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NEARBY: Firefighters Deliver Baby at Wantagh Home

Stories making headlines around the local area this week.

Firefighters Deliver Baby at Wantagh Home

Wantagh fire Department members and police are used to saving lives, but on Tuesday night they brought new life into the world. Authorities delivered a baby boy after it was determined that his mother couldn't make it to the hospital on time to give birth there. Click here for more.

Cops: Massapequa Man Exposed Himself to Teen

Quick thinking by a 13-year-old girl with a camera phone led to a man being arrested after he had exposed himself to her, cops said. A Florida man was busted after police said he approached the girl while she was riding her bike in Massapequa Tuesday. Click here for more.

Dina Lohan Arrested for DWI on Northern State

Dina Lohan, a Merrick resident and mother of Lindsay Lohan, was arrested Thursday after police said she was driving drunk while speeding on the Northern State Parkway. Lohan, 50, was pulled over just west of Rt. 135 in Syosset, where she was found to be intoxicated, cops said. Click here for more.

MacArthur High School Named a Reward School for High Performance

MacArthur High School, part of the Levittown School District, has been named a New York State Reward School, the highest designation possible by the state. The school was identified by New York State Education Commissioner John B. King, Jr. as one of 353 schools statewide that has made the most progress or is the state’s most high-performing without significant gaps in student achievement. Click here for more.

Suffolk County Legislator Lindsay Dies


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William J. Lindsay, presiding officer of the Suffolk County Legislature, has died at 67 years old after a long battle with a rare lung cancer. Click here for more. 

Millie Jones to Participate in Celebration of Survivorship

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Breast cancer survivors, family, friends and the community will come together on Oct. 17 for the annual Breast Cancer Celebration of Survivorship of the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program. Click here for more.


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