Westhampton Chamber Reverses Course, Agrees To Host Halloween Parade - 27 East

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Westhampton Chamber Reverses Course, Agrees To Host Halloween Parade

author on Oct 1, 2012

The Greater Westhampton Chamber of Commerce has decided not to cancel its annual Halloween parade in Westhampton Beach, bowing to criticism leveled against the group after news spread that it was pulling the plug on the decade-old Main Street tradition.

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