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Southold sends layoff notices to 17 workers

Layoff notices went out Tuesday to 15 full-time and two part-time employees in Southold Town, as local officials tried to reduce a projected $1.3-million deficit by year's end. "No department was spared," said Supervisor Scott Russell. "It's about 7 or 8 percent of our workforce." Last fall, Russell proposed a budget that kept spending flat but included a 21 percent tax hike to make up what was...

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