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Some see a beacon, others a symbol 3 groups vie for Conn. lighthouse
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FAIRFIELD, Conn. - A lighthouse off Connecticut's southwest coast
guides boats peacefully through Long Island Sound, but a three-way
dispute is threatening to cast storm clouds over its future.
The town of Fairfield, an animal rights group, and breast cancer
research advocates are seeking ownership of the Penfield Reef
Lighthouse, a 133-year-old lighthouse that still beams an automated
beacon across Black Rock Harbor.
The lighthouse, a square granite-and-wood building topped by a...
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