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Dan Rattiner's Stories
Predators Mid-Pounce: 1,500 Stuffed Animal Statues Will Appear in the Hamptons
The incidence of tick-borne disease has risen dramatically in recent years on the East End. The cause is more ticks…
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Not So Fast: America’s Supercomputer Takes the Lead Back From China
It’s been a busy week for news. First, scientists said life once existed on Mars. Their Mars rover has dug…
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Tiger’s Bad Day: From Breakfast on the Yacht to the Trip Back, It Didn’t Work Well
On the first day of the U.S. Open last Thursday, Tiger Woods woke up in the morning and looked out…
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The Hamptons Subway
Hamptons Subway Newsletter: Week of June 14–21, 2018
Week of June 14–21, 2018 Riders this past week: 28,511 Rider miles this past week: 162,831 DOWN IN THE TUBE…
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Hamptons Boat-ique Yacht Runs Aground in Sag Harbor
Emergency personnel responded to the scene after a large luxury yacht ran aground off Barcelona Neck in Sag Harbor last…
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Not So Fast: Accurate To-the-Minute Weather Reporting Hits a Bump in the Road
Do you get the same messages on your phone about the weather that I do? I get them almost daily.…
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Mecox Battle: Ribbon Cutting Announces Tiny Beachfront Town Park
One of my favorite memories from long ago in the Hamptons was the time that one of the Halsey boys…
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John Shippen Turned the 1896 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Upside Down
The Shinnecock Hills Golf Club was founded by some of the wealthiest tycoons in America in 1891. In the club’s…
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The Hamptons Subway
Hamptons Subway Newsletter: Week of June 6–June 12, 2018
Week of June 6–June 12, 2018 Riders this past week: 42,811 Rider miles this past week: 162,923 DOWN IN THE…
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Hamptons ‘Leaf Law’ Goes into Effect, Draws Protests
Hamptons homeowners are advised that starting this week, with the so-called “leaf law” going into effect, ridding your lawn of…
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Faking Out Fake News: Russia’s Fancy Bear and the FBI Router Request
I was reading the news on my phone when I came upon, down at the bottom, the series of compelling…
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Agog Over Google, Surveillance and Project Maven
Employees are quitting. Techies are refusing to tech. Hundreds of employees are protesting. More than 3,000 of them signed a…
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Hole in the Head: The Remarkable Transformation of Karl Grossman
There’s a certain bond that develops among longtime columnists on the East End, particularly with those doing it for a…
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Wind Farm Fake News? Opposition Truth and Lies Hard to Separate
A few weeks ago, I wrote an article in support of the planned wind farm out in the Atlantic Ocean…
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Remembering Ben and Bonnie Krupinski After Fatal Air Tragedy
As of this writing, investigators are still trying to determine what caused the twin engine Piper Navajo aircraft to fall…
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Melania Trump Resurfaces Aboard Hamptons Police Submarine
First Lady Melania Trump has finally reappeared and she’s in Hamptons waters! The First Lady, who hadn’t shown her face…
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Dig We Must: If You Can’t Lower Sea Melt, Dig Down to Lower Sea Melt
I have no idea how to solve global warming. But I do think I have a solution for the rising…
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The Hamptons Subway
Hamptons Subway Newsletter: Week of May 31–June 5, 2018
Week of May 31–June 5, 2018 Riders this past week: 31,945 Rider miles this past week: 153,923 DOWN IN THE…
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Kitty-Cat Discus Event Causes Discussion and Disgust in Napeague
A village council meeting at the village hall in Napeague became the scene of noisy disruption as a large group…
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U.S. Open Treating Shinnecocks Poorly This Time Around
The U.S. Open seems to be really messing up their longtime relationship with the Shinnecock Indian Nation. It’s too bad.…
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Staying Focused: The Chi of Baseball and the Struggles of Mets Pitcher Steven Matz
I’ve been following the career of Steven Matz closely. Matz is now 27, a talented starting pitcher with a great…
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Rough Riders at Play in Montauk: ‘The Sun’ Recounts Roosevelt’s Visit
Ater the Spanish-American War ended with the American victory in Cuba, the entire U.S. Army of more than 20,000 men…
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Down the Rabbit Hole: How Sag Harbor’s New Park Site Was “Discovered”
Ten years ago, somebody told me that if you walked west from Long Wharf along the shoreline of Sag Harbor’s…
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The Hamptons Subway
Hamptons Subway Newsletter: Week of May 24–30, 2018
Week of May 24–30, 2018 Riders this past week: 26,314 Rider miles this past week: 122,807 DOWN IN THE TUBE…
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Police Blotter
Hamptons Drone Hawks Graduate to Jewel Thievery
In recent months, the Hamptons Police have received sporadic calls from people reporting that sandwiches or other foodstuffs have been…
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Climbing Mount Misery: World’s Tallest Mountain Is Unconquered No More
March 27, 2018 Charlotte, Scott and I arrived in Sag Harbor at 4 p.m. yesterday and spent our last night…
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Bridgehampton’s Crosswalk Stays on 24 Hours a Day Awaiting Pedestrians
Some day, aliens from outer space are going to stumble upon the elaborate contraptions that humans now have in place…
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First: The Hamptons Is First in Many Things, but What Has It Gotten Us?
The Hamptons is first in the eyes of everybody. We’re first for beaches, first for the oldest lighthouse, first for…
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Springs School’s Eighth Grade Beach Day Tradition Ends
Springs School has canceled Beach Day. A friend of mine with a daughter in the eighth grade told me about…
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How to Solve the Hamptons Housing Crisis and Empty Stores
When you drive around the Hamptons, you see a lot of empty stores. It’s the Amazon effect. Water Mill is…
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