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Dan Rattiner's Stories
Hamptons Subway Newsletter: Week of December 4–10, 2019
Week of December 4–10, 2019 Riders this past week: 36,291 Rider miles this past week: 93,895 DOWN IN THE TUBE…
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Police Blotter
Hamptons Police Department Earns Special Dan’s Best of the Best Award
The Hamptons Police Department was awarded special Dan’s Best of the Best 2019 “Vibranium” distinction in the South Fork Police…
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Black Friday Battle Didn’t Happen for Hamptons Police
Following the Hampton Police Department’s call to action in the War on Black Friday last week, hundreds of curmudgeonly volunteers…
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The Hamptons Subway
Hamptons Subway Newsletter: Week of November 28–December 4, 2019
Week of November 28–December 4, 2019 Riders this past week: 31,141 Rider miles this past week: 89,832 DOWN IN THE…
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Bottomless Ocean Society Sinks to New Low – Requests HPD Submarine
Hamptons Police refused a request from Montauk’s chapter of the Bottomless Ocean Society (BOS)—a group that insists the ocean has…
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Moby Duck: Herman Melville’s Followup Book in 19th Century Sag Harbor
Call me Ishmael. I am the best harpooner in this scruffy town of Sag Harbor. I wear a red bandanna…
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Cellphone Weirdness: Messages, Notifications and Whooping Sounds
Do you get weird notifications on your cellphone? I do. Last week, I got a message reading, “RAIN ALERT. A…
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Hamptons Police Department Remains Neutral in War on Christmas
The Hamptons Police Department released a statement this week clarifying, in no uncertain terms, that they will remain neutral in…
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Voting Advice: Gruber Uses Cantwell’s Number in EH Election Robocalls
A few days before Election Day, voters in East Hampton received calls and heard the voice of one of the…
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The Hamptons Subway
Hamptons Subway Newsletter: Week of November 21–27, 2019
Week of November 21–27, 2019 Riders this past week: 21,833 Rider miles this past week: 56,912 DOWN IN THE TUBE…
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Hamptons Police Dept. Blows Up Internet with New Social Media Strategy
The Hamptons Police Department is getting mixed reviews on new Public Relations Director Rex Gallant’s initiative to “expand the Department’s…
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Mile-a-Minute Murphy: Cyclist Attempted to Keep Up with LIRR Locomotive
This is the story of Mile-a-Minute Murphy. It’s a remarkable tale. And it happened on Long Island. Around 1890, Charles…
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Sag Harbor School Computers Hacked by Unknown Computer Experts
Kids at Sag Harbor’s Pierson High School who have bad grades might have gotten a lot to cheer about last…
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Oops: North Sea Recycling Center Recovers Resident’s Important Papers
Ron Fisher, the owner of Fisher Signs & Shirts on County Road 39, had sold his house in Flanders and…
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The Hamptons Subway
Hamptons Subway Newsletter: Week of November 14–20, 2019
Week of November 14–20, 2019 Riders this past week: 19,822 Rider miles this past week: 53,902 DOWN IN THE TUBE…
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Montauk Surfer Sentenced for Causing White Shark’s Death During Attack
After an extended trial in Hamptons Municipal Court, Montauk big wave surfer Finn Squalocibo was sentenced to a year in…
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Major League Baseball’s Umpire Calls May Be Decided by Robots
It was inevitable that it would happen. Major League Baseball this summer had robot umpires call balls and strikes in…
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Self-Driving Cars: Has Anyone Thought This Through? I’m Not So Sure About It
I’ve been giving a lot of thought lately to a time coming up pretty soon where we will have driverless…
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Conscience Point: Shinnecock Documentary Will Be Shown on PBS
A documentary film about the Shinnecock Indian Nation, five years in the making and first shown at the Hamptons International…
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Local Whistleblower Goes Unheard in Leaf Blower Din
According to a recent complaint filed with the Hampton Police Department, a Sag Harbor man bravely stepped up to blow…
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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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Captain Kidd Treasure Hunters Nabbed off Gardiners Island
The Hamptons Police Department Submarine Unit, Jaws VIII, thwarted what appears to have been an illegal, unsanctioned effort to find…
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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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Hero Cop Rex Gallant Steps into Hamptons Police Department PR Role
Hamptons Police Department spokesman Larry Hirsch celebrates his last day on the job this week, officially handed over the PR…
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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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Hamptons Municipal Board Declares Swimming Pools ‘Wetlands’
Hamptons Police Department officers were called to break up a protest at Hamptons Municipal Hall on Wednesday following the Municipal…
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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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