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Midshipman Thanks Lindenhurst Restaurant For Holiday Dinner

Restoration Kitchen & Cocktails sponsored the USMMA's Regimental Holiday Dinner. A Lindenhurst High grad thanked its owner for his support.

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United States Merchant Maritime Academy Midshipman Eric Gollinge (left) is pictured with Restoration Kitchen & Cocktails Owner Billy Miller (center), and Mayor Michael Lavorata (right).
United States Merchant Maritime Academy Midshipman Eric Gollinge (left) is pictured with Restoration Kitchen & Cocktails Owner Billy Miller (center), and Mayor Michael Lavorata (right). (Courtesy of the village of Lindenhurst)

LINDENHURST, NY — Midshipmen from the United States Merchant Marine Academy have thanked a Lindenhurst restaurant for sponsoring their holiday dinner.

On Dec. 10, 2021, the USMMA hosted its Regimental Holiday Dinner Ball, and Restoration Kitchen & Cocktails sponsored the event. They brought "some 'home-cooked' holiday cheer" to USMMA's Kings Point campus, Lindenhurst officials said in a news release.

In a ceremony, Eric Gollinge, a USMMA Midshipman and graduate of Lindenhurst High School, thanked Restoration owner Billy Miller for his "generosity and support of the event," officials said.

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"I am proud of Billy and the Lindenhurst Community for supporting these men and women being trained for service to our country at the United States Merchant Marine Academy," said Mayor Michael Lavorata, who also attended the ceremony.

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