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Hurricane Sandy: One Man’s Tale of What Happened

(June 17, 2013) We had spent two days preparing for the storm—getting the lobster house ready for a hurricane is not easy, especially... More

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Hello, Hello: How the Telephone Became the Smartphone on the East End of Long Island

(June 13, 2013) About 25 years ago, I wrote an article in Dan’s Papers lamenting how telephones dominated our lives. I remember it... More

Clockwise from top right: Map of Fort Tyler; Google Earth view of Ruins as seen today; Ruins as seen today; USS Kearsarge, participated in war games at Fort Tyler; Liberator aircraft of the type that bombed Fort Tyler; Nautical map of Gardiner’s Island

Fort Tyler: Historic Fortress Bombed into Ruins

(June 6, 2013) When you travel to most seaside resorts around the world, you often come upon old forts built right on the... More

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The Joys of June Gardening in the Hamptons

(June 5, 2013) The beginning of June! Although it started with a VERY hot day, the next day was sublime…coolish with a delightful... More

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Honoring The Dan’s Papers Cover Artist, Gayle Tudisco

(June 1, 2013) This week’s cover of a North Fork vineyard shows that its artist, Gayle Tudisco, is certainly connected to the local... More

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An Alternative to Hiding When the Crowds Arrive

(May 30, 2013) The arrival of herds of people on Memorial Day weekend here in the Hamptons is such a shock to us... More

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Free Shirt for Clinton Photo!

(May 25, 2013) A free Dan’s Papers T-shirt goes to the first person to snap a photo of Bill Clinton in Montauk and... More

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Irish Recipes from a Westhampton Beach Cookbook Author

(May 18, 2013) Westhampton Beach cookbook author Margaret M. Johnson has done it again with Celebrating Grand Places & Glorious Food, Flavors of... More

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Plum Drops: Plum TV Stops Broadcasting on Cable in the Hamptons

(May 16, 2013) As television subscribers with Cablevision know, Plum TV, the popular Hamptons celebrity TV network, went dark on May 6. A... More

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Art Commentary: North Fork Art, South Street Gallery

(May 13, 2013) Both old and new art spaces make their presence known on the North Fork, including Greenport’s South Street Gallery. Owned... More