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'Very Grateful': LI Coaches Honored For Saving HS Basketball Player Who Collapsed On Court 'Very Grateful': LI Coaches Honored For Saving HS Basketball Player Who Collapsed On Court
'Very Grateful': LI Coaches Honored For Saving HS Basketball Player Who Collapsed On Court Three quick-thinking high school coaches on Long Island are getting the hero's treatment for saving a basketball player’s life after he collapsed on the court. The terrifying ordeal happened Tuesday, Dec. 6, at Chaminade High School in Mineola, school officials said. Seventeen-year-old varsity player PJ Kellachan was heading to the sideline following a drill when he suddenly collapsed and began suffering a seizure. The 17-year-old eventually stopped breathing and went into cardiac arrest. “I remember being on the court, but then my mind kind of blacks out,” Kellachan told reporters at a…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Man Accused Of Threatening To Blow Up Local Police Department On Long Island Man Accused Of Threatening To Blow Up Local Police Department On Long Island
Man Accused Of Threatening To Blow Up Local Police Department On Long Island A man has been accused of threatening to blow up a local police department on Long Island. The Kings Point Police Department said it received a phone call from Michael Mortman, age 61, of Rockaway Park, Queens, on Thursday, May 20 at around 10:30 p.m.  During that call, Mortman "made a verbal threat to blow up the Kings Point Police Department," Nassau County Police said.  After a thorough investigation, the Nassau County PD said Sixth Precinct Detectives were able to locate Mortman and place him under arrest without incident. Mortman has been charged with: Making a terroristi…

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by Joe Lombardi