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Long Island School District Names New Superintendent Long Island School District Names New Superintendent
Long Island School District Names New Superintendent A veteran educator has been chosen to take over as the new Schools Superintendent of a Long Island school district. Following an extensive search, the Islip School Board announced that it has appointed Dr. Dennis O’Hara as its new superintendent of schools, taking over for incumbent Ellen Semel, who announced she will be stepping away following a lengthy tenure in the district. O’Hara will take over effective as of Thursday, July 1 at the conclusion of Semel’s time as superintendent. “Over the past several months the Board of Education has worked hard to identify the characteristics that o…

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by Zak Failla
Sports
Long Island Football Players Nominated For 'Heart Of A Giant' Award Long Island Football Players Nominated For 'Heart Of A Giant' Award
Long Island Football Players Nominated For 'Heart Of A Giant' Award Some Long Island student-athletes have been nominated for a prestigious award sponsored in part through the New York Giants. Football players in Happaugue, Bellmore, and Farmingville 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 Tri-state area are nominated for voting, and their communities have 25 days to vote them in. Six finalists and four honorable mention finalists will be named. Each of those will receive $1,000 for their school’s football program, with the winner receivin…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Long Island HS Teacher Accused Of Sexually Abusing Boy Long Island HS Teacher Accused Of Sexually Abusing Boy
Long Island HS Teacher Accused Of Sexually Abusing Boy A 53-year-old Long Island high school teacher has been charged with sexually abusing a student when the teen was 16 years old, Suffolk County Police announced Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 14. The alleged victim, now 18, reported to detectives that when he was a 16-year-old student at Hauppauge High School, he was sexually abused by his chorus teacher, Mark Kimes, at the teacher’s home in Moriches. Following an investigation, Seventh Squad detectives determined Kimes had inappropriate contact with the teen while serving as his teacher. Kimes was arrested at his home at approxima…

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by Joe Lombardi