Community Corner
East End Notebook: Facebook Page Voices Summer Frustrations
Also this week, a turkey known around Water Mill was found with its feet bound, while North Forkers took to town hall to voice their frustrations with one winery.
Businesses, Town Pull Together to 'Rebuild Athens'
The community continues to pull together to help the Athens Grill rebuild after Friday's devastating fire.
A fundraiser, "Rebuild Athens," has been scheduled for Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. at The Riverhead Project.
The theme, said Riverhead Project owner Dennis McDermott, is "neighbors coming together."
WESTHAMPTON-HAMPTON BAYS
Family-Run Farm Sprouts in Hampton Bays
A new family-run farm is growing roots in Hampton Bays.
The organic farm, called Sweet Woodland Farm, opened this summer, selling selling fresh eggs from their 12 chickens, heirloom vegetable plants from their organic garden, and handmade wood items, such as bowls that are crafted by Mike Stephens, a cabinet-maker by trade.
NORTH FORK
Vineyard 48 Owner Grilled, Residents Outraged
Vineyard 48 owner Matthew Mets was grilled by the Southold planning board Monday night over his controversial winery, which has sparked community outrage among residents complaining about noise, traffic, parking and "sex acts" in the vines.
Planning board chairman Donald Wilcenski told Mets and his attorney Patricia Moore that there were a series of questions they wanted to ask about the proposed amended site plan, which includes a proposed expanded parking lot, with 100 spaces, and an outdoor pole barn pavilion.
SOUTHAMPTON
Water Mill's Resident Turkey Found With Legs Bound by Tape
The turkey that took up residence on the Water Mill Green a couple months ago was found struggling with its feet bound together by blue painter's tape on Tuesday morning.
The famous wild turkey did not suffer any life-threatening injuries, but it was taken to the Evelyn Alexander Wildlife Rescue Center in Hampton Bays and will soon be relocated to a new home.
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"One of our volunteers went and got him and we took the tape off," said Jojo Caverly, a veterinary technician and wildlife rehabilitator.
EAST HAMPTON
Locals Take Frustrations to Facebook for a Laugh
We've all been there — That wildly frustrating moment on line next to an impatient customer. That encounter over a parking space that leaves you shaking your head, wondering, "How many more days until Labor Day?"
The all-too-familiar feelings were what Springs native James Cuomo tapped into when he created a Facebook group aptly called: D--che Spotter. The group, which started at the end of last summer, took an entire off-season to catch on. Then, Memorial Day 2013 hit, and local Facebook users, tired of bad drivers and the way hipsters dress, among other aggravations that comes with summer in the Hamptons, took to the page in force to share their grievances — with photos so fellow readers get a complete picture.
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