5 Headlines from Nearby Patch Towns

Kings Park

After 14.5 years of business without closing its doors for a day, it took a fire to close . And following a Dec. 17 fire that , Ahmad Waheed's bagel shop, which he's owned since 1997, is as open as soon as it could be - actually, it was open Thursday, five days after the incident.

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Hauppauge

A Hauppauge Boy Scout has created a pathway he hopes will offer solace and consolation to St. Thomas More parishioners mourning the loss of loved ones, particular those not here this holiday season.

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Commack

Commack resident Roseann Zarra, 67, was pronounced dead at Stony Brook University Medical Center late Thursday evening, police said.

According to Suffolk County police, Zarra was making a left turn from the westbound lane of Veterans Highway onto Tern Place, when her vehicle was struck by a 2011 Ford Mustang being driven eastbound on Veterans Highway by Raymond Orofino at 5:30 p.m.

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Three Village

Even as community members whisper about what they perceive as a recent rash of burglaries in Three Village lately, Suffolk County police have not confirmed that is the case.

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Port Jefferson

While the Port Jefferson food pantry she supposedly ran for ten years fell into disarray, a Stony Brook woman allegedly raked in all the profits from selling fake Tiffany jewelry made in China under the guise of raising money to feed the poor.