King Urges 'Extraordinary Measures' After Ebola Scare at JFK, Billy Joel Sells Sagaponack Home, ATV Crash Kills LI Man Upstate

Photo (via flickr/U.S. Customs and Border Protection): A Coast Guard medical person prepares for enhanced screening at JFK International Airport on Oct. 11. 

Here are some of the top headlines reported across Long Island Patches on Thursday (click the links to read the full stories):

• Police Officer Injured in Hit-and-Run to Be Released From Hospital
• LI Congressman Demands Action to Address Ebola ‘Vulnerabilities’ at JFK Airport
• Sagaponack Home Owned By Billy Joel Sold For $19 Million
• Police: Man Critically Injured in Flanders Shooting, Two Arrested
• Local Family Adopts Kitten Saved From Storm Drain
• Police: Man Robbed, Tried to Sexually Assault Woman in E. Garden City
• James Salerno Sworn in as 10th Port Washington Police Chief
• Oyster Festival Kicks Off This Weekend
• The Fresh Market to Open its First Suffolk County Store in Smithtown
• Lindenhurst Family Says Driver Killed Their Cat, Fled Scene
• Medford Man Killed in ATV Crash Upstate
• ‘Maggie Matters March’ Set for Tuesday, Oct. 21
• Three Village Students Recognize Fire Safety Month
• South Huntington Schools Reshape Homecoming to Pay Tribute to Maggie Rosales
• Lindy Students Take the First Step Toward College
• North Babylon High Student Completes Future FBI Agents Training Program
• Police: Riverhead Man Shot On Maple Avenue
• Amagansett Schoolhouse To Be Donated To Local School District
• Wantagh Students Explore Apples
• Levittown Students Stand Up Against Drugs, Alcohol

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