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Port Jefferson Village Takes Third Regatta Cup
The Village Regatta raised $31,000 each for the Lustgarten Foundation and for Mather Hospital.

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The Village Regatta raised $31,000 each for the Lustgarten Foundation and for Mather Hospital.

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