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Montauk Highway In Bridgehampton Closed After Car Strikes Pole On Tuesday

authorValerie Gordon on Jul 31, 2019
A portion of Montauk Highway was closed between Deerfield Road and Scuttle Hole Road in Water Mill after a car struck a utility pole, which then fell across the road,... more

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