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Free Breakfast, Lunch Program Launches At Long Island School District Free Breakfast, Lunch Program Launches At Long Island School District
Free Breakfast, Lunch Program Launches At Long Island School District A new program will provide students at every grade level free meals throughout the school day, a district on Long Island announced. Starting Friday, March 1, students in the Connetquot School District, located in Islip, will be able to get breakfast and lunch for free, the district announced. The measure includes all students at the following schools: Edward J. Bosti Elementary School; Cherokee Street Elementary School; Helen B. Duffield Elementary School; John Pearl Elementary School; Edith L. Slocum Elementary School; Sycamore Avenue Elementary School; Oakdale-Bohemia Elementar…

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Life-Savers: 'Heroic' Long Island Teacher Aides Honored For Helping Choking Students Life-Savers: 'Heroic' Long Island Teacher Aides Honored For Helping Choking Students
Life-Savers: 'Heroic' Long Island Teacher Aides Honored For Helping Choking Students A trio of teacher’s aides are getting the attention they deserve after together, they saved two children from choking just days apart from each other. During a Board of Education meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 11, the Connetquot Central School District honored the three staff members – Lori Stellwagen, Amy Loretta, and Samantha Gallo — for saving the lives of two students who were choking. The first incident happened on Friday, Sept. 22 at Edward J. Bosti Elementary. During lunch time, a kindergarten student choked on a chicken nugget that he had brought from home. Luckily, his one-on-…

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by Sophie Grieser