(May 21, 2012) Southampton Town bought out East Hampton Town’s half share in the Poxabogue Golf Club last week. Southampton now owns the... More
Dan's Stories — Archive
Fast Food, Obesity and My Mother
(May 17, 2012) People have asked me how I like our new Dan’s Papers offices on County Road 39 in Southampton. They are... More
Big Fish: A New World Record for Rod and Reel Is Again Awarded to Montauk
(May 17, 2012) Montauk has more world Rod and Reel fishing records than any other fishing town in the world. And now there... More
For Conscience Sake…What Did the First Settler Mean to Say as She Came Ashore in Southampton?
(May 17, 2012) All my life, I have wondered about the first words uttered by the first English settler who came ashore at... More
Taxpayers: If the Town Errs, Report It
(May 14, 2012) Last month, the Village of Southampton discovered that $690,000 in real estate taxes owed by over 104 people had gone... More
Not Yet Backed Up: How Soon We Forget the Gnarly Gridlocks of Yesteryear
(May 13, 2012) In case anyone has forgotten, during the years 2005, 2006 and 2007, in the midst of the great rise before... More
Dan vs. Google: Bad Leak From a Small Gash in Google’s Giant Tentacles
(May 10, 2012) On Friday around 1 p.m. on April 23 of this year, I began to notice something really odd coming into... More
Elephants Etc.: Nobody is Going to Make Fun of Wild Animals in Southampton
(May 8, 2012) Southampton Town still hasn’t gotten over getting stung several years ago when some people tried to ban elephants in that... More
Dog on the Roof: Parade of Station Wagons will go to Republican Convention
(May 8, 2012) If anybody thinks that Mitt Romney is going to be a pushover this fall, consider this. Five days before the... More
Baymen To Be Listed As Endangered Species?
(May 7, 2012) The baymen of East Hampton were among the earliest English settlers who came here in the 1640s. As a tight... More
