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Contents
MAIN STREET Dr. Robert Ruggiero OPTICS BEST BEST 2006 OF THE
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Chasing the Wild Duck Reporter Sneaks Through the Woods at Night to Get the Story
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Exams • Contacts • Emergency Service Most Extensive Selection Including Cartier • Chrome Hearts • Oliver Peoples
The Right to Swim Naked Southampton Woman, No Longer in the Buff, Sues the Village
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Sputnik’s Anniversary The Behind the Scenes of the Soviet Orbiter Program
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Another Protest Racecar Drivers Drive Slow on Route 25 to Protest Ski Resort
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MOLDING SOUTHAMPTON HOSPITAL, ONE STEP AT A TIME
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Defending Sag Harbor Discussing Ways to Keep Big Business from Storming the Gates
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PIGEON RACING FANATICS IN THE HAMPTONS
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Duck Tale What Really Happened that Night in Flanders During the Move
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HAMPTON TRADITION VIII — HILDRETH’S
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Pierson at 100 The School that Carried Sag Harbor Through the 20th C. Marches On
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AUTHORS CHARM AUDIENCES AT SUNY SOUTHAMPTON
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NEIGHBOR: Susan Sarandon, Actress
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COUNTDOWN TO ELECTION ‘07
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DAN’S BOOK REVIEW: The Four-Hour Work Week
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Special Supplement: Wine Guide pg. 52 57
PUMPKIN TREATS
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REVIEW: Mauritius
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DAN’S A&E GUIDE: R.O. Blechman at Mark Borghi Fine Art
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REVIEW: Afternoon Elegance
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THE 9TH ANNUAL CHILI CHOWDER CONTEST
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SOFTEN YOUR SURFACE
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HAIR REPAIR
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DINING REVIEW: The Country House Restaurant
COMING UP THE MOST COMPLETE COMING EVENTS GUIDE IN THE HAMPTONS This week’s coming events are in the following sections: Benefits – pg. 60 Art Events – pg. 72 Movies – pg. 66 Take 5 – pg. 64 Day by Day – pg. 60 Kids’ Events – pg. 57
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Art Commentary Classified Dan’s North Fork Dan’s Goes To Dining Log Garden at Rock Cottage Go Fish Gordin’s View
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Green Monkeys Hampton Jitney Hollywood in the Hamptons Honoring the Artist Letters To Dan Mini Movies Police Blotter Real Estates
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Service Directory Sheltered Islander Shop ‘til You Drop Side Dish Silvia Lehrer Cooks South O’ The Highway Take a Hike Twentysomething
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This issue is dedicated to the continuing adventures of the Big Duck.