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Main Streets of The Hamptons Prepare For Summer 2009

Things are bustling in the Hamptons with one week left before Memorial weekend. Many newcomers to the Main Streets of the Villages are preparing to open their doors for the first time scurrying to get merchandise in and displayed, other stand-...

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Sag Harbor Library $10M Plan

Historic John Jermain public library in Sag Harbor is now planning a $10 million renovation which would include adding a modern glass and stone structure thereby adding 4,000 square feet off additional space and bringing the building up to fir...

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US Open Chooses World Class North Fork Wine: Bridge Vineyards

Greg Sandor and Paul Wegimont think outside of the box: Bridge Vineyards opened a tasting room in Brooklyn in February of 2008 -read the article by Robin Raisfeld and Rob Patronite, New York Magazine’s Restaurant Openings section for their No...

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Southamptons “Dragon Head” To Be Torn Down

The well known "Dragon Head", purchased in 2003 by Calvin Klein, on famed Meadow Lane in Southampton is beginning its transformation. Demolition has begun on this very original design home, one of the largest on the east end, and known for it...

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Westhampton’s Gabreski Airport: from Military to Multiplex

Suffolk lawmakers just approved a 40-year lease of 58.6 acres, including a 40-year option to renew, to Rechler Equity Partners to develop a $90-million high-tech hub at Gabreski Airport in West Hampton. The airport will become a complex for alt...

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North Fork: Health, Exercise and good causes: “Walk for Health” and “Relay for Life”

Write these dates in your calendar, come to the North Fork, walk a bit and feel better about yourself: Saturday, May 16, 2009 (8AM), Peconic Landing, Greenport – 4th Annual May Mile and Peconic Landing 5K, Saturday and Sunday May 30-31 ...

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Real Estate On The North Fork Rebounds Strongly In April

People who have followed my blog and the statistics I keep on the most current Real Estate Data on the North Fork RE Activity were already aware, but, honestly, I am glad that the facts are now supporting my optimism since February: the num...

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Location, Location, Location and Timing

It has been said “The only three rules of Real Estate are location, location, location.” I’d like to add a fourth, “TIMING”! All indicators are loudly sounding the “Buy” alerts… or as Cramer’s button screams, “ Buy, Buy,...

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Cutchogue St Patrick Day Parade Supported By Green T&C Balloons

Town and Country balloons adorn one of the parade’s major attractions; the horse & carriage courtesy of the North Fork Horsemen’s Association… Hundreds of people enjoyed the St. Patrick's Day parade in Cutchogue… The kids of the Nort...

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Westhampton Beach St. Patrick’s Parade Has Record Turn-Out

The 42nd Annul Westhampton Beach St. Patrick’s Day Parade was a huge success this year, with record turnout of young and old, Irish and not. With an "A Country Under Construction" theme, there was plenty of creativity in the floats riding dow...

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Short Sales: See how it can help your situation – as a seller or buyer

Fact: More and more people are having trouble making ends meet, and are unable to meet their mortgage obligations. Some people have been served foreclosure papers and a "Lis Pendens" may have been filed. Terrifying stuff, the prospect and miser...

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East End Business Symposium Held in Southampton Draws Large Crowd

I had the pleasure to speak this morning to nearly 100 business owners at a symposium in Southampton on business in 2009. To encapsulate: We had speakers talk about the explosive growth of the internet as a medium for businesses of all types...

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