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Suffolk County Legislator Bridget Fleming Discusses Challenges, Initiatives At New Job

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A loaf of bread inside a cooking oven from the 1700s. AMANDA BERNOCCO

A loaf of bread inside a cooking oven from the 1700s. AMANDA BERNOCCO

Janice Young, president of the Bay View Pines Civic and Taxpayer Association. ALEXA GORMAN

Janice Young, president of the Bay View Pines Civic and Taxpayer Association. ALEXA GORMAN

authorAmanda Bernocco on Mar 29, 2016
Bridget Fleming said the most difficult part about transitioning from the Southampton Town Board to the Suffolk County Legislature has been adjusting to the scope of the issues and the... more

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