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Bloods Gang Members Involved in 3 Shootings: LI Week In Review

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Here are the biggest stories that Long Island Patches covered this week.

Bloods Gang Members Involved in 3 LI Shootings: Cops

Four people are hospitalized after three shootings, including one inside an IHOP where a child in a high chair was seated across from the gunfire, in less than two hours Monday.

Bus Driver, Bus Aides Abused Student With Autism, DA Says

The three were allegedly caught abusing the student on several occasions on the bus surveillance camera, the DA says.

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Islanders Legend Working To Bring AHL Team, Complex To Ronkonkoma

He plans to develop a sports complex for hockey and lacrosse.

Long Island Man Gouged Out His Grandmother's Eyes: DA

Told he had gouged his 78-year-old grandmother's eyes out, rendering her blind, the man said, "So?" and shrugged his shoulders, DA says.

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The Best Places to Live on Long Island in 2019

LI was shut out of the top 100 places nationally (thanks obscene cost of living), but 34 of the top 100 places in NY are on the island.

Farewell, First Love: Luke Perry Stole The Hearts of a Generation

He was a rebel who made us take pause.

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