nerve with the Southampton resident: The stories of addiction shared that night reminded her of so many people that she knew, personally, who were struggling with addiction.

Ms. Turecamo approached Southampton Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman after the close of the forum — something that she admits took her out of her comfort zone — and told him that she wanted to help the task force fight the opioid crisis.

She was immediately recruited to join the task force, which now has more than 40 members, as a member of its prevention subcommittee.

Last Thursday morning, Ms. Turecamo, a licensed real estate salesperson, was present as the task force completed its mission by presenting the Town Board with specific recommendations for ways to combat the crisis at the community level.

“I’m here because between my younger brother and I, we know two handfuls of people who have actually lost their lives to this, from this community,” said Ms. Turecamo, as she sat in front of the Town Board during last Thursday’s work session. “They are our neighbors. We had a fatal overdose in the house right next door to ours.

“Four of my colleagues have lost their children. And, unfortunately, I know even more people who, as I sit here right now, are struggling with their addictions today,” she added.

Ms. Turecamo noted that the people she knows who are fighting a drug addiction all have jobs, homes and families — and an uncanny ability to hide their dependency.

“But they are stealing prescription drugs from their grandmother’s medicine cabinet. They have secret bank accounts hidden from their significant others to fund their addiction,” she said. “My point is that we need to get to those who hear opioid epidemic and think that it’s something foreign that doesn’t concern them.”

The prevention committee made several recommendations to the Town Board that focused on strengthening education about addiction across the board for people in the community — including children, parents, educators and medical professionals.

The task force was formed in October 2017 by Mr. Schneiderman and former News 12 anchorman Drew Scott, whose granddaughter, Hallie Ulrich, died of an opioid overdose in September 2017.

“I was so happy that [Mr. Scott] was able to work through his grieving and make a difference in the community,” Mr. Schneiderman said on Thursday.

In addition to the prevention committee, the task force is made up of committees focusing on treatment, law enforcement and recovery.

While each committee came up with recommendations on their own, there was general agreement that Southampton Town could use more properly run sober homes.

See also:

• Remembering lives lost to opioids
• Task Force to outline recommendations
• As death toll grows, how should we respond?

Sober homes, substance-free living environments for individuals in recovery, are an important step in the healing process for individuals in recovery, according to several members of the task force, because they keep individuals from returning to settings that could be conducive to a relapse.

Kym Laube, executive director of HUGS Inc., a member of the task force who is recovering from alcoholism, stressed the importance of sober homes on Thursday.

“It’s not a frat house or a party house,” Ms. Laube said. “Sometimes recovering addicts need a place to stay sober.”

Some members of the task force suggested using the Stony Brook Southampton campus for sober housing. Sober housing can also be placed in residential zones.

Mark Epley, CEO of the Seafield Center in Westhampton Beach, said a focus should also be put on recovery.

“Recovery is all about sustainability,” he said. “It’s all about developing a relationship with people, or a group, to help you live your life.”

Mr. Epley, who is also the former mayor of Southampton Village, added that recovery focuses largely on 12-step programs — commonly used in Narcotics Anonymous and Alcoholics Anonymous — to help an individual move forward from their addiction.

“In a way, addiction doesn’t go away,” Mr. Schneiderman added. “It’s always there.”

The law enforcement committee has already started implementing its recommendations at the Southampton Town Police headquarters in Hampton Bays.

Chief Steven Skrynecki explained that when police are called to administer Narcan — a prescription drug that reverses the effects of an overdose — the family is put in contact with members of the task force’s treatment subcommittee as part of a new “bridge” program. Although some individuals still refuse this offer of assistance, it has reportedly helped others get the help they needed.

Chief Skrynecki said the law enforcement committee also recommended that the town work to spread the word about the new Good Samaritan law, which is designed to encourage individuals to call 911 if they witness someone overdosing. The law protects the individual calling 911 from getting arrested if there are in possession of a controlled substance.

After the committees presented their ideas, Mr. Schneiderman said the Town Board would work to implement some of the recommendations and decide what the function of the task force would be moving forward.

Photo caption: Matthew Omlor gives recommendations to the Town Board about how to fight opioid addiction. (Credit: Amanda Bernocco)

(Editor’s Note: This stories was published in conjunction with The Southampton Press and Sag Harbor Express as part of the East End News Project on opioid addiction across the East End)

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Barbara Reibling of Greenport peacefully passed away at the Kanas Center for Hospice Care in Quiogue, N.Y. on Monday, June 25, 2018. She was 73 years old.

