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Jeanette Messina, Islip Town leader, dies at 69

Jeanette Messina, a major behind-the-scenes power in the Islip Republican Party and Islip Town government for almost two decades, died early Friday after a nine-month illness. She was 69.

Messina, of Holbrook, was Islip Republican vice chairwoman at the time of her death, a post she held for 19 years. She also worked for Islip Town for 36 years - 14 years as deputy supervisor and town parks...

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