Patchogue targets vacant, underperforming properties
Photo credit: Photo by Dave Sanders | Theater and dinner crowds pass on Main St. in Patchogue.
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Patchogue Mayor Paul Pontieri, in office since 2004, said the village has redeveloped by targeting vacant or underperforming...
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