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Largely Status Quo, As Sag Harbor Village Board Prepares For A New Year

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In a sign of the times, Sag Harbor Village Trustees James Larocca, left, and Thomas Gardella wear masks as they are sworn in for two-year terms by Village Clerk Beth Kamper on Monday, September 21. STEPHEN J. KOTZ

In a sign of the times, Sag Harbor Village Trustees James Larocca, left, and Thomas Gardella wear masks as they are sworn in for two-year terms by Village Clerk Beth Kamper on Monday, September 21. STEPHEN J. KOTZ

authorStephen J. Kotz on Sep 22, 2020
In a year that has been anything but, it was largely status quo on Monday, September 21, as the Sag Harbor Village Board gathered — remotely, of course — for... more

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