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Bridgehampton Bus Driver Goes Extra Mile To Make Ride To School Fun

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Carolyn Gunther, a driver for Montauk Bus Company, likes to make the trip to school a positive experience for her route of Bridgehampton elementary school students. STEPHEN J. KOTZ

Carolyn Gunther, a driver for Montauk Bus Company, likes to make the trip to school a positive experience for her route of Bridgehampton elementary school students. STEPHEN J. KOTZ

Carolyn Gunther, with her driver assistant Barbara Eyton-Jones, decorates her bus for each holiday or season encountered during the school year. STEPHEN J. KOTZ

Carolyn Gunther, with her driver assistant Barbara Eyton-Jones, decorates her bus for each holiday or season encountered during the school year. STEPHEN J. KOTZ

authorStephen J. Kotz on Mar 23, 2021
It takes a special kind of cheerful individual to show up for work with a smile at 5:30 in the morning, especially when work means driving a bunch of sleepy,... more

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