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The Dream Of A Westhampton Beach Resident Is Fulfilled In Nepal

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Residents of a mountainous region of Nepal travel miles on foot to reach their school and their farmland. COURTESY PAM CAPOZZOLA

Residents of a mountainous region of Nepal travel miles on foot to reach their school and their farmland. COURTESY PAM CAPOZZOLA

The plaque commemorating Lou Capozzola near the entrance to the bridge in Nepal. COURTESY PAUL HAINES

The plaque commemorating Lou Capozzola near the entrance to the bridge in Nepal. COURTESY PAUL HAINES

A child near the entrance to the bridge in Nepal. COURTESY PAUL HAINES

A child near the entrance to the bridge in Nepal. COURTESY PAUL HAINES

Eva Capozzola

Eva Capozzola

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with children on a bridge in Nepal. Family and friends of Lou Capozzola

with children on a bridge in Nepal. Family and friends of Lou Capozzola

Eva's father

Eva's father

authorCarol Moran on Oct 15, 2013
At the end of a rocky Jeep ride across miles of torn-up dirt roads, a group of travelers from Westhampton Beach set out on foot up a steeply inclined path... more

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