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Hampton Bays Veterans Donate $2,000 To Replace Elementary School Flagpole

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Members of the American Legion Hand-Aldrich Post 924 present a $2,000 check to the Hampton Bays Board of Education at Tuesday night's meeting, to replace a flag pole in front of the elementary school that was blown down in a snow storm in February. Pictured left to right, Hampton Bays Board of Education President Rich Joslin, Richard Steiber and William Hughes. GREG WEHNER

Members of the American Legion Hand-Aldrich Post 924 present a $2,000 check to the Hampton Bays Board of Education at Tuesday night's meeting, to replace a flag pole in front of the elementary school that was blown down in a snow storm in February. Pictured left to right, Hampton Bays Board of Education President Rich Joslin, Richard Steiber and William Hughes. GREG WEHNER

The Hampton Bays Board of Education receives a check for $2,000 from the American Legion Hand-Aldrich Post 924 during the Board of Education meeting on Tuesday night. Pictured left to right, Board of Education President Rich Joslin, Richard Steiber and William Hughes. GREG WEHNER

The Hampton Bays Board of Education receives a check for $2,000 from the American Legion Hand-Aldrich Post 924 during the Board of Education meeting on Tuesday night. Pictured left to right, Board of Education President Rich Joslin, Richard Steiber and William Hughes. GREG WEHNER

Richard Joslin, pictured left, accepts a check for $2,000 at Tuesday night's Hampton Bays Board of Education meeting from Commander Richard Steiber, center, and William Hues, right, on behalf of the American Legion Hand-Aldrich Post 924, to replace the flag pole in front of the elementary school that was blown down during a snow storm in February. GREG WEHNER

Richard Joslin, pictured left, accepts a check for $2,000 at Tuesday night's Hampton Bays Board of Education meeting from Commander Richard Steiber, center, and William Hues, right, on behalf of the American Legion Hand-Aldrich Post 924, to replace the flag pole in front of the elementary school that was blown down during a snow storm in February. GREG WEHNER

authorGreg Wehner on Mar 16, 2016
The Hampton Bays Board of Education accepted a $2,000 donation from members of American Legion Hand-Aldrich Post 924 Tuesday night, money that will be used to replace a flagpole in... more

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