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Week in Review: Fire Destroys Home; Explosion Hospitalizes Cesspool Workers

In a year packed with news, the last week of the year ended no differently.

An early morning fire Friday destroyed a historic Nissequogue home after a problem with water made it impossible for firefighters from 10 local fire departments to quench the flames.

Two cesspool workers were hospitalized with facial burns from an explosion at a St. James home Friday night.

Energy Fitness & Wellness in St. James had a special, unexpected guest come in to work out Tuesday, pop star Britney Spears.

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A person was stabbed in the arm in a fight at the Smith Haven Mall Tuesday night, according to police.

A Smithtown man was arrested on DWI charges Thursday night on the Northern State Parkway near exit 35.

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