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Business News: New Taco Champ Crowned in Greenport
Also: Christmas tree shops opens in Riverhead.
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EAST HAMPTON
Small Biz Owner Reflects on Challenges, Bonuses of Being the Boss
Springs native Mario "Sonny" Sireci started painting when he was in high school, and after four years in the U.S. Navy, he started his own painting business in 1996. Seventeen years later, he continues to run a successful business, based in Springs, that bears his name. It went from being a one-man show to a team of six. Sireci said he works hard to navigate the challenges of running a small business, but he wouldn't trade anything for being his own
boss.
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Sydney's of Westhampton Beach Looking to Move to New Location
Sydney's "Taylor" Made Cuisine of Westhampton Beach may soon have a new location.
According to a sign in the Main Street eatery's window, the business will be relocating at the end of next month.
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Owner of 20-year-old business Erin Finley said she is still negotiating a contract on the new location and is not yet ready to disclose it.
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Just in time for the holidays Christmas Tree Shops andThat! has opened its doors on Route 58 in Riverhead.
The store will offer bargains year-round, according to store reps, including seasonal items, home furnishings, housewares, food, gifts, and paper goods.
Special holiday store hours are 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
With a bulging buffet of food challenges tempting those with voracious appetites nationwide, Greenport now has its own entry, a weekly taco-eating contest.
According to Marc LaMaina, owner of Lucharitos, where the contest is held every Tuesday on $2 taco day, contestants "have to eat as many as they can. The record right now is held by the champ Kyle Fiasconaro of Greenport, with 15 tacos eaten in one sitting."
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