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After two-year wait, Westhampton Free Library opens its doors

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Matthew Bollerman, the library director, in front of the Westhampton Free Library after the ribbon cutting on Saturday.

Matthew Bollerman, the library director, in front of the Westhampton Free Library after the ribbon cutting on Saturday.

Kids hold up the ribbon as Library trustees Karen Andrews, right, Jane Lapple and Maria Moore, before the Westhampton Free Library opened on Saturday.

Kids hold up the ribbon as Library trustees Karen Andrews, right, Jane Lapple and Maria Moore, before the Westhampton Free Library opened on Saturday.

The crowd of people file into the Westhampton Free Library after its ribbon-cutting on Saturday.

The crowd of people file into the Westhampton Free Library after its ribbon-cutting on Saturday.

The Westhampton Free Library after its ribbon-cutting on Saturday.

The Westhampton Free Library after its ribbon-cutting on Saturday.

authorFrank S. Costanza on Jun 30, 2010
More than 100 people were gathered on the front steps of the new Westhampton Free Library early Saturday afternoon, eagerly counting down the minutes until 1 p.m., when the new... more

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