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LI Man, 20, Could Be Blind In 30 Days From 'Brutal' Disease: Patch PM

Brave employee foils robbery: PD / Man sexually abused girls, 8 and 5: PD / Hero EMS lieutenant laid to rest / LIRR's Third Track completed

Share-worthy stories from Long Island Patch sites to talk about tonight.
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Share-worthy stories from Long Island Patch sites to talk about tonight:

LI Man, 20, Could Be Blind In 30 Days From 'Brutal' Disease

"What scares me most is what lies ahead. Everything around me — that I've called life for 20 years — is about to get drastically different."

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Robbery Spree Cut Short By Brave Employee: Police

Police say an employee wrestled the robber to the ground, stopping his second robbery of the night.

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LI Man Convicted Of Sexually Abusing 2 Young Girls

Officials say he was abusing the girls, who were sisters, when they were 8 and 5 years old.

EMS Lieutenant To Be Laid To Rest; Road Closures Coming

Services for Alison Russo-Elling, who was stabbed in Queens but lived on Long Island, were scheduled for this week.

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