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WEEKLY RECAP: Lifeguards Save Boy, Sonic Update, Newbridge Road

A look at the top stories on East Meadow Patch during the past week.

Busy week? No worries. Patch highlighted the top stories of the week so you can catch up on all of the local news. This week, the top stories are:

With construction continuing on Newbridge Road in East Meadow, many residents have contacted Patch inquiring as to what's going on next. The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) addressed what the latest work is about in an email. Click here for more.

There's still no word as to whether or not Sonic Drive-in a space in East Meadow, according to Bobby Fanelli, the Chief Operating Officer of the Sonic in North Babylon. For more information on that story, click .

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An 8-year-old boy was rescued Wednesday after he stopped breathing in the deep end of the pool at Veterans Memorial Park. Click for the details of that heroic story.


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