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Let's talk DIRTY politics... Apology please.

The Creighton camp and associates outright accused Supervisor Vecchio of having something to do with the removal of a shrine to fallen hero Seamus Byrne from Main Street - Well, the truth as reported in Newsday is and I will pull a quote, "

Byrne said a friend put her in touch with Village of the Branch trustee Tom Newman, who she said acknowledged the village has at least some of the items, including photos, and invited her to pick them up today from Village Hall.

Attempts by Newsday to reach Newman and village Mayor Tom Keon were not successful. But Byrne said officials should have contacted the family before the memorial was removed. "

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