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News Nearby: Girl Scouts Create the Cheer Foundation, Car Strikes Home

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

Sayville-Bayport

If the name, or the people behind the counter at First Choice Sports in Bayport seem familiar it’s likely because you stopped in at their prior location at the SunVet Mall in Holbrook. The sports card and memorabilia shop opened in its new location last month in the small strip center caddy corner from Snedecor Avenue on Montauk Highway.

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Patchogue

Two Patchogue residents and one Florida resident were convicted on April 20 by a federal jury of bank fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering as part of a mortgage fraud scheme announced Pamela Marsh, a US Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.

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Sachem

Police are investigating an armed robbery that took place at the Holbrook Dunkin' Donuts on Thursday evening.

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Half Hollow Hills

To earn their Silver Award, four girls from Half Hollow Hills Girl Scout Troop 362 decided they wanted to help children less fortunate than themselves. Raquel Golinowski, Sarah Kaplan, Lauren Kreinces and Alexandra Parker  chose to volunteer at the Ronald McDonald House of Long Island - a home-away-from-home for the families of seriously ill children undergoing critical medical treatment in area hospitals.

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Lindenhurst

The occupants of a home on 49th Street in North Lindenhurst got an unwelcome surprise on Friday afternoon when a black Nissan Altima sedan crashed into it.

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Babylon Village

Several Babylon Village residents have long wanted a farmer's market to come to town. Although Islip Village and Deer Park both host nearby markets during the peak growing season of June through November, Babylon Village has never had its own outdoor market for produce growers and specialty food vendors. A group of residents is hoping to change that: Brian and Joann Donnelly are helping to organize the effort, along with a committee of a dozen volunteers.

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Deer Park-North Babylon

Sonic celebrated its on Wednesday and new customers from all over Long Island are still traveling to North Babylon to experience 'America's Drive-In.'

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West Islip

A Long Island woman claims she was fired from her job at a West Islip car dealership after donating a kidney so that her ailing boss could move up the donor transplant list, the New York Post reported.

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