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David E. Rattray
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Articles by this author:

  • The Mast-Head: When Satire Backfires

    In the few weeks since the terrorist shootings in Paris, a number of people have asked about my take on the Charlie Hebdo cartoons and whether The Star would have published them.

    By: David E. Rattray
  • New Detail on Massive Montauk Seawall
    A United States Army Corps of Engineers erosion-control project planned for the Montauk oceanfront will be larger than previously thought and could require as many as 3,000 truckloads of sand.
    By: David E. Rattray
  • The Mast-Head: Not Brad

    So this guy sidles up to me at Java Nation in Bridgehampton and says, “Hey boss, you got any of those eight-grain loaves today?”

    I, by coincidence having made a mental note to stop by Breadzilla in Wainscott that morning, replied, “No, but I’m heading there later.” And then I realized that it had happened again. I had been taken for Brad Thompson, one of its two owners.

    By: David E. Rattray
  • The Mast-Head: Just Swimming It Out

    From an upstairs window Tuesday, as snow continued to fall fast, I could see a dozen sea ducks riding it out on the bay in front of our house. Seagulls of some sort flew on the driving wind above the water’s edge as a flood tide pushed and clawed at the dune.

    By: David E. Rattray
  • Police Chief: East Hampton, Stay Home Until Roads Cleared
    A blizzard that dumped approximately 15 inches of snow on the South Fork may bring another foot more by late Tuesday.
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  • Blizzard Conditions Forecast After Nightfall Monday
    The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard watch for much of the Northeast for a low-pressure system that is moving slowly eastward. It said that the first bands of snow associated with the "potentially historic winter storm” would begin to be felt along the East Coast on Monday afternoon.
    By: David E. Rattray
  • Snow and Rain for Saturday Morning
    The National Weather Service forecast for Saturday for East Hampton is for rain and snow early, turning to rain and sleet in the afternoon.
    By: David E. Rattray
  • Funding Omitted From New York Ocean Plan
    New York officials have issued a 10-year plan calling for greater efforts to preserve the state’s marine environment in the face of human impact, habitat degradation, and climate change.
    By: David E. Rattray
  • The Mast-Head: Mother of the Bride

    When I got into the office around 8 on Tuesday morning this week, there already was a message on my voice mail. It was from a woman who wanted us to remove the names of her daughter and her daughter’s fiancé from a 2013 letter to the editor that remained on our website.

    By: David E. Rattray
  • Town’s View Is Sought on Montauk Erosion Options
    A long-awaited project to bolster much of the downtown Montauk shoreline could be completed in two phases. The United States Army Corps of Engineers is seeking the East Hampton Town Board’s views on which part of the job to tackle first.
    By: David E. Rattray

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