Whale Washes Up on Beach, Burglar Picks Wrong Home, 30th LI Panera to Open

Photo by Fran Fitzgerald

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

• 25-Foot Dead Whale Washes Up on Fire Island Beach
• Police: 73-Year-Old Man Pushes Burglar Down the Stairs, Locks Him in Basement
• Patchogue Panera Opening Next Week
• Vatican Releases Pope’s Itinerary For New York Visit
• Police: Drunk Man Crashes Car Into Pole in Hampton Bays
• Police Seeking Man Who Stole Electronics From Setauket Walmart
• Grucci Fireworks, Free Concert at Pennysaver Amphitheater Saturday
• Cops: Man Charged in East Rockaway Robbery, Carjacking
• DA: Freeport Man Scammed Car Buyers Out of $380G
• Levittown Baseball Player Commits to College
• LBFD: Man in Critical Condition After Car Slams Into Pole
• Firemen’s Field Fireworks in Valley Stream
• Cops: Baldwin Woman Had Forged Prescription
• Annual East Hills Fourth of July Fireworks Show
• Masked Men Rob Victim at Gunpoint in Great Neck
• Commercial Sign Ignites in Huntington Station
• Man Robs Hicksville Bank
• Local 11-Year-Old Wins 2015 Mets SNY Kidcaster Contest
• Local Shellfish Lands to Reopen
• Southampton Town Launches ‘Adopt a Bus Shelter’ Program
• Congressman Introduces Legislation to Protect Long Island Sound
• Police: Man With Nine Suspensions on License Tries to Hide From Police