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The Hamptons Subway
Hamptons Subway Newsletter: Week of June 20–26, 2019
Week of June 20–26, 2019 Riders this past week: 49,988 Rider miles this past week: 178,412 DOWN IN THE TUBE…
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Police Blotter
Southampton Billionaire Hatches Plover-the-Top Scheme
The Hamptons Police Department and agents from the East End Fish & Wildlife Protectorate (EEFWP) arrested a wealthy summer homeowner…
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Dan Rattiner's Stories
Thomas Harris: ‘The Silence of the Lambs’ Author Has Summered in Sag Harbor for Years
Thomas Harris, the author of The Silence of the Lambs and creator of the Hannibal Lecter character, is a summer…
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Dan Rattiner's Stories
Under the Gun: Three of the Four Presidents Who Faced Impeachment Had Hamptons Ties
At this moment, talk of impeachment is in the air. Since the country began, only four presidents have faced calls…
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The Hamptons Subway
Hamptons Subway Newsletter: Week of June 13–19, 2019
Week of June 13–19, 2019 Riders this past week: 46,712 Rider miles this past week: 168,555 DOWN IN THE TUBE…
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Police Blotter
Protestors Put Brakes on Police Parking Structure in Napeague Wetlands
Construction of a planned five-story Hamptons Police Department impound facility and parking ramp began on a wide swath of Napeague…
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Police Blotter
Hamptons Officials Announce New Gamut in Shinnecock Billboard Battle
The Hamptons Municipal Board announced plans this week to build a 120-foot billboard adjacent to the much-contested 61-foot Shinnecock billboard…
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Dan Rattiner's Stories
The House: The Not So Boring History of Housing in the Hamptons
On the day the settlers arrived on the East End in the 1600s, they were told how to build homes…
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Dan Rattiner's Stories
Thank You, Ina Garten: How to Keep Your Dog Happy, Eager and Eating Well
This is our little dog. It’s a she. Polite. Dainty. The Emily Post of good manners and proper decorum. She’s…
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Dan Rattiner's Stories
Spring Springs Just in Time: It Took a While, But the Season Is Finally Here
I love the changing of the seasons here. In winter, the birds go south and certain creatures hibernate. No bugs…
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Replacing Steel Railings with Wood in Sag Harbor Was a Bad Idea
After much lobbying, the citizens of Sag Harbor were able to get the Sag Harbor Village Board to remove the…
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The Hamptons Subway
Hamptons Subway Newsletter: Week of June 6–12, 2019
Week of June 6–12, 2019 Riders this past week: 46,712 Rider miles this past week: 168,555 DOWN IN THE TUBE…
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Police Blotter
Conspiracy? Dongan Patent Stolen In Daring Heist
Hamptons Police Department detectives are reporting that the original Dongan Patent—a 1686 document giving the public access to local waterways…
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Dan Rattiner's Stories
East Hampton May Ban Hunting for One Day a Week
An organization called the East Hampton Group for Wildlife has proposed that the Town of East Hampton set aside one…
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Dan Rattiner's Stories
On the Hour? Sag Harbor Methodist Church’s Bell Rings Again
April Gornik and her husband, Eric Fischl, who are renovating the former Sag Harbor Methodist Church to turn it into…
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Dan Rattiner's Stories
A Memory: When Sag Harbor Kidnapped the Neon Sign on Main Street
Everyone who cares about the big red-and-blue Art Deco neon letters that say SAG HARBOR over the cinema entrance on…
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Dan Rattiner's Stories
Do the Moby Dick: Chase the White Whale at Sag Harbor’s Marathon Reading
This year, as happens every year, there is a marathon reading of Herman Melville’s Moby Dick in Sag Harbor. Many…
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The Hamptons Subway
Hamptons Subway Newsletter: Week of May 28–June 3, 2019
Week of May 28–June 3, 2019 Riders this past week: 57,412 Rider miles this past week: 196,814 DOWN IN THE…
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Police Blotter
Sub-Standard Start? Hamptons Police Submarine Makes No Arrests Over Memorial Day Weekend
The Hamptons Police Virginia-class nuclear submarine concluded its first official weekend on duty Monday evening with mixed results. While Captain…
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Police Blotter
Protestors Say Sag Harbor Cinema Sign ‘Too Futuristic’ for Historic Village
Hamptons Police Department officers were called to Main Street in Sag Harbor last weekend after members of Ye Olde Sag…
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Dan Rattiner's Stories
Don’t Get Bit: A Conversation in a Bridgehampton Bar Last Friday Night
I was having a couple of beers at the bar in a Bridgehampton restaurant the other night and we got…
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Dan Rattiner's Stories
Mixed Messages: Two Big Bright Signs Are Lit in Sag Harbor & Hampton Bays
Two very large, brightly lit electric signs appeared in the Hamptons over Memorial Day weekend. One of them, the red-and-blue…
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Dan Rattiner's Stories
Hamptons Subway Newsletter: Week of May 22–27 2019
Week of May 22–27 2019 Riders this past week: 38,898 Rider miles this past week: 112,812 DOWN IN THE TUBE…
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Police Blotter
Coimbra Solution Offers Big Payoff for Vintage Oil Collectors
Would you pay for vintage World War II era oil? Following the recent discovery of oil leaking from the sunken…
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Dan Rattiner's Stories
Early Summer Messes: Speonk Train Wreck, East Hampton Gas Pump Pileup and More
So Saturday morning of Memorial Day weekend, just as things were winding up after a 24-hour inundation of half a…
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Dan Rattiner's Stories
About Us: It’s Warm Now and Getting Warmer Still, Unless We Go Back to the Old Ways
In spite of fake news, religious beliefs, cowardice and stupidity, it is clear today that the temperature of the earth…
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Dan Rattiner's Stories
Hamptons Fishhook Ban: Blocking the Ocean Views Is Now on the Table
A 30-foot-long humpback whale, dead, washed up onto the sand at Cupsogue Beach in West Hampton Dunes last week. As…
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Dan Rattiner's Stories
Three Feet: Plunging Ahead to Raise East Hampton’s Railroad Trestle
Just 36 hours after the Long Island Rail Road announced they would soon complete their $20 million project to raise…
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Dan Rattiner's Stories
Dan Sits Atop the Iron Throne in a New ‘Game of Thrones’ Season
It’s been said that over a billion people watched the last episode of HBO’s Game of Thrones last night. Obviously,…
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The Hamptons Subway
Hamptons Subway Newsletter: Week of May 15–21, 2019
Week of May 15–21, 2019 Riders this past week: 38,898 Rider miles this past week: 112,812 DOWN IN THE TUBE…
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