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LI Woman Records Plane's 'Surreal' Emergency Beach Landing: Patch PM

Also: $2 million lottery prizes / another burrito bar opens / venture capital firm hacked / prison in deadly Christmas Day crash.

Also: $2 million lottery prizes / another burrito bar opens / venture capital firm hacked / prison in deadly Christmas Day crash.
Also: $2 million lottery prizes / another burrito bar opens / venture capital firm hacked / prison in deadly Christmas Day crash. (Patch)

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


LI Woman Who Saw Plane's Emergency Landing On Beach: 'It Was Surreal'

A woman was walking her dog on a Long Island beach Friday when she saw something unlike anything she'd ever expected: A plane, making an emergency landing just feet away. New York State Assemblyman Clyde Vanel, who represents Queens, was the pilot of the single-engine plane.

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Man Gets 5 to 15 Years In Prison For Deadly Christmas Day Crash

A Long Island man was sentenced to prison for striking two pedestrians with an SUV while driving drunk and high on cannabis on Christmas Day in 2021, killing one of them.


2 Long Islanders Claim More Than $2M In NY Lottery Prizes

Two Long Islanders are starting Spring season with an abundance of green in their pockets.

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Shrimpy's Burrito Bar Opens Another Location On Long Island

The restaurant offers traditional Tex-Mex items on the menu, such as burritos, tacos, quesadillas — but with their own twist.


Long Island Venture Capital Firm Hacked: Report

A Long Island venture capital firm has been hacked in a cybersecurity breach that compromised data, including Social Security numbers, according to a government filing obtained by Newsday.


John's Crazy Socks Earns Proclamation

John's Crazy Socks, a sock business on Long Island, was awarded a proclamation by a town councilman in recognition of National Disability Awareness Month.


Funeral Services Set For Kim Haeg, 37: 'She Was An Inspiration'

Kim Haeg, paralyzed in a crash in 2004 when she was just 17 years old, has died. She was 34 years old.

"She was an inspiration to many, and will be missed," her father Dennis Haeg told Patch.


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