Week in Review: Man Holds Up Armored Car, Christmas Spectacular

This week on Patch, we've reported on everything from gunshots heard when a man attempted to hold up an armored car on Veterans Highway to two neighbors who worked together for a holiday surprise.

Here's 5 news stories you'll want to read: 

 Suffolk County police are searching for a man who attempted to rob an armored car as guards serviced an ATM outside Chase Bank on Veterans Highway in Islandia. 

: The lights are outs and doors are locked at the new Ara International on the corner of Routes 25 and 347 in St. James after only three months. 

: Smithtown Town officials have drafted up a proposal for areas to be included in a Suffolk County tax break offered to businesses who expand or renovate their buildings in hopes of attracting new businesses. 

: A German-based food retailer is renovating the former Circuit City shopping center in Lake Grove with plans of opening by summer 2012. 

: Two Hauppauge neighbors come together in the holiday spirit to light a 35-foot tall tree with more than 7,000 lights. You have to see the photos to believe it.