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Teen Accused Of Bringing Gun, Ammo Into West Islip High School Teen Accused Of Bringing Gun, Ammo Into West Islip High School
Teen Accused Of Bringing Gun Into West Islip High School A teenager has been accused of bringing a gun and ammunition to a Long Island school. The incident happened on Monday, April 15. Just before 11:30 a.m. Suffolk County Police Third Precinct officers responded to West Islip High School, located at 1 Lions Path after school officials reported a gun had been seized by staff from a student in the building.  A 17-year-old West Islip HS student who had a revolver and ammunition was arrested, said police. The student, who is not being identified due to his age, was charged by Third Squad detectives with three felonies: Crimi…

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by Joe Lombardi
Obituaries
Double-Fatal Fire: Community Hosts Events, Sales In Memory Of West Islip Brothers Double-Fatal Fire: Community Hosts Events, Sales In Memory Of West Islip Brothers
Double-Fatal Fire: Community Hosts Events, Sales In Memory Of West Islip Brothers The Long Island community plans to host a series of events and fundraisers in remembrance of two brothers who lost their lives in a tragic housefire. Not even a week after a fire tore through a home on West Islip’s Udall Road, killing brothers Matthew Kreamer and Kyle Dilegame and injuring their parents, the people of West Islip and beyond have shown their support in a way that friend Courtney Tasso called “overwhelming” — and there seem to be no plans to slow down soon. Earlier Report - Double-Fatal Fire: 'Overwhelming' Support Given To West Islip Parents Along with a GoFundMe starte…

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by Sophie Grieser
Schools
Student Turned Politician: 18-Year-Old Elected To West Islip School Board Student Turned Politician: 18-Year-Old Elected To West Islip School Board
Student Turned Politician: 18-Year-Old Elected To West Islip School Board A New York high school senior is going from the classroom to the boardroom - the school boardroom that is. Long Island’s Quinn Bedell, an 18-year-old senior at West Islip High School, was elected to the West Islip Board of Education as a write-in candidate in the election held Tuesday, May 16. “I would like to thank the West Islip community for choosing me to be a trustee on the Board of Education. I am truly honored,” Bedell wrote on Facebook Wednesday, May 17. “I could not have done this without the overwhelming support of this community. I am forever grateful to every one of you and I …

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by Michael Mashburn
News
Jordan Neely Case: Former Marine, Ex-West Islip HS Athlete Charged In Killing Sparking Protests Jordan Neely Case: Former Marine, Ex-West Islip HS Athlete Charged In Killing Sparking Protests
Jordan Neely Case: Former Marine, Ex-West Islip HS Athlete Charged In Killing Sparking Protests A Marine Corps veteran from New York who was seen in a viral video choking a 30-year-old street artist to death on a Manhattan subway will be criminally charged. Daniel Penny, a Long Island resident from West Islip, will be arrested Friday, May 12, on a charge of second-degree manslaughter in the death of Jordan Neely, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office confirmed to Daily Voice. “We cannot provide any additional information until he has been arraigned in Manhattan Criminal Court, which we expect to take place tomorrow,” the agency said in a statement. Neely, a well-known Michael Jack…

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by Michael Mashburn