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Good News: 5K Raises $30K for Children in Need, Firefighters Save Kitten, First Amendment Award
Inspiring headlines from around the region.

Patch covers a wide array of topics, but some of our favorite stories are the ones that put a smile on your face. Here’s a roundup of good news stories from Long Island Patches over the last week:
- Patchogue Firefighters Save Kitten While Battling Blaze
- Lost Puggle Reunited With Owner in Huntington
- Marcie Mazzola 5K Raises $30K for Children in Need
- Port Washington Police Welcomes New Officer
- Northport Everyday Hero: Substance Abuse Activist Thomas J. Snyder
- Northport Basketball Player Honored for Season
- Pennies Add Up at Babylon Memorial Grade School
- Narcan Used to Revive 3 Overdose Victims at Lake Ronkonkoma Home
- Panera Bread Comes to Glen Cove-- And They’re Hiring
- Southampton Hospital’s Tick-Borne Disease Resource Center Receives $25,000 Donation
- Local Woodworking Shop Receives $480,000 Loan
- Riverhead Students Participate in Internship Program at Goodale Farm
- Hampton Bays Man Chosen to Exhibit Artwork in SUNY Oneonta’s Student Exhibition
- Fantastico! Mepham Students Earn First Place in Italian Poetry
- Ambulance Fleet Grows Ahead of Long Beach SNCH Facility Opening
- Adelphi Prof Wins First Amendment Award
- Massapequa Encourages Young Women in Engineering
- Long Beach Places at Island, State Science Competitions
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