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Suffolk County High School Principal Reinstated After Investigation Suffolk County High School Principal Reinstated After Investigation
Suffolk County High School Principal Reinstated After Investigation A high school principal on Long Island is back in the building after being temporarily ordered to work from home to allow district officials to investigate his handling of a fight that he had to break up. Longtime Wyandanch High School Principal Paul Sibblies, who has held his post since 2009, was reassigned by the district in October after breaking up a fight between two female students during dismissal where he had to tackle one to help separate the two. Sibblies had denied any wrongdoing since the investigation began. He has not commented since being reinstated. The district launched an…

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by Zak Failla
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Amityville Man Charged In Connection With Death Of Former HS Football Star Amityville Man Charged In Connection With Death Of Former HS Football Star
Amityville Man Charged In Connection With Death Of Former HS Football Star Police on Long Island have arrested a 22-year-old man in connection with the shooting death of a former Wyandanch High School football star. Suffolk County Police arrested Everette Aitcheson, age 22, of North Amityville, on Wednesday, Aug. 25 on weapons charges in connection with the fatal shooting of Alonte Shipp that occurred in Wyandanch on Monday, Aug. 23. Homicide Squad detectives charged Aitcheson with criminal possession of a weapon, but additional charges may be added, Suffolk prosecutors said at a hearing.  Shipp, age 20, was shot and killed in front of his Wyandanch home at …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Wyandanch HS Gets $150K Grant To Field Fall Sports Teams Wyandanch HS Gets $150K Grant To Field Fall Sports Teams
Wyandanch HS Gets $150K Grant To Field Fall Sports Teams A struggling Long Island school district will receive a hefty grant from the Suffolk County Police Department in an attempt to keep athletics alive for students. Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone announced that Wyandanch High School will receive a $150,000 grant to help restore its sports program. Earlier this year, 123 school districts on Long Island saw their budgets passed, with only voters in Wyandanch rejecting a proposed $77.8 million spending plan that represented a 40.93 percent tax increase. 
“Whether it is football, basketball, volleyball or any other sport, we have to prov…

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by Zak Failla