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The Lobster Inn suffering as a result of county roadwork

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Skip Tollefsen explained to the Planning Board why he won't be able to run his restaurant after improvements are made to County Road 39.

Skip Tollefsen explained to the Planning Board why he won't be able to run his restaurant after improvements are made to County Road 39.

By Beth Young on Sep 19, 2008
Sunrise Highway didn’t go all the way to Southampton when Skip Tollefsen built the Lobster Inn in 1969, but the changes to the end of that road over the past... more

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