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Clashes at raucous hearing on East Patchogue Wal-Mart

More than 300 demonstrators for and against a proposed East Patchogue Wal-Mart came to Brookhaven Town Hall Thursday night for a raucous hearing before a board vote to decide a key zoning change for the big-box store.

The residents, waving yellow "Stop Wal-Mart" or blue "We Want Wal-Mart" signs, clashed on whether a 120,000-square-foot store belongs at the corner of Sunrise Highway and Hospital...

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