(March 29, 2013) When I was 19, I spent a week with a friend at her father’s ranch in Durango, Colorado. Her dad... More
Shelter Island — Archive
Hamptons Police Blotter : Horse Blankets, Wild Turkey
(March 24, 2013) Horse Blanket A grey blanket designed to keep a horse warm went missing in East Hampton last week. Police who... More
We Are Finally Admitting That Hipsters Suck. Old Man McGumbus Will Probably Celebrate.
(March 21, 2013) A man named Richard Florida—arguably the guy who successfully marketed the “hipster” culture by persuading city leaders that the “creative... More
Hamptons Police Blotter: Ninja Sword vs Bear
(March 17, 2013) Drugs, fires, DWIs and ninja swords were all in a days work during the police beat last week in the... More
Project Runway…Island-Style
(March 15, 2013) I think there’s a race during the months of March and October as to which month can make human beings... More
Hamptons Police Blotter : Weird McGumbus Funeral
(March 10, 2013) It was by far the strangest funeral to have ever taken place on Shelter Island in recent memory. Then there... More
Hamptons Police Blotter : McGumbus In Dumpster
(March 3, 2013) A number of shocking Hamptons events highlight this week’s Police Blotter, few more noteworthy than the discovery of a certain... More
Valuable Lessons From Mom
(March 2, 2013) Today is February 21, it is my mother’s 80th birthday. She still gets around great. She can out-work anybody, she... More
Hamptons Police Blotter: Charity Theft, Check Fraud, Gasonline Fires
(February 24, 2013) From bad drivers to terrible charity thefts, a lot of shocking police reports came in through the wire in the... More
The Shelter Islander: Join Me for Lobster at the Lobster Grille?
(February 22, 2013) “The time has come the Walrus said to speak of many things…” On January 28, 2012, in David Lion Rattiner’s... More
