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Excerpt of Bonac History Documentary Debuts at Springs Fest

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Liz Vespe, Hugh King and David Cataletto at Springs Fest on Sunday. RICHARD LEWIN

Liz Vespe, Hugh King and David Cataletto at Springs Fest on Sunday. RICHARD LEWIN

Golden and Brian Schopfel at Springs Fest on Sunday. RICHARD LEWIN

Golden and Brian Schopfel at Springs Fest on Sunday. RICHARD LEWIN

Jeanne and Ricky Muller at Springs Fest on Sunday. RICHARD LEWIN

Jeanne and Ricky Muller at Springs Fest on Sunday. RICHARD LEWIN

Joanne Friedland Roberts and Laurie Lambrecht at Springs Fest on Sunday. RICHARD LEWIN

Joanne Friedland Roberts and Laurie Lambrecht at Springs Fest on Sunday. RICHARD LEWIN

David Bennett at Springs Fest on Sunday. RICHARD LEWIN

David Bennett at Springs Fest on Sunday. RICHARD LEWIN

James Bennett and Mark de Wilde at Springs Fest on Sunday. RICHARD LEWIN

James Bennett and Mark de Wilde at Springs Fest on Sunday. RICHARD LEWIN

Visitors to Springs Fest this weekend, including Suffolk County Legislator Ann Welker, second from left, view the short film the film

Visitors to Springs Fest this weekend, including Suffolk County Legislator Ann Welker, second from left, view the short film the film "The Bonackers.” RICHARD LEWIN

authorJ.D. Allen on Oct 8, 2024
Hugh King is not a Bonacker — that is, he said, someone who grew up around Accabonac Creek in Springs, north of the Long Island Rail Road bridge, and likely... more

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