Dryden, N.Y. — A grocery store in the village of Dryden has been fined for selling cigarettes to minors, according to a report from the Tompkins County Board of Health.

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Clark’s Shur Fine, at 33 North Dryden Street, was found to have violated the Adolescent Tobacco Use Prevention Act. Board of Health staff member Steve Kern announced the findings at a meeting last week.

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Health officials asked for the business to be penalized with a $450 fee with a $50 mandatory surcharge. The board of health unanimously voted to pass the fine.

Reached for comment Tuesday morning, a representative with Clark’s Shur Fine said the grocery store would not be commenting.


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