Hope After Heroin Horror: Mom Says Baby 'Saved My Life'​:Patch PM

Share-worthy stories from the Long Island Patch network to talk about tonight:

Hope After Heroin Horror: Mom Says Baby 'Saved My Life'

"I was shooting up and crying at the same time." – A Long Island mom, in recovery after harrowing addiction, speaks on life-changing relapse.

Winter Weather Advisory Issued For Long Island

Snow is on the way Thursday. Find out how much is expected to fall.

Burglar Steals Christmas Presents From Long Island Home

Bah humbug!

Teen Who Fought For Girls To Join Boy Scouts Seeks To Earn Eagle

Although Boy Scouts of America approved a measure to allow girls to join, by the time it takes effect, Sydney Ireland will have aged out.

A Salute To James Brady, And My True Hamptons Christmas Tale

It was a lonely Christmas Eve the one year I wintered on Barnes Lane in East Hampton Village.

Also Worth a Look Today

• Community Raises Over $16K To Help Family Who Lost Home In Fire
• Fire Breaks Out At Brentwood Home
• Holiday Celebration At Historic Sag Harbor Home, Listed At $18.7M
• Man Robbed Suffolk Businesses At Knifepoint: Police
• Police Seeking Graffiti Vandals
• LI Crisis Center Offers Tips For Beating The Holiday Blues
• DNA Leads Nassau Detectives To Robber: Police

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