Born on November 13, 1944 to Genevieve (Smercak) and Charles Dietrich in North Tarrytown, N.Y. Barbara was a graduate of Northern Westchester Community College, where she earned an associate degree.

Barbara married the love of her life and best friend, Albert W. Reibling Jr., on October 20, 1963. Together for 55 years, they made their home and family in Yorktown Heights, and Greenport, N.Y. They now reside in Simsbury, Conn., as well as Greenport, N.Y.  After raising her family and running her own small businesses, she worked for Merrill Lynch and had a long successful career at IBM.

Barbara was a wine and crossword puzzle lover. Cooking was her greatest passion, and she was an accomplished chef. When not in the kitchen and entertaining family and friends, Barbara enjoyed playing Mahjong with her friends. She loved the Peconic Bay and the North Fork region. Since the mid-1960s, she and her family spent as much time as possible at their dream house in Greenport, NY.

Barbara is survived by her husband Albert; her sister Kathy Mitchell of Tannersville, N.Y.; her daughter, Carolyn Bligh, and her husband Jeannot of Simsbury, Conn.; her son, Rusty, and his wife Michele of South Carolina; and four grandchildren.

The family will receive visitors on Thursday, June 28, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Southhold, NY. Graveside services will follow at Sterling Cemetery in Greenport, officiated by the Rev. Dr. Peter J. Kelley.

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William H. Warner Jr. of Southold died June 23.  He was 52 years old.

He was born on May 30, 1966 in Southampton to Shirley Hansen and William H. Warner Sr.

Family members said he enjoyed the outdoors and music.

Predeceased by his parents, he is survived by his sisters, Donna (Ronny) Garcia of Riverhead and Colleen (Frank) Drobny of Southold; his uncle, Frederick Hansen Jr., of Southold; his nephews, Daniel Garcia and Matthew Drobny; his niece, Megan Drobny; and his companion, Pat Gross.

The family has chosen to remember his life privately.  Interment will be at Sacred Heart R.C. Cemetery in Cutchogue.

Memorial donations in William’s name to Association for Mental Health and Wellness, 939 Johnson Ave., Ronkonkoma, N.Y., 11779, www.mhaw.org would be appreciated.

DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home is assisting the family.

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Arthur N. Boulanger of Nassau Point, Cutchogue died suddenly at home  April 27, at the age of 71.  Lynn Z. Boulanger, his wife, died after a long illness at VNS Hospice in East Northport  June 24, at the age of 72.

Arthur was born in Queens on August 30, 1946, to Albert J. and Kathryn (Potochny) Boulanger and served in the U.S. Army for six years until his honorable discharge as a Captain.  A graduate of Queens College (CUNY), he had been an English teacher with Townsend-Harris High School.

Lynn was born in Queens on November 10, 1945, to Martin and Lucille Auerbach. A graduate of Queens College (CUNY), she had been a human resource manager with Banco Santander for seven years and JP Morgan for 22 years.

Art and Lynn were married on June 14, 1980, and made their home on Nassau Point in Cutchogue, where Lynn’s family had lived since 1962.

Left to mourn their passing is their son, Martin Ames Scott, and his wife, Keturah, of Cutchogue; two grandsons, Martin Harold and Wesley Ethan Scott; Art’s sister, Arlene Biondo; and Lynn’s cousins, Marjorie Auerbach, Andrew (Diane) Auerbach, Roy (Claudia) Auerbach and Gayle Sadlo.

Lynn was predeceased by a sister, Joanne, in 1978 and by cousins, Andrea Auerbach Spatz and Toby Halpern.

The family has chosen to remember their lives privately. 

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Pauline C Pharr, 72, died at home June 25, after a 19 month battle with leukemia. 

She leaves behind her husband of 51 years, Michael Pharr; two children, Simon Pharr and Charlotte Vishnyakov; her older brother, Joseph Hutnik, of LaGrangeville, N.Y.; and five grandchildren.

Born July 19, 1945, in Tarrytown, N.Y., she attended local schools, earned a bachelor’s degree from Brown University, and two master’s degrees from Columbia and Stony Brook University, hence her nickname MA-MA. 

For 25 years, Pauline and her husband worked together in the toy business.  She then went on to teach at Suffolk Community College, attaining the rank of Adjunct Associate Professor of English as a Second Language.

Pauline was an active member of St Patrick’s R.C. Church of Southold. She was proud of her garden. She was well known for braided rugs, hand-knitted socks, nature photography, Scrabble and punning skills.

