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Local Stores Oppose Proposal For Citarella Liquor Store In Southampton Village

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Inside the gardens of a home on Tuthill Lane in Remsenburg. MICHELLE TRAURING

Inside the gardens of a home on Tuthill Lane in Remsenburg. MICHELLE TRAURING

The back of the Citarella market in Southampton Village.

The back of the Citarella market in Southampton Village.

authorErin McKinley on May 27, 2015
Owners of Citarella told Southampton Village on Tuesday night that they want to open a separate wine shop, using the rear portion of the Hampton Road market. Local business owners,... more

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