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The Week in Photos: Student Beats Cancer, Cops Seek Thief, and More

Take a look at some recent news items through the photos that illustrate the stories.

Monday turned out to be a pretty slow day this week, though Tuesday proved to be much busier. A - no serious injuries were reported - and soon after, nine-year old Christopher Timpone and his mother Kathleen . The Aquebogue Elementary School student, who was diagnosed with Ewing's Sarcoma late last year, reported to the class that doctors officially diagnosed him as cancer-free last week after surgery. Also on Tuesday, readers debated - mostly on Facebook - about . What do you think?

Wednesday saw our , and coverage of a (luckily) McGann-Mercy announced that seventh-grader - the first ever Monarch to be invited. 

Thursday, , who are hoping to bring a triathlon to Main Street this summer, along with a temporary "pop-up" retail village to fill in some vacant storefronts during the weekend. They have July 29th eyed as the triathlon date. And over at Stotzky Park, the , which was subsequently filled in by the Riverhead Fire Department on Friday with water. Now, we wait for cold weather.

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Friday, police announced that a thief had broken into Lewin Farms and stolen cash from the farm stand. And Riverhead High School announced that this weekend, in Southampton Village. The exhibit remains open until the end of February. Congrats to the artists!


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