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Weird News: Covered Wagon Stops Traffic in the Hamptons

Some stories are downright strange. Here's our wrap-up from Northern Suffolk County and the East End.

As a local news organization, Patch covers stories of all kinds, from heartbreaking tragedies to inspiring tales of community brotherhood. But some stories are just plain weird. Here are some of the stranger headlines from the past seven days, compiled from Patch Staff reports.

Covered Wagon Wends Way Through Bridgehampton

A horse-drawn covered wagon with two men in cowboy hats was spotted around Bridgehampton on Monday, creating a small spectacle.

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It was seen riding down the shoulder of Montauk Highway into the hamlet's center, and in the left turning lane on Ocean Road. A sign on the side reads, "Mr. Cowboy's American Wagons."

It was unclear whether it was part of an event or promotion in town, or just someone's preferred mode of transportation.

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Water Mill resident Austin Handler took two photos of the wagon around Bridgehampton, hours apart, but he was not sure of where it had spent the day.

Cats Find Paradise in Abandoned Lumber Yard

Looks like these two cats got tired of waiting around for a plan and have moved in to the former Nassau Suffolk Lumber Yard in Smithtown that developers say will be a mixed-used retail and apartment complex.

Last month the Smithtown Planning Department blasted North Fork Management & Maintenance’s proposed plans for Downtown on Main, a project aimed at constructing two buildings that mix retail store, office space and 56 apartments on the site of the former Nassau Suffolk Lumber Yard.

Library Gets Internet

No, that's not a headline from the mid-1990s. Or a headline from an 'Onion' article. The 468-square-foot Baiting Hollow Free Library, tucked on the corner of Warner Lane and Sound Avenue and open just two days a week, is stepping into the 21st century, the same year it celebrates its 110th birthday.


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