Vacant Coast Guard Homes Expected To Be Auctioned Off This Summer; Neighbors Concerned About Future Of Neighborhood
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Dozens of Coast Guard owned homes in the Hampton West Estates neighborhood
in Westhampton Beach
are expected to be auctioned off early this summer. ELSIE BOSKAMP
Dozens of Coast Guard owned homes in the Hampton West Estates neighborhood
in Westhampton Beach
are expected to be auctioned off early this summer. ELSIE BOSKAMP
Elsie Boskamp on May 28, 2018
Dozens of homes owned by the U.S. Coast Guard in the Hampton West Estates neighborhood, located just west of Gabreski Airport in Westhampton Beach, are expected to be auctioned off... more
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Elsie Boskamp on May 28, 2018