Fire Destroys Home, Former Hairdresser Wins Publishers Clearing House $1M Prize, Long Islander Advances on American Idol

Here are some of the headlines reported across Long Island Patches on Thursday (click the links to read the full stories):

• WATCH: Former Patchogue Hairdresser Wins Publishers Clearing House $1M Prize
• Three People Hospitalized For Minor Smoke Inhalation After Greenport Fire
• Weekend Snow, Ice to Follow Dangerous Wind Chills
• Wantagh Native Makes Top 24 on ‘American Idol’
• Suit: Rockville Centre Surgeon Ridiculed Employee for Having Cancer
• Police: Trio Wanted in Five Towns CVS Robbery
• Cops: Woman Struck, Killed by Car in East Rockaway
• DA: Westbury Seafood Firm Sold Over $100G in Fish, Shellfish Without License, Permit
• Laura Mogul Named Executive Director at Landmark on Main Street
• Port Washington Police: Man Stole 18 Eyeglass Frames
• Man Struck by Car, Seriously Injured in Huntington Station
• East Northport Fire Department Rescue Crew Receives Lifesaving Awards
• Douglas Elliman Hosts Annual Awards Ceremony
• Thiele: “PSEG-LI Needs to Communicate With the Public About Montauk Power RFP”
• Police: Cutchogue Man Arrested During Underage Drinker Enforcement Operation
• Pets Missing After Greenport Fire
• Riverhead Students Display Art at Parrish Museum’s Student Exhibition
• Reward Offered: Police Seek Man Who Used Stolen Credit Card in Patchogue
• February 19- Suffolk Arrest Report
• WANTED: Robert Schuster

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