A Giunta’s Meat Farms in Middle Island would fill a community void left by a 34-year-old King Kullen supermarket that shut down this summer, a local community leader said.

"I think we would be thrilled to have the Giunta’s Meat Farms here in Middle Island. It’s a very popular store and a lot of people have spoken of them coming," said Gail Lynch-Bailey, president of the Middle Island Civic Association.

The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets received an application for a grocery store license for a Giunta’s Meat Farms supermarket planned for 1235 Middle Country Rd., agency spokeswoman Hanna Birkhead said in an email.

Received by the state agency Aug. 25, the license application submitted by 1235 Foods LLC , doing business as Giunta’s Meat Farms, states that the sto

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