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Assemb. James Conte dies

Assemb. James Conte (R-Huntington Station) who decided not to seek re-election after nearly a quarter century last summer to concentrate on his battle against cancer, died Tuesday.

Conte, 53, died at about 9:30 a.m. at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City where he had been hospitalized since mid-May, said Toni Tepe, Huntington Republican chairwoman.

"It is a great loss for his district,"...

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