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David E. Rattray
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Articles by this author:

  • A Teacher Is Charged
    An inspector’s sworn statement alleged that the house at 14 Hoover Court was rented by a group of eight people for several days around Aug. 11; the town code allows the rental or use of a property by no more than four unrelated people.
    By: David E. Rattray
  • The Mast-Head: Astride the Wind
    Abby Jane Brody, The Star’s gardening columnist, came into the upstairs office this week and told us about a horde of beetles that had descended on the milkweed in the native plant garden at Clinton Academy, next door.
    By: David E. Rattray
  • The Mast-Head: One Door Opens
    Ellis, our 5-year-old, started kindergarten last week. And, since he attends school where, and in the same building, I did when I was about his age, a lot of memories are being stirred.
    By: David E. Rattray
  • State Closes Shellfishing After Heavy Rain
    Harvesting shellfish was halted on much of Long Island following heavy rain on Thursday. News of when it will be safe to resume clamming will be posted on the state Department of Environmental Conservation website.
    By: David E. Rattray
  • The Mast-Head: The First Goodbye
    It would be best if I spared our eldest child my emotional confessions, but the house is now very different with her packed off to school in Delaware.
    By: David E. Rattray
  • Boaters' Around-L.I. Record Attempt Ends With Crash in Fog
    Two men escaped injury on Thursday when the 50-foot, 3,300-horsepower racing catamaran in which they were attempting to set a new record for circling Long Island, struck a buoy while going 148 miles per hour.
    By: David E. Rattray
  • The Mast-Head: Some Hurricane History
    September brings with it clear skies, open roads, a sense of calm, and peak hurricane season. This year’s official forecast is for a moderately active Atlantic during the period, but records going back to 1851 show that for Long Island, as well as the rest of the coastal United States, from Texas to Maine, now is the time to keep a weather eye out, so to speak.
    By: David E. Rattray
  • The Mast-Head: In the Mail
    About year ago, I am still embarrassed to admit, I missed a letter from Hillary Rodham Clinton. The thing is, I am not all that great about dealing with personal mail.
    By: David E. Rattray
  • Rats, Schoolies, Gorillas, Cows
    “Schoolie” bass were stacked up in one of the Gardiner’s Bay inlets the other morning toward the end of an outgoing tide. A Springs resident who shall remain nameless reported that he had decided on a whim to don a mask and snorkel and let the current take him along for a ride.
    By: David E. Rattray
  • L.I.R.R. Warns Cannonball Riders to Leave Their Luggage at Home
    What do you mean I can't take my Louis Vuitton to the Hamptons? The Long Island Rail Road warned passengers on Thursday that they would have to leave large items of luggage at home to keep aisles free for emergency evacuations.
    By: David E. Rattray

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