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WEEKLY RECAP: Former Corrections Officer Convicted, New Yogurt Shop Opens in East Meadow

A look at what happened around the East Meadow area this 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:

3. : The yogurt chain, which now has five locations on Long Island, recently opened on Hempstead Turnpike.

2. : The Freeport woman was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly assaulting two officers while being searched and for allegedly being found with drugs in on Wednesday, police said.

1. : Mark Barber, 50, of Levittown was convicted of 30 counts of extorting sexual favors from female inmates in Nassau County Correctional Center, District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced on Thursday.


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