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The Hamptons Subway
Hamptons Subway Newsletter: Week of February 14–20, 2019
Week of February 14–20, 2019 Riders this past week: 33,412 Rider miles this past week: 99,999 DOWN IN THE TUBE…
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Police Blotter
Hamptons Police May Stop Accepting Cash to Not Release Mugshots
A state-level proposal to prohibit the release of arrest records and mugshots is causing serious concern within the Hamptons Police…
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Dan Rattiner's Stories
Celebrate: Quotes from Our Best Presidents and Others Greats
“When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary…Uh. Uh oh. It’s gone.” —Thomas Jefferson “Four score and seven years…
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Police Blotter
Hamptons Police Ticket Couple for Missing Super Bowl and State of the Union
A Noyac couple admitted to Hamptons Police officers last Wednesday that they failed to watch either the Super Bowl or…
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Dan Rattiner's Stories
Blackface Again: Ralph Northam, Mark Herring, Gucci and Others
It’s been two weeks since The Virginian-Pilot published a photo that showed a young man in blackface standing next to…
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Donald vs. Teddy: Dan Responds to Reader Who Thinks Trump Compares to Roosevelt
What follows is an editorial submitted by a reader. I thought it worth running, even though I don’t agree with…
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1859: When Locals Met with Shinnecocks to Rearrange an Agreement
In 1859, a group of Southampton businessmen and farmers formed a group called the Proprietors of the Trustees of the…
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Oysterland: The East End Is Famous for Its Oysters Again
All summer, we see the summer people jogging along our roads and lifting weights in our gyms. Behind their hedges,…
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The Hamptons Subway
Hamptons Subway Newsletter: Week of February 8–14, 2019
Week of February 8–14, 2019 Riders this past week: 23,812 Rider miles this past week: 95,622 DOWN IN THE TUBE…
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Police Blotter
Protests Erupt Over Hamptons Gas-Powered Leaf Blower Ban
Loud angry protests erupted at a Wednesday night meeting of the Hamptons Planning Board, as landscapers reacted strongly against a…
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Police Blotter
Hamptons Police Issue Polar Vortex Warning to Banjo Players
As the Hamptons experienced single-digit temperatures due to the polar vortex last week, the Hamptons Police Department issued an urgent…
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Dan Rattiner's Stories
Pop-Up McMansion: Here Today and, with the Push of a Remote, Gone Tomorrow
Barnaby Zack looks like anybody else you might meet at a party in the Hamptons. Late 40s, tall, black hair,…
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Full Speed Ahead: Projects to End the Trade Parade & Create Affordable Housing
Local governments throughout the Hamptons have been busier than I have ever seen, trying to find ways to create affordable…
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Be Bad: A Blizzard of Things You Can Do to Disobey Hamptons Laws
East Hampton Town is considering banning or greatly restricting the use of helium balloons in that town. After all, such…
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The Hamptons Subway
Hamptons Subway Newsletter: Week of February 1–7, 2019
Week of February 1–7, 2019 Riders this past week: 19,734 Rider miles this past week: 68,566 DOWN IN THE TUBE…
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Police Blotter
Hamptons Inmates Released Due to Lack of Funds
The Hamptons Police Department was forced last week to furlough all 350 inmates housed at its correctional facility in North…
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Dan Rattiner's Stories
Devon Lawsuit Settled: We Must Get Along About Oceans and Bays
One year ago, the Devon Yacht Club filed a lawsuit against Suffolk County about oyster farming activity in Gardiners Bay.…
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Walls Around the World: Most Mixed Walls, Mountains, Rivers and Fences
Since the folks currently guarding our southern border with Mexico have been asked how they can best spend the $6…
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Hamptons Dogs: Beloved Bee Bee Who Helped Deliver Mail & Other Tales
The first time I had a dog in the Hamptons was in the 1960s. On the first day, I taught…
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The Hamptons Subway
Hamptons Subway Newsletter: Week of January 25–31, 2019
Week of January 25–31, 2019 Riders this past week: 24,913 Rider miles this past week: 76,822 DOWN IN THE TUBE…
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Police Blotter
Hamptons Police Reduce Enforcement Hours and Fight Smaller Crimes
Citing the small number of police remaining on their force, the Hamptons Police Department is notifying residents that the hours…
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Dan Rattiner's Stories
Hamptons Suburbia Museum Offers Something New in Southampton
Sag Harbor, East Hampton and Southampton keep all the old historic homes and windmills from days gone by carefully maintained…
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Police Blotter
Hamptons Locals Flee En Masse as Dust Descends
Entire swathes of the East End became ghost towns last week as wind whipped up clouds of dust from dry…
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Dan Rattiner's Stories
President of Long Island? Settler Asked King Charles II to Grant Him the Title
This is the true story of a man in colonial times who, after meeting with the representatives of all the…
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Hampton Cove? Let’s Not Allow Any Place Call Itself a “Hampton”
I think the Hamptons should consider passing a law that would prevent any other community on the East End from…
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My Party: East Hampton Town Knew About It & Must Take Blame for Trash
Trash was picked up throughout the Hamptons during the last week of 2018, and it was so bad that the…
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Police Blotter
Hamptons Officials Seek Roomba Donations to Abate Amagansett Dust
The Hamptons Municipal Board is asking citizens to donate as many robot vacuum cleaners, like the popular Roomba, to help…
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The Hamptons Subway
Hamptons Subway Newsletter: Week of January 18–24, 2019
Week of January 18–24, 2019 Riders this past week: 33,333 Rider miles this past week: 88,888 DOWN IN THE TUBE…
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Police Blotter
Hamptons Park Chickadees Refuse Seeds During Government Shutdown
The Hamptons Police Department’s Animal Control force was called into action over the weekend as police began receiving reports of…
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Dan Rattiner's Stories
Montauk Museum Repairs: Second & Third House, Teddy Roosevelt Park?
We all know what a “teardown” is. It is an old house, usually quite small and well worn, that has…
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