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Brentwood trio's business sells inspirational T-shirts

Miguel Angel Melendez shows some of his T-shirt

Photo credit: Photo by Joel Cairo for Newsday | Miguel Angel Melendez shows some of his T-shirt designs in a workspace in Brentwood.

Ricardo Antonio Reyes, a graduate of the Art Institute of New York City, said he always wanted to be involved with design and decided to get together with two friends to start up Chekminus, which is based in his hometown of Brentwood.

Reyes, 24, Miguel Angel Melendez, 23, and Edwin David Bolta, 25, began talking about establishing the company two years ago, they said, with plans getting serious...

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