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Sagaponack, North Haven Village Election Candidates Running Unopposed

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Tony Valderrama, environmental educator at the Quogue Wildlife Refuge, demonstrated how a tarantula can climb at extreme angles. ALEXA GORMAN

Tony Valderrama, environmental educator at the Quogue Wildlife Refuge, demonstrated how a tarantula can climb at extreme angles. ALEXA GORMAN

author on Jun 13, 2017
This month’s village elections in Sagaponack and North Haven are uncontested, with four incumbents looking to retain seats on their respective boards. Longtime Sagaponack Trustees Joy Sieger and William Barbour... more

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