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Southampton Town Trustees Reopen The 'Picnic Area' To Vehicles

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The beach drive-on access at the helicopter pad parking lot in Southampton Village was reopened on Saturday after being closed for nearly a month to protect endangered birds. GREG WEHNER

The beach drive-on access at the helicopter pad parking lot in Southampton Village was reopened on Saturday after being closed for nearly a month to protect endangered birds. GREG WEHNER

authorStaff Writer on Jul 26, 2019
On Saturday, the Southampton Town Trustees reopened the “Picnic Area”—the only ocean-facing beach in the town that permits driving during the day in the summer—after it was closed for a... more

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