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Judging, and Selling, Books By Their Red Jackets: New Bookstore Planned In Westhampton Beach

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Ben Vengroff will be oepning Red Jacket Books on Main Street in Westhampton Beach in the Spring. DANA SHAW

Ben Vengroff will be oepning Red Jacket Books on Main Street in Westhampton Beach in the Spring. DANA SHAW

Kitty Merrill on Dec 22, 2020
Like many teenagers, when he was a freshman at Harbor Fields High School, Ben Vengroff was more interested in music than books. One day, though, the class was poised to... more

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