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Constitutional Convention Vote Looms As November 7 Approaches

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The North Haven garden of Lisa and Richard Perry will be featured on the Guild Hall Garden As Art tour on Saturday. DAWN WATSON

The North Haven garden of Lisa and Richard Perry will be featured on the Guild Hall Garden As Art tour on Saturday. DAWN WATSON

Charlie Marder, left, Emmanuelle and Rainier Benard, and Silas Marder. DAWN WATSON

Charlie Marder, left, Emmanuelle and Rainier Benard, and Silas Marder. DAWN WATSON

Afloat. DAWN WATSON

Afloat. DAWN WATSON

At the Sag Harbor home of Lenore and Adam Sender. DAWN WATSON

At the Sag Harbor home of Lenore and Adam Sender. DAWN WATSON

At the Sag Harbor home of Lenore and Adam Sender. DAWN WATSON

At the Sag Harbor home of Lenore and Adam Sender. DAWN WATSON

Westhampton Beach Elementary School Odyssey of the Mind Team member Maya Farnan. KATE RIGA

Westhampton Beach Elementary School Odyssey of the Mind Team member Maya Farnan. KATE RIGA

Pascal Fleury, left, and Michel and Marie-Eve Berty. DAWN WATSON

Pascal Fleury, left, and Michel and Marie-Eve Berty. DAWN WATSON

authorKate Riga on Oct 24, 2017
In two weeks, New Yorkers will get the chance at the ballot box to either bolster the State Constitution with reforms and safeguards, or lay it open to the greedy... more

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