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These Nassau County Schools Honored For Excellent Athletes, Scholars These Nassau County Schools Honored For Excellent Athletes, Scholars
These Nassau County Schools Honored For Excellent Athletes, Scholars Just 35 high schools across Long Island were given a special designation for their stellar athletes who double as stellar academics. The New York State Public High School Athletic Association, or NYSPHSAA, announced its 2022-2023 “School of Distinction” list on Thursday, July 27. Out of all 84 schools given the award, 35 were from Long Island. In order to qualify, a high school must have 100 percent of its varsity teams qualify for a “Scholar-Athlete team award,” which designates that the team’s average GPA is greater than or equal to a 90. The schools that made the cut from Suffolk C…

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by Sophie Grieser
Obituaries
Gabby Petito Visitation On Long Island Open To Public Gabby Petito Visitation On Long Island Open To Public
Gabby Petito Visitation On Long Island Open To Public A memorial visitation for Gabby Petito, the Long Island native whose missing person search and then homicide captivated the nation, will be open to the public. The visitation for the 22-year-old Petito will be held from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 26, in Suffolk County at Moloney’s Holbrook Funeral Home at 825 Main St. in Holbrook, according to the funeral home. Petito's father, Joe Petito, tweeted on Friday, Sept. 24, the details of the visitation for "our sweet Gabby" and wrote: "Thanks to all for your support and love."  Petito's body was found on Sunday, Sept. 19, in the Grand Te…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
14-Year-Old Struck, Killed By LIRR Train 14-Year-Old Struck, Killed By LIRR Train
14-Year-Old Struck, Killed By Lirr Train A teen was killed after being hit by a Long Island Railroad train. Christopher Coluccio, age 14, of West Sayville, was found next to the tracks near the Patchogue LIRR station around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, MTA officials said Officials said the investigation is ongoing. Police notified Coluccio's family and the Bayport-Blue Point school district. Coluccio reportedly might have been wearing earbuds at the time of the crash.  Bayport-Blue Point Superintendent Timothy Hearney, in a statement, said: "As many of you know, this has been a difficult week, and unlike any other for our school com…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Boyfriend's Family Breaks Silence After 22-Year-Old LI Woman Goes Missing Boyfriend's Family Breaks Silence After 22-Year-Old LI Woman Goes Missing
Boyfriend's Family Breaks Silence After 22-Year-Old LI Woman Goes Missing Click here for an updated story: Boyfriend Of Missing NY 22-Year-Old Woman Now 'Person Of Interest,' Police Say As police in several states continue the search for a missing New York woman, her boyfriend's family has broken his silence through an attorney for the first time. Gabrielle Petito, age 22, of Blue Point in Suffolk County, and her boyfriend, Brian Laundrie, who both attended Bayport-Blue Point High School, left Long Island in early July for a cross-country trip in her 2012 Ford Transit van. Petito, who was last known to be in Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming in late Augu…

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by Kathy Reakes