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Former Southold councilwoman Ruth Oliva dies at 76

Ruth Oliva, 76, the former Southold town councilwoman who died on Sunday following a long illness, didn't actually have a lifelong love affair with her town. It just seemed that way to a lot of people who knew her.

Oliva, who served on the town board from 1987 to 1991, was president of the North Fork Environmental Council for seven years before she ran for town board.

And, after her...

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