The Shinnecock Indians called the land "Quawcantucke," which meant "the land that trembles." The land trembles still as a result of ocean surf just on the other side of  dunes that border the south side of QUANTUCK BAY. Quantuck Bay is bounded by the landmasses of Quogue,  Westhampton Beach, and Quiogue. It is fed by fresh water springs from Quantuck Creek and Aspatuck Creek and at one time, prior to 1930 when Moriches inlet came into being, it was once a fresh water lake.   Today, Quantuck Bay is a popular shallow bay with large homes dotting its shoreline.  Sailboats, small powerboats, and watercraft of every kind use the sheltered bay for popular water sports.   One of the last pieces of open land on the shore of Quantuck Bay has just come on the market for sale... 03/13/2010

Ongoing throughout June & July "Hamptons Collegiate Baseball - 2010 Summer Games" America's favorite past time continues in the Hamptons this Summer of 2010 as six local collegiate baseball teams compete in our local communities. Teams competing for the second season of Hamptons Collegiate Baseball include: Westhampton Aviators (2009 Atlantic Division Champions), Southampton Breakers, Sag Harbor Whalers, Riverhead Tomcats, North Fork Ospreys and the Long Island Mustangs provide ample quality baseball entertainment for the entire family. This league is sponsored by Hamptons Collegiate Baseball. All Westhampton Aviators home games are played at the Hite Fields at the Westhampton Beach Elementary School grounds and begin promptly at 5PM. To view game schedules and location for all 2010 Ham... 03/10/2010

2010 Scheduled Events - For complete listings and details visit: http://www.whbcc.org or stop in the Greater Westhampton Chamber of Commerce offices located at 7 Glovers Lane off Main Street and pick up your monthly calendar of events for the Greater Westhampton communities. They don't call us "What's Happening Beach" for nothing! There is lots and lots going on! __________________________________________________________________________________ April 3 (Saturday) - - - - - -Great Lawn Easter Egg Hunt & WHB Village Scavenger 12 Noon April 3 (Saturday) - - - - - -Community Movies "For a Cause" 10AM (Hampton Arts Twin Theatre) April 3 - Dec 11 (Saturdays) - - - - - - Westhampton Beach Farmers Market (9AM-1PM) May 6-9 (Thursday-Sunday) - - - - - - Westhampton Beach Garden Show (In cooperat... 03/10/2010

WESTHAMPTON BEACH, NEW YORK SINCE 1988 ! The Arbor Day Foundation, based in New York has named the Incorprated Village of Weshampton Beach a "Tree City USA" for the 22nd year in a row. Westhampton Beach, New York has made a commitment to community forestry through tree-care workshops, education, publicity and management. Trees reduce the "heat island" effect caused by pavement and buildings, and they can increase property values if placed properly. Leaves filter the air we breathe by removing dust and other particles. And, trees can be stately old works of art that just make you feel good when you walk beneath them. And when the tiny petals start to drop... it feels like mystica warm snow flurry that makes everyone feel energized! In Westhampton Beach, the spring flowering Bradford Pea... 03/10/2010

       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 and beautifully restored Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center re-opened as a cultural/entertainment center and community playhouse. Performances in the 425-seat Center have included $1-per-ticket showings of the classic films Casablanca and Citizen Kane,  concerts by notables such as Marvin Hamlisch and Itzhak Perlman, and performances by Ben Vereen, Joe Cocker, The Spinners, Joan Rivers, Joan Baez, and Billy Joel. There have been over 700 Main Stage performances since 1998 with over 350,00... 03/08/2010

Looking for some great activities on the East End of Long Island this month - March 2010? Check out these great activities in the Greater Westhampton communites of Westhampton Beach, Quogue, Speonk & Remsenburg ! 7 Glovers Lane – Post Office Box 1228, Westhampton Beach, New York 11978 631-288-3337 Business - 631-288-3322 Facsimile - info@whbcc.org E-Mail  - www.whbcc.org Website ______________________________________________________________________________________ March 2010 Events Calendar Greater Westhampton, Quogue, Remsenburg & Speonk Communities ______________________________________________________________________________________ March On-Going thru April 21 - Call for Art Submissions –2010 Greater Westhampton Chamber of Commerce Poster Contest. Each year Greater Westhampton Chamb... 03/06/2010

