Robert Murray's (ramurray) Blog

       WESTHAMPTON BEACH PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, Westhampton Beach, NY 11978   Opened as a movie theatre in 1934 in a ceremony presided over by New York Governor Alfred Smith. A consortium of community groups purchased the tired United Artists Theatre in 1996, and on July 4, 1998, the newly-named...

HISTORIC 1860 DUTCH COLONIAL IN QUIOGUE 5 Bedrooms, 3.5 baths,       3,600 Sq. Ft. $2,200,000 This 1860 historic 1840 Dutch Colonial house in Quiogue is situated on 1.3 very secluded acres with specimen trees and detailed landscaping. The house has coffered ceilings, wide plank floors, a country ...

      VOLCANOES ARE BAD! DONUTS ARE GOOD!     One of my pet peeves when inspecting a property is seeing those mounds of mulch around trees. They look like mini-volcanoes!  What a waste of money. Not only is excessive mulch a waste of money, replacing the tree (when it dies from too much mulch) is...

Good Advice from Eunice WallerThursday, March 4, 2010 March's 15 Point Home Checkup List Believe it or not, spring is just around the corner! We've had record snowfalls this winter, so inspecting your home is really important! Here's a 15 point checkup checklist for March. Check all exterior fasc...

          TOP 10 WEB SITES FOR SPRING   1.     For Nature–oriented things to do this spring: www.backyardnature.net/101/spring.html 2.     For something to check out everyday – check out Nasa’s astronomy picture of the day: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astopix.html  3.     To follow the sprin...

SIGHTSEEING IN WESTHAMTON BEACH - THE BALDT ANCHOR     As you drive around WESTHAMPTON BEACH a big anchor might catch your eye as you drive by the Westhampton Beach Marina on Library Avenue. It sits high and dry surrounded by flowers and a big rock that tells its story.   The anchor is all that i...

  One of my favorite places to visit in the WESTHAMPTON area is the Tuthill House Museum, which is the main building of the WESTHAMPTON BEACH HISTORICAL SOCIETY located at 101 Mill Road in WESTHAMPTON BEACH.   The mission of the Society is to collect and preserve materials pertaining to the Grea...

One of my favorite coffee watering holes in WESTHAMPTON BEACH is HAMPTON COFFEE COMPANY on Mill Road next to the BRIDGEHAMPTON NATIONAL Bank.  Theresa Belkin brews up my favorite WESTHAMPTON BLEND coffee and the scones are fantastic. This week they are brewing up some great Irish Coffee in antici...

HISTORIC 9-Acre WATERFRONT ESTATE 7 Bedroom, 4.5 Baths 6600 Sq. Ft. Barns     Garage Apartment   4  Land Parcels $10,800,000   Secluded 17-rooom Shingle Style House with 317' frontage on QUANTUCK BAY. This HISTORIC ESTATE in the hamlet of QUIOGUE, just steps from WESTHAMPTON BEACH, is the perfect...

  THE SS       A small sloop sits quietly at it’s mooring at the mouth of Beaver Dam Creek in Westhampton.  The small sloop is a 16 foot one design “”SS “ Class wooden boat, the first of which was built in 1908.  The boat is part of a growing fleet of restored boats that once again ply the waters...