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Islip Terrace girl survives risky surgery

An Islip Terrace girl returned home Tuesday after undergoing what doctors are calling groundbreaking surgery. Friends and family members gathered at 7-year-old Heather McNamara?s home to welcome her

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Mar 10, 2009, 9:33 PM

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