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Week in Review: 40 Million Customers Possibly Affected in Target Data Breach

A look back at this week's top stories in Commack.

A Taste of Sicily Comes to Commack
When Campa Pizzeria closed in September, it made the Northgate Shopping Center one of the few plazas in Commack without a pizzeria. That didn’t last long. Lucia Pizza quickly filled the void and is bringing the best of the New York City pizza to town.

Target: 40 Million Accounts Possibly Affected in Data Breach

Target confirmed Thursday that about 40 million credit and debit card accounts may have been affected by a data breach that started a couple days before Black Friday.

The accounts of customers who used credit or debit cards at Target stores between Nov. 27 and Dec. 15 may have been exposed, the company said. 

Fundraiser to Remember Lost Friend, Father of Four
A Northport Family is fundraising to help a local family after the death of Darin Finkelstein, a husband and father of four young children, who died in October at the age of 37.

Commack Students Raise $1,500 for Typhoon Victims
Commack students got cozy for a cause during a recent pajama fundraiser to benefit victims of the typhoon devastation in the philippines.

Senator Flanagan Calls For Immediate Action on Common Core
Senator John Flanagan, Chairman of the New York State Senate Standing Committee on Education, issued a report called, 'The Regents Reform Agenda: "Assessing" Our Progress.'

The report is in response to the five hearings that the senator held on Long island, Syracuse, Buffalo, New York City, and Albany. Each hearing allowed a certain amount of speakers to come to a podium and speak their mind on the latest changes coming down from the state regarding the Common Core Learning Standards.

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