This year, the Greater Westhampton Chamber of Commerce has taken over the 2010 Season of the very popular Westhampton Beach Farmers Market. Originally started by the Westhampton Beach Historical Society in 2005, this year's market will be located in the same location in the Village of Westhampton Beach Municipal Parking Lot at 85 Mill Road next to the Historical Society at the intersection with Woodland Avenue and the top end of Glovers Lane. The Farmers Market will continue on Saturday Mornings between 9AM and 1PM, but the 2010 Season has been extened from a 24 week program to a 36 week program starting April 3rd and continuing every week until December 11, 2010. Administraton for the event is now being executed out of the Greater Westhampton Chamber of Commerce offices at 7 Glovers L... 03/06/2010

What's New This Week In The Hamptons Real Estate Market? by Chad Hooper with Hampton Estates Realty In this short video, Chad shares some important information that will give you the confidence to move forward and take action in today's Hamptons Real Estate Market For all of your real estate questions call Chad at 631.288.6333 or visit the real estate website for Chad Hooper.   03/03/2010

          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 spring migrations of birds in North America: www.enature.com/birding/migration_home.asp 4.     For Spring Music festivals: www.Festival-outlook.consequenceofsound.net 5.     For a good how-to on worm composting: www.nyccompost.org/how/wormbin.html 6.     To read more about the 40th anniversary of Earth Day: www.eathday.net/earthday2010 7.     Learn more about what leaves bugs eat: http://www.backyardnature.net/awards/index.htm 8.     Explore lemon recipes: www.lemonrecipes.net 9.     Herb recipes are... 03/02/2010

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 is left of what was once the good ship William C. Carnegie, which sank off Moriches in 1909. The Carnegie, a five-masted schooner was carrying coal from Boston bound for New York when she hit the bar about 600 yards off the beach. All 12 men aboard were saved by Lifesavers from the Moriches Life Saving Station.   How the anchor came to it’s current resting place is another story.  The Carnegie was the first of the great schooners of its time to be equipped with two stockless anchors. The Baldt An... 02/28/2010

  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 Greater Westhampton area, which includes Eastport, Speonk, Remsenburg, Westhampton, Westhampton Dunes, Westhampton Beach, and Quiogue and to interpret the history of the area through exhibitions, educational programs, and publications.   The Society does a great job in fulfilling its mission. The Tuthill House museum has annual summer exhibits that are always fascinating for young and old. This summer’s exhibit features a photo gallery of historic scenes “Around Westhampton.”   On the grounds on the... 02/27/2010

Is your home's asking price in reality or fantasy land in the Hamptons? Consider this real estate market is like an out-of-control bus speeding ahead with no brakes, you are my seller and are standing directly in front of the bus, I'm your agent and I'm trying to push you out of the way and save your life, however you are pushing back and are going to kill us both, I don't want to die, so you have a choice to make let me push you out of the way and help you avoid financial suicide or I'm going to get out of the way, because I can't help you, if you don't want my help and that bus is going to kill you.  This has helped a lot of my sellers deal with the reality of today's real estate market. Someone once told me if you want reality, go into your bedroom, lock the door, take off all your c... 02/27/2010

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 anticipation of the WESTHAMPTON BEACH Saint Patricks Day Parade. Here is there latest post on www.hamptoncoffeecompany.com IRISH EYES ARE SMILING @ HAMPTON COFFEE! The luck of the Irish will be with you at Hampton Coffee Company because we're celebrating St. Patrick's Day all month at both the Water Mill and Westhampton Beach cafes.  Beginning Monday, March 1, everyone's Irish eyes will be smiling after a taste of our delicious chocolate mint Leprechaun Latte or a cup of Irish Crème-flavored coffee.  ... 02/26/2010

