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Bridgehampton Commons To Put In Screening Plants Again

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Bridgehampton Historical Society Executive Director John Eilertsen stands in front of the Nathaniel Rogers House in Bridgehampton. By Shaye Weaver

Bridgehampton Historical Society Executive Director John Eilertsen stands in front of the Nathaniel Rogers House in Bridgehampton. By Shaye Weaver

author on Nov 7, 2016
New landscaping will soon screen the Bridgehampton Commons shopping center from Montauk Highway. The Southampton Town Planning Board approved a new planting plan for the west and center areas of... more

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