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Phil Boyle got the Independence nod for state

Photo credit: Newsday staff | Phil Boyle got the Independence nod for state Senate.

Joye Brown

Newsday columnist Joye Brown Joye Brown

Joye Brown has been a columnist for Newsday since 2006.

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What a week it was.

Let's start with the Republican-dominated Islip Town Board, which approved a $60,000 public relations contract for a company owned by the wife of state Sen. Phil Boyle (R-Bay Shore).

The board did so without competitive bids. Officials said they aren't required for professional services -- a category that conveniently covers the "tentative" $5,000-a-month contract...

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