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Weird News: Two Statue Mysteries Solved

Some stories are downright strange. Here's our wrap-up from around Northern Suffolk and the East End.

As a local news organization, Patch covers stories of all kinds, from heartbreaking tragedies to inspiring tales of community brotherhood. But some stories are just plain weird. Here are some of the stranger headlines from the past seven days.

That's My Bust

East Hampton Library officials finally know the origins of a mysterious statue that was left at the construction site in early May.

Dennis Fabiszak, the library director, said the mystery was solved this week and the head is that of Lorraine DellaPenna. Her husband, Nick, made the sculpture about 10 years ago for Janice Tooman, a good friend of Lorraine's who lives in Sag Harbor. 

The couple, who are still alive, used to live in Babylon, but moved to Woodstock 20 years ago.

So how did the sculpture end up at the library? 

"Our framing company is also doing work on Mrs. Tooman's home," Fabsizak said. "One of the construction workers was afraid the sculpture would be damaged on her property during the construction so he put the head in his the work truck. One of the other workers took the head out of the truck at the library so he could get some tools and stuck it on the fountain. Since that day he has not been back to the library and didn't know that we were trying to figure out where it came from," he said. 

It Was Dirty

It looks like the case of the missing rotary plaque has been solved.

A Smithtown plaque reported to be missing was actually being cleaned and repaired by town workers.

The Smithtown Rotary Club reported the plaque missing last week with Suffolk County police. The wheel shaped plaque, which is placed on the corner of Lawrence Road and Main Street was actually in the hands of the town's Parks Department.


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