2016's Top 10 Most-Read Stories on Commack Patch

COMMACK, NY — It’s been quite a year, Commack. Before the final countdown, let’s take a look back at what made this year great, moving, tragic—just plain unforgettable.

• Pair Found Dead in Murder-Suicide at Long Island Motel: Police - A man and woman were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide at the Commack Motor Inn.
• Cancer-Causing Chromium-6 Found in 1,247 of 1,417 Long Island Drinking Water Samples: Report - Nearly 90 percent of drinking water samples (1,247 of 1,417) on Long Island were found to be contaminated with chromium-6, the cancer-causing chemical made famous in the movie "Erin Brockovich," according to a report published by the Environmental Working Group.
• Chick-fil-A Announces Opening Date For New Long Island Restaurants - The popular fast food chain opened up two new restaurants on Long Island in October.
• Dessert Vendor to Long Island Bride-to-Be: 'We Truly Hope That Your Wedding Bombs' - A bride-to-be got a shocking email from dessert food truck company. The employee who sent it has been fired.
• Car Overturns, Bursts Into Flames After Crash Into Tree in Commack - A 19-year-old woman escaped with minor injuries after her car struck a tree, overturned and burst into flames in Commack.
• Firefighter Uses Narcan to Revive Man From Heroin Overdose at Long Island Restaurant - A Commack firefighter revived a person who was not breathing and had no pulse due to a drug overdose in the bathroom of Ruby Tuesday in Commack.
• Commack Man Overdoses While Driving, Causes Melville Crash: Police - A Commack man overdosed on heroin while driving and crashed his SUV into a vehicle occupied by a two young children in Melville.
  
• Commack Man Masturbated in Front of Woman in Mall Parking Lot: Police - A Commack man with a history of public lewdness was arrested Tuesday for masturbating in front of a woman in the Walt Whitman Mall parking lot.
• Car Crashes Into Commack Home - No injuries were reported after a car crashed into a Commack home.
• Man Seriously in Hurt in Crash Into Tree in Commack - Two people were hurt, one seriously, when a speeding car slammed into a tree in the woods off Motor Parkway in Commack.

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