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The Kid Who Emptied His Savings to Buy a Newspaper. Plus. . .
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Today, Suzy Weiss drinks with pro-pied-à-terre-tax socialite Julie Macklowe, whose politics have made her the skunk at Hamptons garden parties.
Newton is 25 years old, and two weeks ago, he emptied his savings to purchase his local newspaper from its longtime owner to save it from being bought by a conglomerate or shutting down altogether.
It’s gotten her “dirty looks at parties in the Hamptons,” she told Suzy Weiss.
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She’s profiled them all—and in this week’s episode of Second Thought, she talks about their messy realities with Suzy Weiss.