Dans Hamptons

It has been said many times that any publicity is good publicity so it is interesting to see our name mentioned by Dan’s Papers.

Most people who come down to the waterfront in Mastic Beach are pleasantly surprised after all the bad press they have heard.

As a peninsula, we have beautiful sunlight and open bay views better than most hamlets. We have three marinas, private docks, a beautiful golf course, several historic sites, and access to miles of Fire Island National Seashore. There are town plans for main street revitalization and many newly built and rebuilt homes. While there are “pockets of resistance” inland and a main street in critical condition, we are currently addressing those problems. We of the Pattersquash Creek Civic Association are actively working very hard to improve our area. We have joined together with the Mastic Beach Property Owners Association Quality of Life Committee, The Mastic Park Civic Association, The Smith Point Beach Property Owners Association and the Smith Point Community Development Corporation to address important quality of life problems in the Tri- Hamlet community.

Just as in the Hamptons before the boom, many of us are entrepreneurs, professionals, artists, writers, editors, lawyers, nurses, schoolteachers, principals, and military veterans who started as weekenders, and who enjoy the same waterfront as the Hamptons, but cannot afford 3-50 million dollar water views. We share the same water for the price a middle or upper middle class person can afford for a second home.

We are trying harder, so it would be nice if you would try harder to say something positive about our town. The “down and out” stigma does not quite apply anymore.

Pattersquash Creek Civic Association
Via e-mail

How about Hampton Harbor? – DR

I read your paper all the time, and think it’s great. I noticed the advertisement for the “How Far Does Dan’s Papers Travel” contest and would like to know how to enter. What is meant by “dateline” from your paper?

I am currently a working as a third mate aboard a ship that is out east.... Very far east, as in eastern Asia, when I am not at home in Sag Harbor. Does that count as being far away? I’m lucky enough to have my parents send me a copy while I am at work here in Yokohama, Japan.

Thanks for your help and great writing.

Best Regards.
Tom Loreto
Via e-mail

The dateline is the date on the top line of every page to show that you had the issue of the paper with you. Just send it back. – DR

Re: Rose’s Walk 4 Darfur

Dear Friends, Family, and Neighbors,

Firstly, we have already raised over $700 towards the Save Darfur Coalition. I would like to thank Sue Grapel, Carol Saltzman and family, Marlene Spigner, Andrew Horowitz, Judy Simon and family, Seymour Cohen, Gerri Robbins, Barbara Brennen, Rabbi Greenfeld, and Meryl Lipton for their generous donations toward this cause.

Anyone who is interested in learning more about my project and the atrocities in Darfur can visit and/or donate at my webpage, www.savedarfur.org/page/event/detail/w7h.

In addition, quite a few people have already volunteered to walk portions of my walk with me. I would like to thank Rabbi Liss, Cantor Micah, Howard and Ann Horowitz, Carol Taddonio, Marilyn Welsher, Ceren Koray, Arielle Frank, Emma Saccone, Jim Rhodes, Anthony Bilardi, Sue Grapel, Marlene Spigner, Judy Simon, Barbara Brennen, Jeff Lavender, and my parents, Meryl and Leslie Lipton for their support and volunteering to walk a portion with me.

People are invited to join me on portions of my walk for a day, a morning or just a mile as I walk through or near by their communities. I plan to walk with green, white, and black balloons so I can be easily spotted on my route.

I also want to thank Debbie Starker from Debs-Web for including my project on her online newsletter in her member-to-member section.

Lastly, I have finished mapping out my routes for every day of my walk. In addition to my written itinerary, which I attached to my last email, you can also find actual maps of each day’s route at http://profile.mapmyrun.com/RosesRun. There is a complete map for each day that can be printed out.

Thank you for your continuing support.

Rose Lipton
Via e-mail

How wonderful to see one of your drawings announcing your show!

I got a particular kick out of it, in that the first gallery in the Hamptons I ever showed in was the Tower Gallery on South Main Street run by Gary Lajeski. (Amazing that I remember his name). Sounds like the same gallery, and how nice to know something’s around from the Elaine Benson days!

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