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Weird News: Deer Crashes Through Restaurant Window

No-so-everyday headlines from around the area.

Frank Mills, the co-owner of Harbor Crab Company Restaurant and Marina in Patchogue, thought that his restaurant might have been robbed when he received a call Thursday morning stating that the front window of his restaurant was smashed. Watch the video here.

Irate Man Demands Cash for Bungled Lotto Ticket, Arrested

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One Syosset man's luck ran out Friday in an ironic twist the would make anyone wince.

Michael Sullo, 43, played the same lotto number day after day at Food Express on Jericho Turnpike in Syosset hoping to win it big. His numbers finally hit Friday with a pay out of $250; the only problem was he wasn't holding a winning ticket. Read more here.

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Rare Solar Eclipse Visible This Sunday

Early birds on Long Island will get a rare look at a rare type of solar eclipse this weekend. The "hybrid eclipse" is set to begin at 6:29 a.m. in the greater New York City area as the sun is rising, according to Earth Sky. The partial eclipse will end by 7:11 a.m. Read more here.

Local Experts Scoff at Wine Shortage Rumors

Recent rumors of an alleged wine shortage have got vino lovers stocking up across the globe.

After a report by the New York Post this week that the industry was "under-supplied by roughly 300 million cases a year — the worst dry spell in 50 years, the research firm Morgan Stanley claims," some panicked. Read more here.


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