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Candlelight vigil for Charleston church victims Monday in Greenport

Clinton Memorial AME Zion Church in Greenport. (Credit: Paul Squire)
Clinton Memorial AME Zion Church in Greenport. (Credit: Paul Squire)

There will be a candlelight vigil held tonight, June 29, in Greenport to express solidarity with the victims killed June 17 in a Charleston church.

The vigil will start at 7 p.m. in the Clinton Memorial AME Zion Church, located at 614 Third St. in Greenport, and participants will then walk to the nearby Third Street Park.

All are invited to attend. Members of the faith community will be present, as well as poets that participate in Poetry Street, an open mic poetry session held at Blue Duck Bakery and Cafe in Riverhead.

[Related: Local church leaders react to Charleston shooting]