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'Where Is Mr. Dougherty?': Elmont HS Students Walk Out Over Absence Of Popular Principal 'Where Is Mr. Dougherty?': Elmont HS Students Walk Out Over Absence Of Popular Principal
'Where Is Mr. Dougherty?': Elmont HS Students Walk Out Over Absence Of Popular Principal Students at one Long Island high school spent the first day of school holding a walkout to protest the disappearance of their beloved principal. Those students were upset after being told this week that the principal of Elmont Memorial High School, Kevin Dougherty, or "Doc" would not be returning this year.  On Tuesday, Aug. 30, Superintendent James Grossane, of the Sewanhaka Central High School District wrote to students and family that Dougherty is "taking a sabbatical leave of absence for the 2022-2023 school year." Grossane went on to announce he would be appointing…

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by Kathy Reakes
Sports
Topgolf's First New York Location Will Be On Long Island Topgolf's First New York Location Will Be On Long Island
Topgolf's First New York Location Will Be On Long Island New Yorkers are getting a new way to hit the links. Topgolf Entertainment announced it will be opening its first New York location on Long Island early next year, bringing a new form of golf to the area. According to the company, guests of the new three-level Topgolf venue in Suffolk County located in Holtsville "will soon experience a tech-driven place to play through point-scoring games in the venue's 102 bays, seasonal chef-driven menu items, top-shelf drinks, live music and year-round programming for all ages in a climate-controlled outdoor space.” The new business - which will be loca…

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by Zak Failla
Sports
Nassau County Football Player Nominated For 'Heart Of A Giant' Award Nassau County Football Player Nominated For 'Heart Of A Giant' Award
Nassau County Football Player Nominated For 'Heart Of A Giant' Award A group of student-athletes in New York has been nominated for a prestigious award sponsored in part through the New York Giants. Football players in Freeport and Coram on Long Island, Port Chester in Westchester, Bardonia in Rockland and Newburgh and Wallkill in Orange County have been nominated for the “Heart of a Giant” award, and now need their communities to vote them into the finals. Each week, 10 football players in the tristate area are nominated for voting, and their communities have 25 days to note them in. Six finalists and four honorable mention finalists will ultimately be…

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by Zak Failla