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News Nearby: DWI Crash, Demolition Begins for Patchogue Development

A look at some of the top headlines from fellow Suffolk County Patch sites during the past week.

Sachem
A Centereach man driving drunk slammed into another vehicle early Wednesday morning in Holbrook, injuring the two people inside, police said. Kristen Iacono, 26, of East Setauket, remains hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. 

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Patchogue
Demolition for Tritec Real Estate Company's  of 291 apartments, 46,000 square feet of retail space and 18,000 square feet of office space has started at the intersection of Lake Street and Havens Avenue. 

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Lindenhurst
Evelyn M. Ellis, Lindenhurst Village historian and lifetime resident, passed away on May 15. She was 92. She joined the  in 1953, and was the historian for the Village for 42 years.

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Babylon Village
The 7-Eleven on Little East Neck Road in West Babylon was the site of a robbery early Tuesday morning.

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West Islip
A West Islip man was among 10 Long Island Rail Road retirees charged in Manhattan Federal Court Tuesday in an alleged decade-long scheme to collect fraudulent disability pensions, Newsday reports.

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Sayville-Bayport
Sayville resident Kayla Stockert is in the final round of competition in the MSG Varsity Talent Show after her semi-final performance garnered enough votes from viewers to propel her ahead.

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Half Hollow Hills
Hundreds of Half Hollow Hills residents flooded Huntington Town Hall Tuesday night for a public hearing on a plan to create a new park, an affordable senior housing complex and a house of worship on two Melville properties.

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North Babylon-Deer Park
A line of shops along Deer Park Avenue in Deer Park went up in flames early Monday morning, Suffolk County police and fire officials said.

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