South O' the Highway (and the North too)

East Hampton's Martha Stewart apologized to Southampton's Rachael Ray last week after claiming on ABC's "Nightline" that Ray was more of an entertainer than a teacher, and that her cooking skills were "not good enough." Said Ray, "Her skill set is far beyond mine. That's simply the reality of it."

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Spotted hanging out at the Frisky Oyster in Greenport recently were Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes, Elijah Wood, Adam Brody, Anna Paquin, Malin Ackerman and Josh Duhamel.

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East Hampton's Steven Spielberg is partnering with author Stephen King to produce a "limited series" for DreamWorks TV. The series will be adapted from Under the Dome, King's latest release.

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Pam Liebman hit YouTube last week to comment on the current upswing in the Hamptons real estate market. The Corcoran President and CEO feels that though we're far from the 2007 "heyday," buyers who aren't overpaying are eager to get in the game due to falling price points.

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Hamptons builder Joe Farrell's $59.5 million Sandcastle was recently featured in an episode of "Teen Cribs" on MTV. Farrell's teenage cousins gave the grand tour, which included a skate park and "Dance Dance Revolution" room.

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Local cosmic couple Amy Zerner and Monte Farber were stars in NYC. Zerner had a three-day showing of her Custom Couture Collection at Bergdorf Goodman, and Farber gave a psychic workshop where he "read" everyone who attended. The pair's book on relationships, The Soulmate Path, will be in stores Valentine's Day.

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Logan Whitall (Grade 2) and Roxanna Hernandez Cruz (Grade 4) won the first annual Southampton Elementary School Card Contest. Printhampton will donate 500 cards of the winning designs to the School's PTO to sell at $2 each. Proceeds will be used to buy holiday gifts of art supplies for local children in need.

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After vigorous four-month fundraising effort that raised about $80,000 the Child Development Center of the Hamptons (CDCH) announced that Phase 1 of the new playground will be installed December 5. The community effort starts at 9 a.m., with family and friends playing on the playground by 4 p.m. that day.

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The Greater Westhampton COC presented awards to the two winners of the 5K Hamptons Triple Crown at a dinner recently at the Olde Speonk Inn. Men's Overall winner: 16-year-old Brandon Penn of Westhampton; Women's: Kammy Kelly, 34, of Hampton Bays.

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