Off the record, on the QT in WHB, and very hush-hush…
The Southampton Democratic Party formalized the selection of Councilwoman Anna Throne-Holst as its choice to oppose GOP nominee Jim Malone for Town Supervisor this Fall.
Few outside of old guard Republicans, however, expect Mr. Malone to still be atop Row B by the first Tuesday in November. More...
...this afternoon's OtBB outage was an Internet server issue and not "enemy action."
As Wilkins McCawber, quoting the timeless words of Horace, urged young David Copperfield, "Nil desperandum."
Updated 05/29/2009 – 03:05 pm
...but with significant disabilities.
Ever wonder why The Corner Restaurant (by Dora's out of Chappy's Corner), a prime business location wasn't open and thriving, even in this economy? More...
From the Letters page today's Southampton Press Western Edition:
"Although I am well aware that Waldbaum's had to deal with orchestrated grandstanding by two village trustees who are seeking reelection, I want company officials to know that it is still the goal of this village to encourage them to build either a new or updated building in the future."
It would appear that the honeymoon between the Empress of Oneck and the Mayor is over.
...have visited the National Hockey League, and decided to unbalance the skating rink.
These deities reside, not on Olympus, but at 30 Rockefeller Plaza and 1185 Avenue of the Americas, home of the NHL. More...
Nothing of moment occurred... no eruv, no Waldbaum's, and certainly no politics... it was wonderful!
Well, perhaps one thing of note: Dune Road's Jacqueline Sprotte showed up sporting a big red, white and blue "Levan/Tucker" button, suggesting that this is the way the second homeowner vote is headed.
An "Executive Session" was held afterwards.
This from a reader:
"Here's the latest challenge from Teesside, UK: Mario's Cafe in West Houghton does a big breakfast for £10.951. Eat it inside 20 minutes and it's free - looks conducive to good health. Whatya think?????" More...
Updated 05/26/2009 – 01:45 am
"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics1."
What we have now is something between the first two, and that would be "Selective Truth," and when it's used the way the back-fencers2 do, it's really just another damned lie. More...
Congratulations to local boy Willie (William M.) Bennett on his nuptials yesterday to the former Susan Cuevas. More...
...and an even better bet than McCluskey over Giuliani is that this will be the lead on many of this evening's newscasts.
Again, from 27East.com: More...
...that an ex-Mayor can't handle a little criticism without calling the cops and pressing charges against a citizen. More...
...or, all anyone really needs to know about Elyse Richman.
From this very morning on Sunset Avenue just opposite the entrance to Hampton Synagogue: More...
Updated 05/23/2009 – 08:32 am
The reference, of course, is Elyse Richman, the proprietrix of the Shock (remember that name!) enterprises on Main Street in Westhampton Beach, who is for the third time running for the Village Board. More...
Last July saw the Centennial Celebration of the little sloop on whose tiller and main sheet so many of us cut our sailing teeth.
Now the SS One-design boat has a blogspot of its own. More...
It's the worst news imaginable for a rugged outdoors type:
"On his way to Alaska to tape his TV show earlier this month, Tred Barta suffered a rare occurrence known as a spinal stroke and is currently paralyzed from mid-torso down. Prognosis is uncertain."
Although he spends most of his time More...
One of the first axioms of political campaigning is to make the opponent(s) crazy, and let the voters figure the rest out on their own. More...
Updated 05/20/2009 – 11:28 am
And no one need expend any of their carefully-hoarded Raleigh Coupons!
"Free!" always attracts attention... it's a tried and true advertising buzzword. More...
Updated 05/20/2009 – 09:40 am
No big surprise this evening as Southampton Town Republicans declined to re-nominate incumbent Supervisor Linda Kabot despite her plea for "unity" to provide the best chance for a GOP victory in November. More...
The Village lost one of the good ones last night when Al Connell succumbed to injuries sustained in a fall in his home on the evening of May 9th. He had been in Stony Brook University Medical Center's critical care unit. More...
Updated 05/17/2009 – 02:32 pm
...and why is he featured in the current Westhampton Beach municipal newsletter?
According to the May-June 2009 edition of Village Views, he is a "(f)ormer Village resident" currently living in the Yukon Territories. More...
The 27East.com headline reads:
Westhampton Beach Village Board questioned
...but the best part is in the exchange More...
...two course prix fixe, Chef Starr Boggs would seem to have been giving the store away Thursday and Sunday evenings.
(Yes, I know his Website is down, and so does he... he'll have someone get it up again one of these days.) More...
...when one sees something like this in one's neighborhood. More...
In response to a pointed inquiry from Maple Street resident Peter Zegler about how well the current Village Board was working together, Mayor Conrad Teller's message was:
"Jus' fine." More...
The comic actor passed away two days ago in a hospital in Santa Monica, California, and I was a little surprised that he had survived this long with the weight he'd been carrying. More...
Hampton Synagogue's request for an eruv chatzerot within the Village may be on the back-burner, but an eruv was this day on the front page of the New York Law Journal: More...
Today OtBB policy is being flouted, because an anonymous letter-writer1 makes some valid and cogent observations.
(It also shows that someone else out there is paying attention.)
It arrived in Saturday afternoon's post More...
Within my Lodge 1201 crew, it is referred to as "enuresis ignavius," the wetting of one's pants due to an excess of pusillanimy. More...
