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17-Year-Old Plainedge HS Senior ID'd As Victim In North Massapequa Crash 17-Year-Old Plainedge HS Senior ID'd As Victim In North Massapequa Crash
17-Year-Old Plainedge HS Senior ID'd As Victim In North Massapequa Crash A Long Island community is mourning the loss of a 17-year-old who died in a single-vehicle crash. Plainedge Public Schools Superintendent Edward A. Salina, Jr. said the district has established a crisis center at Plainedge High School, where Dylan Nuccio was a senior. The crash happened late Tuesday morning, Jan. 2 in North Massapequa on the northbound ramp on Exit 5 on the Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway. "I want to thank everyone for the outpouring of support in the wake of this tragic incident," Salina said in a statement to the community. "We are all working together …

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by Joe Lombardi
Obituaries
Bethpage Community Pays Tribute To Beloved Teacher Who Died At Age 49 Bethpage Community Pays Tribute To Beloved Teacher Who Died At Age 49
Bethpage Community Pays Tribute To Beloved Teacher Who Died At Age 49 A Long Island community is in mourning after losing a beloved music educator, friend, and mother. Deborah Stehlik, aged 49, of Babylon, died peacefully on Wednesday, June 7, according to her obituary. She was born and raised in Bethpage, where she spent the last 25 years leaving her mark on the community. Having received both her undergraduate and master's degrees in music education from CW Post Campus of Long Island University (now known as LIU Post), Deborah wore many hats as an educator. She taught all over Nassau County, including at Hofstra University (where she also received an ad…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Girl Killed In Stabbing In Region Was Cheerleading Captain Girl Killed In Stabbing In Region Was Cheerleading Captain
Girl Killed In Stabbing In Region Was Cheerleading Captain A Westchester community is in mourning after a popular teen remembered as a cheerleading captain and honor roll student was fatally stabbed during a parade celebrating her high school basketball team’s state championship. Officials said that shortly before 4 p.m. on Friday, April 8 in Mount Vernon, a fight broke out during the high school’s celebratory parade between multiple girls that left two with stab wounds. One teen suffered non-life-threatening lacerations, while the other, later identified as 16-year-old Kayla Green, suffered a critical stab wound and died from her injuries en route…

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by Zak Failla