The family will receive friends on Thursday, June 28, from 3 to 7 p.m. at  DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Southold. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, June 29,  at 10:00 a.m. at St. Patrick’s R.C. Church, officiated by Father John Barrett. The Rite of Committal will be private at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Tarrytown, N.Y.

In lieu of flowers, donations are requested to one’s favorite charity.

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Long time Greenport resident Ruth A. DeLong was called home by the Lord on June 18, 2018. She was 92. 

Born in Sunbury, Pa. in 1925, she graduated from high school and took a job in a hat factory.  During World War II she met her husband, Elwood DeLong.  Together they moved to Greenport, where he worked at Plum Island until retirement.  She lived on 6th St. for more than 50 years until 2014, when she moved to the San Diego area to live with her daughter.  While she was there, she was very active in her church and made many good friends there. 

Preceded in death by her husband and all eight of her siblings, she is survived by her daughters, Dorothy Felker (John) of Hollywood, Fla.; and Lois Hamersly (Mark) of Santee, Calif.

Interment was at Calverton National Cemetery.

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Jean B. Kart of Riverhead died June 25 at Peconic Bay Medical Center. She was 88.

The daughter of Paul Boergesson and Helen Crippen, she was born Dec. 15, 1929, in Newark, N.J.

She attended Southold High School and married Martin E. Kart in 1951.

Ms. Kart worked as a clerical worker for LILCO.

Predeceased by her husband, Martin, and brother, L. Fred Boergesson, she is survived by her sons, Richard  (Donna), David (Terry) and Gary (Irene); and her daughter Lynn Sutherland (Mark); nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

The family will receive visitors Thursday, June 28, from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m., and the funeral service will be Friday, June 29, at 11 a.m., at Tuthill-Mangano Funeral Home in Riverhead.  Interment will follow at Calverton National Cemetery.

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Voters in the 1st Congressional District chose Perry Gershon to be the Democratic candidate to face two-term incumbent Congressman Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley) at the polls in the midterm elections this November.

Mr. Gershon, 56, an East Hampton businessman who has worked in commercial real estate, won 35.5 percent of the vote in the five-person primary. He finished ahead of former Suffolk County Legislator Kate Browning, 58, of Shirley, who finished second with 30.26 percent of the votes.

Unofficial results from the Board of Elections showed Mr. Gershon with 7,226 votes and Ms. Browning with 6,159.

Mr. Gershon thanked the voters, the Democratic party and his opponents in a speech to his supporters gathered at campaign headquarters in Setauket.

“You fought a great race,” he said.

He said voters showed that they’re tired of what’s happening in Washington. More than 20,000 voters turned out, nearly double the total from the 2016 primary that pitted Anna Throne-Holst against Dave Calone.

“The voters want a change,” he said. “Our elected leaders are not responsive to what people are looking for. People want a new breed. And that’s what I stand for. That’s why I decided to run.”

He said the upcoming midterm election will be focused on the issues.

“We’re gonna fight it about healthcare,” he said. “We’re gonna fight it about protecting the environment and we’re gonna fight it about bringing good-paying manufacturing jobs to Suffolk County.”

The other candidates were former Brookhaven National Lab physicist Elaine DiMasi, 49, of Ronkonkoma; former New York City Council staffer David Pechefsky, 50, of Port Jefferson; and former Suffolk County legislator Vivian Viloria-Fisher, 70, of Setauket.

Ms. Viloria-Fisher received 16.28 percent of the votes, followed by Mr. Pechefsky with 11.91 percent and Ms. DiMasi was last with 5.93 percent.

Ms. Browning gathered with dozens of supporters at Painters in Brookhaven to watch the results. Shortly before 10 p.m., she stood on a chair to address those in attendance and thank everyone who contributed to her campaign.

“At the end of the day, we have one goal and that’s take out Lee Zeldin,” Mr. Browning said to a round of applause.

Ms. Browning expressed optimism over the large voter turnout.

“Democrats are energized to succeed in November,” she told reporters.

Kate Browning checks her phone at Painters in Brookhaven Tuesday night as the results came in showing Mr. Gershon would win. (Credit: Joe Werkmeister)

Ms. Browning was a Suffolk County legislator representing the 3rd district for 12 years until she termed out in 2017. She was born and raised in Belfast, Northern Ireland and moved to the United States in the 1980s with her husband, who served in the U.S. military. She went for an appeal to blue-collar voters, highlighting issues for working families along with her time as a bus driver for 18 years while her three children were in school.

