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About 60 people took shelter at the Montauk Playhouse Community Center Saturday night, according to Christine Schnell, one of many volunteers from the Montauk Fire Department’s Ladies Auxiliary, which ran the operation. At about noon on Sunday, people who stayed overnight had mostly left, except for about 10 who were signing out and waiting for rides.
On Saturday, Joyce Marino and Tricia Cusimano, two auxiliary volunteers, had gone out shopping for food, and an unidentified man donated more provisions, like hot dogs, pickles, and potato and macaroni salad. Fortunately, Ms. Cusimano said Saturday, among the auxiliary members were two, Barbara Grimes and Phyllis Morgano, who are trained in running a shelter.
“Do you know where the Montauk Manor is?” one waylaid visitor asked Saturday afternoon. About 20 people came in to inspect... more
On Saturday, Joyce Marino and Tricia Cusimano, two auxiliary volunteers, had gone out shopping for food, and an unidentified man donated more provisions, like hot dogs, pickles, and potato and macaroni salad. Fortunately, Ms. Cusimano said Saturday, among the auxiliary members were two, Barbara Grimes and Phyllis Morgano, who are trained in running a shelter.
“Do you know where the Montauk Manor is?” one waylaid visitor asked Saturday afternoon. About 20 people came in to inspect... more
