🌱 East Hampton Daily: LI Fisherman Charged + Sam's Best Pizza

Good day, people of East Hampton! Diane Witek here with a fresh copy of the East Hampton Daily.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and cold. High: 29, low: 28.

Here are the top stories in East Hampton today:

1. "Christopher Winkler, 61, of Montauk, was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, to obstruct the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration through the falsification of fishing logs, and to unlawfully frustrate NOAA's efforts at regulating federal fisheries," the United States Department of Justice said. "A superseding indictment alleged that between May 2014 and February 2017, Winkler, as captain of the F/V New Age, went on at least 220 fishing trips where he caught fluke or black sea bass in excess of applicable trip limits," the DOJ said. According to court filings, the overages of fish included at least 200,000 lbs. of fluke; the overall over-quota fish, of all species, was valued at least at $850,000 wholesale, the DOJ said. (East Hampton Patch)
2. Did you know that you have the best pizza in the country, right in East Hampton? Bravo’s Andy Cohen invited East Hampton's Sam's Pizza owner, Graham Quinn, onto his hit show "Watch What Happens Live" and told him Sam's Pizza was his “absolute number-one favorite pizza in the country.” During the after show, Quinn packed up the pizzas for Cohen to bring home, along with an extra gift — a Sam’s T-shirt. “This is why I love having my own show,” Cohen quipped. (Dan's Papers)
3. WorldAtlas.com names Montauk as 1 of 10 "Cutest Small Towns In New York." Montauk, Long Island's "End," a magical place. According to the post, Montauk is known for its "dramatic ocean cliff views," the Montauk Lighthouse and Ditch Plains, as well as surfers, food trucks, music, and Camp Hero — the former military base that inspired the Netflix hit "Stranger Things." According to WorldAtlas.com it's a place that "leaves a mark of pure adoration in the hearts of those lucky to feel their glowing auras in life." (East Hampton Patch)

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Today in East Hampton:

• Young Adult Winter Reading Challenge. (All Day)
• Dual Language Parent Night at 6 p.m. (All Day)
• Chair Yoga with Kate Alesio — East Hampton Library. (11 a.m.)
• Community Service: Battle of the Books Meeting. (3:30 p.m.)
• Marshmallow Letters — East Hampton Library. (4 p.m.)
• Chess Club — East Hampton Library. (4 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• East Hampton Ambulance: "Meet Eugene DePasquale, our newest member sworn in last night. Eugene has been an EMT for many years. He joins the EH Ambulance team of volunteers 'to help residents and visitors in their time of need.'" (Instagram)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Settlers Landing: "Looking for a reliable cleaning lady to clean a 1,500 square foot house that doesn’t charge an arm and a leg! The house is kept very clean and rented in the summer. The tenant wants a weekly cleaning Memorial Day through Oct. 31." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Lincon Ave: "Home Health Aide. Does anyone have an HHA certificate or perhaps know a trained home health aide available 15 -18 hours a week for personal care of bed-bound Parkinson's patient? Thank you." (Nextdoor)

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— Diane Witek

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