Mr. Gershon, a married father of two, ran a private equity firm and was a commercial real estate lender until he decided to run for Congress. The Yale and UC Berkeley graduate is the son of two doctors

Mr. Gershon was the top fundraiser among the Democrats in his first run for office. As of June 6, the Federal Election Commission reported that he’d raised $2,110,371 and spent $1,660,210, ending with $450,161 cash on hand.

Ms. Browning raised the second-highest amount with $493,850, according to the FEC. She has $112,486 on hand.

Top photo caption: Perry Gershon celebrates his primary win Tuesday night. (Credit: Kelly Zegers)

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As his final shift neared its end last Wednesday afternoon, Detective Ned Grathwohl felt excited. He wasn’t nervous, he said, as he prepared to leave Southold Police Department headquarters for the final time.

Then it hit him.

“I walked outside and saw all my co-workers and the press and a drone flying and Mr. Softee,” he said. “It was kind of surreal and it kind of hit me at that point. I didn’t expect to feel the emotions I did when I walked out and saw everybody.”

Fellow police officers, friends and family members had gathered outside to greet Mr. Grathwohl for the ceremonial “walk-out,” sending him off into retirement after a 34-year career.

The 55-year-old detective began his career with the Southold department in January 1984, working part-time during the summers of 1984 and 1985 as a seasonal officer. He was hired full-time in April 1986 and served as a patrol officer for 12 years before his promotion to detective in May 1998.

“Det. Grathwohl has always been an asset both to this department and the town as a whole,” Southold Police Chief Martin Flatley said in an email. “Ned has served our department with distinction for over 32 years in his various roles and has always performed above and beyond what was asked of him. His personality lends itself to developing numerous relationships, both with other law enforcement officers and members of the community he serves. Ned was always capable of working with any other officer on just about any case. He will be missed by our department.”

Mr. Grathwohl, who grew up in Cutchogue and now lives in Mattituck with his wife and two children, said he’d originally planned an earlier retirement, but when the time came he realized he wasn’t quite ready to leave.

So he stayed on a little longer. That allowed him to continue his tradition of presenting PBA scholarships to local students, which he recently did for the 20th time.

His younger child, Macie, just graduated from high school land will head to the University of Alabama for college. His older child, Skyler, attends Norwich University in Vermont and he plans to spend his free time with his family, visiting his daughters at college.

And while he’s excited for more family time and free weekends, Mr. Grathwohl said he’ll miss the detective work.

He said some of his favorite parts of the job were the advancements in technology that changed over the years, opening new doors for detectives and allowing them to solve cases in new ways.

“It helped out with cases, with security systems,” he said. “There’s a bunch of cases I remember solving through DNA, whether it was a discarded cigarette or blood at a scene … No particular case [stands out], but certainly when you have a case that has some evidence the technologies made it more interesting and solvable.”

He said becoming a policeman has been a lifelong dream, and working in his hometown department made it even better. 

“I enjoyed the detective work the most, but besides actually solving cases, I enjoyed working with the people,” Mr. Grathwohl said. “I grew up here and was able to work in this town — I cannot say enough about how honored and pleased I was to do this.”

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Photo caption: Detective Ned Grathwohl shakes the hands of his fellow officers. (Nicole Smith photo) 

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Triangle Sea Sales, Greenport’s nautical and marine shop, will be closing after 46 years, and co-owner Elaine Henry calls the end of an era “bittersweet.”

Her husband, Joe, opened the store in 1972 on Atlantic Avenue, where the Triangle Yacht Club, once a boatyard owned by Mr. Henry and two partners, is located. The Henrys moved the shop to its current South Street location in May 1978.

“My husband was always into boating, and he was in the Navy,” Ms. Henry said. “He retired from the New York police department when he was only 47 or 48, and he wasn’t about to stop working. This was his hobby, as well as his business.”

For more tan four decades, Triangle Sea Sales has sold marine antiques, nautical gifts and decorations and parts and hardware for the restoration of old boats. Hidden behind the store is what the Henrys call “Shipwreck Alley,” sheds filled with one-of-a-kind vintage boat and ship parts, hardware and fishing gear.

The couple’s son, Joe Jr., said that over the years, the shop has been a place where boat enthusiasts can come for unique and hard-to-find parts.

“People that know boats, they know my dad, and they’ll come here and find the right part for their boats, which you can’t just get — you can’t just buy. You can’t just order these parts online,” he said.

Co-owner Elaine Henry stands behind the counter. (Erika Peters photo)

Ms. Henry, who is in her 80s, and her husband, who is 90, said the store has just become too much for them to handle. She hopes the business will be sold to a buyer interested in continuing to run it or at least that the contents will be sold so they can rent out the building.

