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	New York&#39;s&nbsp;Deputy Secretary of State&nbsp;Kisha Santiago-Martinez was in the Town of Babylon at the Cedar Beach Marina to announce a plan to protect Long Island&#39;s waterways, which&nbsp;will uphold water quality, living resources and public use. Also speaking was&nbsp;Adrienne Esposito&nbsp;, Executive Director at Citizens Campaign for the Environment
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