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News Nearby: German Shepherd Saves Rocky Point Woman
Also, a fire in Setauket home and still no leads in Smithtown shooting threat.
Miller Place-Rocky Point
For Rocky Point's Linda Rubino, her dog is now her hero. In early February, Rubino, 49, suffered a major stroke and collapsed. But her German shepherd, April, came over and started to lick her on her mouth, which her husband Tony says kept her from gagging on her own saliva, according to a CBS 880 report.
Three Village
Firefighters from the Setauket Fire Department and the Selden Fire Department responded to a fire on Arbor Ridge Lane in South Setauket at approximately 2:45 a.m. Thursday morning. According to Chief Dennis Mirante, the fire was under control within 15 minutes, and there were no injuries to either the residents of the home or the firefighters at the scene.
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Smithtown
One week after discovering a threat to "shoot up the school" was written on a bathroom wall, the district has no leads on who wrote the threat.
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Riverhead
The Riverhead Blue Waves girls' hoops team made its way up to Troy on Thursday in preparation for Friday night's New York State Final Four game against Penfield. Looking to continue their streak of success,, the girls are two wins away from a state title.
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