“It would be nice, because I know people in the area and even visitors come back, maybe only once a year, but they come back every year while on vacation, and they will miss it if it’s not a nautical store anymore,” she said.

Over the years the Henrys have collected numerous marine antiques, such as portholes, anchors and telescopes. One item Ms. Henry says her husband never wanted to part with is a U.S. Coast Guard bell buoy from 1941, which she will auction off along with other antiques at the end of the season. Mr. Henry also used to make furniture and lamps by hand for the shop, and Ms. Henry says that over the years movies and television shows have come to the store for nautical props.

“My husband used to talk to people for hours here — he loved it,” she said. “In the winter we would travel throughout the United States, to antique shops and nautical places, to see if there was anything we could sell in our store.”

Ms. Henry expects the store to remain open through the Maritime Festival at the end of September.

“It’s been fun over the years, but it’s time,” she said.

Photo caption: Triangle Sea Sales in Greenport. (Erika Peters photo) 

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Mary Cassel, a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great grandmother, passed away, surrounded by her family, on June 18 at San Simeon by the Sound in Greenport, N.Y. She was 103. Mary was born on April 8, 1915, in Uniondale, Long Island, to Mary and Benjamin Ostrosky, first generation Polish immigrants. In 1935, Mary married William “Bill” Cassel, and they had three children together, Jean, James “Jim” and Joan, while residing in Southold, N.Y.

Upon moving to Patchogue in 1952, Mary and Bill established, owned and operated Cassel GMC Trucks, once the largest and oldest dealership on Long Island. Mary was a dynamic, tenacious businesswoman who worked hand in hand with her husband for over thirty years to build Cassel Trucks into a thriving family business known throughout the community. 

In addition to her business acumen, Mary was deeply committed to her family and religious faith. She always supported community efforts and charities, and made sure to help anyone in need of assistance. Mary enjoyed traveling with her husband, eventually moving to Florida, where she loved to tend to her garden. She was predeceased by her husband and moved back to Quogue and East Patchogue in 1995 to be closer to her family. Mary cherished the time she spent with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. They remember Babcha fondly for her homemade clam chowder and long walks by the pond.

Mary is survived by her three children, Jean More of East Moriches, Jim Cassel (Carol) of Southold, and Joan Cassel-Kelly (Neal) of Remsenburg; seven grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and one great great grandchild.

In celebration of her life, the family suggests contributions be sent to San Simeon by the Sound. In the memo, please state “For the Activity Department, in Honor of Mary Cassel”. A gift delivering joy to others. 

A private memorial mass will be held for family.

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Local business owners want patrons to shop locally this Saturday to help raise money for Lyme disease.

The East End Shop & Dine to End Lyme Disease event will be held Saturday, June 30, to help raise awareness and funds to combat Lyme.

Its three organizers, Jennifer Petrocelli, Elizabeth Rasor and Kinzey Fritz, all suffer from chronic neurological Lyme disease, so the event hits close to home. “The three of us hold [the event] very close to our hearts,” Ms. Petrocelli said. “There are so many people who have it and we want to build more awareness.”

Ms. Petrocelli owns the Preston House Hotel and Restaurant in Riverhead, which opened in February. She was diagnosed in August 2017.

“This past year has been really difficult, with opening the Preston House and Hotel, and managing Lyme,” she said.

The Global Lyme Alliance, a nonprofit dedicated to conquering Lyme and other tick-borne illnesses through research, education and awareness, is sponsoring the event.

Businesses on the North and South forks are participating either by donating a certain percentage of their profits for the day to the Global Lyme Alliance, or by donating a lump sum. North Fork participants include The Preston House, Lucharitos, Goodfood, Sang Lee Farms, Raphael Vineyard, Love Lane Kitchen, Crazy Beans, Mattitaco, Case’s Place, Summer Girl and Taste the East End Boutique.

A major reason the three teamed up to put on this event is because testing is inaccurate and Lyme disease is often misdiagnosed as multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome and even Alzheimer’s disease and ALS. Ms. Petrocelli also said the treatment of Lyme disease is often not covered by health insurance.

She added that she wants to see this event grow every year. Global Lyme Alliance galas take place in Manhattan every year, but she hopes to eventually bring one out to the East End.

“This is just the beginning for us,” Ms. Petrocelli said.

Any businesses that would like to participate in the event can email eastendgla@gmail.com. Additional donations can be made at https://fundraise.globallymealliance.org/eastendgla.

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Photo caption: Lucharitos is on of the restaurants participating in the event. (Suffolk Times, file photo)

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