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Mask Use Sparks Fights: Long Island Patch Week In Review

ALSO: 3 injured in fireworks accidents | Protester lied about being hit by car | Gyms sue state to reopen | 'God Bless America' starts fight

Here are some of the biggest stories Long Island Patches covered this week.
Here are some of the biggest stories Long Island Patches covered this week. (Kristin Borden/Patch)

LONG ISLAND, NY — Here are some of the biggest stories that Long Island Patches covered this week.

LI Dairy Queen Employees Work Without Masks: Video

A Dairy Queen customer said a worker without a mask prepared his food and another worker without a mask argued with him. See video inside.

Woman Punched In Head After Asking Man To Put On Mask: Police

The woman asked the man to put the mask on while both were riding a Suffolk County bus; they got off and he punched her, police say.

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3 Seriously Injured In Fireworks Accidents On Long Island

Two of the three accidents occurred in Suffolk, where police say they received 1,160 calls reporting illegal fireworks over the weekend.

Over 1,000 Attend 'Back The Blue' March On Long Island: PHOTOS

More than a thousand people gathered to show their support for police officers and other law enforcement agents Sunday.

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'God Bless America' Sparks Fight Outside Long Island Bar: Police

Police have arrested one man they say punched another outside of a bar over songs the man was singing.

Protester Lied About Being Hit By Car In Huntington Station: SCPD

He claimed he was the second Black Lives Matter protester hit by a driver who was arrested Monday after striking someone else, police say.

New York Gyms Sue Cuomo Over Coronavirus Closure

Gyms were pulled from phase four of the state's coronavirus reopening plan and are closed indefinitely, causing concern among gym owners.

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