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News Nearby: Babylon Woman Hit by a Car Critically Injured

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A Babylon woman was critically injured after being hit by a car while crossing Deer Park Avenue in North Babylon Monday night, police said.

According to police, Cerice Caprio, 32, was attempting to walk across the road in front of Buffalo Wild Wings, just north of the Southern State Parkway, at 9:06 p.m. when she was struck by a 2008 Hyundai Elantra that was heading southbound on Deer Park Avenue. 

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From West Islip: West Islip Firefighter Suffers Minor Injuries Battling House Fire

A West Islip firefighter was treated and released from Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center after suffering minor injuries while fighting a house fire on Toomey Road last Friday, according to West Islip Fire Department Chief Blaise Gemellaro.

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From Half Hollow Hills: Set Down the Keys, Share a Ride  

Let someone else do the driving.

That's the suggestion behind 511NY Rideshare’s 2013 Carpool Challenge, which Huntington Supervisor Frank Petrone is suggesting for town employees. The program says that employees who agree to complete at least four round trips in a calendar month before Nov. 30. They have to get to and from work by means other than driving themselves alone.


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