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The 2020 Election Could Have Foreign Hackers on Both Sides
New York State, for the first time, had early voting for those who could not be available on the most…
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The Hamptons Subway
Hamptons Subway Newsletter: Week of November 8–14, 2019
Week of November 8–14, 2019 Riders this past week: 14,812 Rider miles this past week: 53,902 DOWN IN THE TUBE…
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The Hamptonz: What’s in a Name? – Trademark Monkey Returns
The Trademark Monkey has struck in Hampton Bays. The subject this time is Salvatore Biundo, who owns what until recently…
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Too Crowded? If There’s Not Enough Hamptons, Let’s Create Another One
Let’s face it. The number of people who came out to visit the villages in the Hamptons this past summer…
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Ludicrous Speed: IBM Computer Breakthrough, Sycamore vs. Google
Google announced a few weeks ago a huge breakthrough in computing. Their scientists have created a computer that can solve…
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Hamptons Subway Newsletter: Week of November 1–7, 2019
Week of November 1–7, 2019 Riders this past week: 27,412 Rider miles this past week: 88,514 DOWN IN THE TUBE…
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Little Hamptons Stories: Empty Storefronts, Wainscott Chapel and More
Here, Dan offers a trio of little, Hamptons-related stories pulled from recent headlines. MURALS FOR MAIN STREET There are many…
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Who? Columbus, Italians and Indigenous Peoples Day
In 2016, the students at the Southampton High School petitioned the school board to change the name of Columbus Day…
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Riding the Hampton Jitney to See the Jets Get Crushed at MetLife Stadium
My son Adam and I took the Hampton Jitney excursion coach from Southampton to MetLife Stadium in the Meadowlands to…
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Monster Watch: College Students Await the Creature at Long Pond
The five students from New Jersey’s Shelton College camping in the woods by Long Pond in Bridgehampton for the last…
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The Hamptons Subway
Hamptons Subway Newsletter: Week of October 25–31, 2019
Week of October 25–31, 2019 Riders this past week: 25,813 Rider miles this past week: 96,512 DOWN IN THE TUBE…
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Gardiners: The Family Fight to Control the Largest Waterfront Parcel in the Hamptons
One of the three major participants in the battle for ownership of the largest piece of undeveloped oceanfront real estate…
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HIFF: Planning What Movies to See Was a Kind of Military Operation
The Hamptons International Film Festival lasted from Thursday, October 10 to Monday evening, October 15, when the last of the…
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The Hamptons Subway
Hamptons Subway Newsletter: Week of October 17–24, 2019
Week of October 17–24, 2019 Riders this past week: 27,411 Rider miles this past week: 117,893 DOWN IN THE TUBE…
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Garbage: How Dan Stopped Illegal Dumper by Publishing the Man’s Tax Return
A man named Anthony Grazio of Smithtown was sentenced to prison last week for messing with waste in this county…
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Driving Grandma: A Trip from NYC to Montauk 60 Years Ago in a Convertible Car
In 1958, when I was 18 years old, my mom and dad asked if I would drive my grandma out…
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Big Lift: Huge Cranes Raise EH Railroad Trestle Three Feet This Week
As many of you know, East Hampton is undergoing a $10 million construction project to raise a railroad trestle three…
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The Hamptons Subway
Hamptons Subway Newsletter: Week of October 10–16, 2019
Week of October 10–16, 2019 Riders this past week: 31,298 Rider miles this past week: 106,893 DOWN IN THE TUBE…
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Little Hamptons Stories: Heliport, April Gornik, Leaf Blower Ban and More
There are lots of little stories in the news this fall. *** The Village of East Hampton voted to stop…
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Statue Talk: Lobster Dan & Liberty Dan, Four Miles Apart, Email Back and Forth
Liberty Dan: Hi there, Lobster Dan! Thought I’d write you. Lobster Dan: I’ve heard about you. I’m told you’re on…
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The Hamptons Subway
Hamptons Subway Newsletter: Week of October 3–9, 2019
Week of October 3–9, 2019 Riders this past week: 34,813 Rider miles this past week: 122,812 DOWN IN THE TUBE…
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Evil Mantis: Invasive Species Kills & Eats Hamptons Praying Mantis
We share the fabulous Hamptons with many other sorts of creatures. Some we have decided are deserving of protection. A…
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Founded When? Date Trouble with Kite Fly, Hampton Classic, Schiavoni’s and Maybe HIFF
It began this summer, two weeks before the Dan’s Papers Kite Fly, when an ad appeared in Dan’s Papers for…
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Magic: When a Person Makes $1 Billion, a Gong Should Sound & That’s That
There’s something magical about a person’s having a billion dollars. It’s like when you get to a billion, you don’t…
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The Hamptons Subway
Hamptons Subway Newsletter: Week of September 26–October 2, 2019
Week of September 26–October 2, 2019 Riders this past week: 37,514 Rider miles this past week: 122,812 DOWN IN THE…
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Peters Pond Gone: Sagaponack Pond Is Slurped Up by the Ocean
Peters Pond Lane is a rutted dirt road that runs south for a quarter-mile from Daniels Lane in Sagaponack down…
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Cars, Art & Food: Bob Rubin’s Private Party at The Bridge Golf Course
If you don’t know about Bob Rubin’s private party last Saturday in Bridgehampton, it’s probably because you weren’t invited. He…
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NY State Chooses New License Plate with the Montauk Lighthouse
New York State has chosen the design of the new license plates you will soon have to put onto your…
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The Hamptons Subway
Hamptons Subway Newsletter: Week of September 18–24, 2019
Week of September 18–24, 2019 Riders this past week: 41,325 Rider miles this past week: 143,032 DOWN IN THE TUBE…
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Autumn in the Hamptons: Key Events from 1665–1992
The peacefulness of autumn in the Hamptons allows for the reflection of the summer just past. Traffic returns to normal,…
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