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East Patchogue community unites for arson victim deployed in Africa

Eric Carver, 46, of East Patchogue, who is

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Eric Carver, who’s been serving in Africa since last September as a master sergeant with the Air National Guard 106th Rescue Wing, never expected to hear he may not have a home to come back to.

On Dec. 27, his Lake Drive home in East Patchogue was burglarized and set on fire, and his 1997 Chevy pickup truck was stolen but later recovered and impounded. Carver, a New York State trooper, also...

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