What am I seeing this week in the Hamptons real estate market? I am still new to this whole blogging thing, it's funny when I am out in the field showing property and driving to appointments, I have all of these great ideas, this week I decided to roll with What am I seeing this week in the Hamptons real estate market? The Hamptons has always been known as "A Playground For the Rich" but in 2010 who is the rich?  Where's the Bently's, where's the Bling, who takes a month to vacation in the South of France?  All of my buyers from 2009 and those that I am currently working with have recession proof careers, i.e. doctors, attorneys, accountants, and the like.  By nature, a little more conservative with their money, they are not so concerned with buying into the lifestyle, as making good fi... 02/25/2010

  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 of Shinnecock Bay in Quogue, Quantuck Bay in Quiogue, and Moriches Bay in Westhampton. Thanks to a massive restoration effort in anticipation of the centennial celebration of the class at the Westhampton Yacht Squadron in 2008, the SS class is now a viable racing class with over 40 boats out of a total of 154 that were built during the hey day of SS class racing (1908-1970). Not all of the 40 boats that are still in sailing condition are racers, some are just wonderful day sailors, sailed for f... 02/23/2010

      Quiogue is a little known piece of “the Hamptons,” often confused with Quogue. A very special place, Quiogue is a one-square-mile peninsula situated between the villages of Westhampton Beach and Quogue. There is no town center and the zip code is 11978, which means all the mail is processed thru Westhampton Beach.   Indians inhabited Quiogue three hundred and fifty years ago, and the first white settlers to refer to the area as Quiogue were the Fosters in 1707. By the mid-1800s, Quiogue had become a center of clergymen and professors from New York. The Brooklyn Eagle on August 6, 1899 published an article about Quiogue referring to the area as “a quiet, sylvan corner, lying midway between Westhampton and Quogue, on the shores of the Quantuck Bay. Though tucked away out of sight an... 02/20/2010

Why it's a myth to believe that an OPEN listing is the way to sell your home in the Hamptons? This week while prospecting, looking for new sellers and buyers for the homes I have currently listed, I spoke to a few owner's who were offering their home for sale as an open listing, please see their comments below.  So to clarify the disadvantages of selling your home as open listing, I thought I would write this blog. I network with agents from all over the country, and owner's offering their home for sale as an open listing is unique to the Hamptons.  An open listing is when a seller offers their home for sale to all the agents, instead of choosing one agent to represent them and their home.  It's the shotgun approach, they blast or at least try to communicate that their home is for sale ... 02/18/2010

I had that same question when a friend invited me to Brooklyn Saturday night, February 6, 2010. What is elemental sustenance & how does it effect Kianjavato, Madagascar?  To view the website for Elemental Sustenance . It's an innovative collaboration solving global needs.  So, again I asked what does that mean?  So the collaboration initiative in this case is to bring two elemental yet life changing products to Kianjavato, Madagascar.  The first is a composting toilet, turn one person's river contaminating waste into productive soil for a full year.   The second is a filtering rain barrel which turns rainwater into clean drinking wate for a school of 150 children. Approximately, 200 people attended from professors, doctors, volunteers, business professionals, a wide array of people eage... 02/10/2010

What's happening with real estate values in the Hamptons? Are you confused with what you are hearing on the news and reading in the newspaper and the Internet?  Check out my latest video as I describe my 3 most recent sales and how I was able to get my sellers the most money possible.  To find out What's happening with real estate values in the Hamptons? check out the video below: Click here to view the real estate website for Chad Hooper. 02/03/2010

14th Annual Snowball "Winter Doldrum's Extravaganza" In Westhampton Beach This past Saturday I attended the 14th Annual Snowball "Winter Doldrum's Extravaganza" In Westhampton Beach.  It was my first time attending, so I will help you out...as to what a SNOWBALL is?  It's Westhampton Beach's Annual "Winter Doldrums" celebration with heavy hors d'oeuvres, lots of dancing, DJ and their was a guy named Jim Vignato singing sporadically...very entertaining.  Besides a great reason to get out on a Saturday night in the middle of the Winter in the Hamptons...it was all for a good cause. There were raffles and prizes and it really was a lot of fun to attend 14th Annual Snowball "Winter Doldrum's Extravaganza" In Westhampton Beach.  Over 300 people showed up to one of my favorite restaurant's S... 02/02/2010