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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

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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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Police say an employee wrestled the robber to the ground, stopping his second robbery of the night.
Find out what's happening in Southamptonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Officials say he was abusing the girls, who were sisters, when they were 8 and 5 years old.
Services for Alison Russo-Elling, who was stabbed in Queens but lived on Long Island, were scheduled for this week.
The new track will help increase service by 40 percent, LIRR officials say.
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