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Ward Melville senior sings national anthem at Citi Field A5 Former Suffolk County legislator honors Hispanic heritage A9 Brookhaven presents first draft of 2020 town budget A11
MARIA HOFFMAN
‘The Wizard of Oz’ opens in Northport
Also: Local Author Fair heads to Port Jeff, ‘Judy’ reviewed, Photo of the Week, Art Exhibits on the North Shore
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