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Girl Who Attends Walt Whitman High School Accused Of Posting Threat Of Mass Harm Girl Who Attends Walt Whitman High School Accused Of Posting Threat Of Mass Harm
Girl Who Attends Walt Whitman High School Accused Of Posting Threat Of Mass Harm A teenage girl who attends a Long Island high school has been accused of posting a threat of mass harm on social media. Suffolk County Police Second Precinct Crime Section officers responded to Walt Whitman High School, located in Huntington Station on West Hills Road around midday on Thursday, Feb. 15, the student allegedly made the threat. Officers located and isolated the 15-year-old, and an investigation was conducted in which the student’s locker, book bag and home were searched, said police.  She was arrested at the school at approxim…

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by Joe Lombardi
Schools
These High Schools Ranked Top 5 In Suffolk County, Report Says These High Schools Ranked Top 5 In Suffolk County, Report Says
These High Schools Ranked Top 5 In Suffolk County, Report Says The grades are in and these Long Island high schools are a cut above the rest, according to the community and school ranking site Niche. After considering a number of key areas, the following schools were ranked in the website’s 2023 “Best Public High Schools in Suffolk County” report: No. 1 - Dix Hills: Half Hollow Hills High School West No. 2 - Dix Hills: Half Hollow Hills High School East No. 3 - East Setauket: Ward Melville Senior High School No. 4 - Greenlawn: Harborfields High School No. 5 - Huntington Station: Walt Whitman High School All five high schools earned an overall grade of…

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by Michael Mashburn
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These Long Island Schools Honored For Excellent Scholars, Athletes These Long Island Schools Honored For Excellent Scholars, Athletes
These Long Island Schools Honored For Excellent Scholars, Athletes Just 35 high schools across Long Island were given a special designation for their stellar athletes who double as stellar academics. The New York State Public High School Athletic Association, or NYSPHSAA, announced its 2022-2023 “School of Distinction” list on Thursday, July 27. Out of all 84 schools given the award, 35 were from Long Island. In order to qualify, a high school must have 100 percent of its varsity teams qualify for a “Scholar-Athlete team award,” which designates that the team’s average GPA is greater than or equal to a 90. The schools that made the cut from Suffolk C…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Threat Leads To Police Presence At High School In Suffolk County Threat Leads To Police Presence At High School In Suffolk County
Threat Leads To Police Presence At High School In Suffolk County Students at a Long Island school will find extra police officers on campus following a threat called into police. The threat was called in to Suffolk County Police around 9 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 18 referencing a school in South Huntington. According to police, the threat made referencing Walt Whitman High School. Police did not reveal the type of threat made. Officers have been in contact with school officials and there will be an increased police presence at the school building on Wednesday, Oct. 19, police said. This is the second threat made in the last month. A threat was made regardin…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Ex-College Athlete Found Guilty In Stabbing Of Roommate From Northern Westchester Ex-College Athlete Found Guilty In Stabbing Of Roommate From Northern Westchester
Ex-College Athlete Found Guilty In Stabbing Of Roommate From Northern Westchester A 23-year-old Long Island man was found guilty of stabbing his former college lacrosse teammate, a Northern Westchester County man, during a dispute about a loud party.  Matthew Stockfeder was convicted on Thursday, March 24, of first-degree assault and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon in the 2019 stabbing of his then-roommate Justin Corpolongo, according to Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz. Stockfeder, of Melville, and Corpolongo, of Somers, were both players on the lacrosse team at St. John's University at the time, Katz said. Stockfeder is a graduate of …

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by Nicole Valinote
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St. John's Lacrosse Co-Captain Charged With Stabbing Ex-Teammate From Westchester St. John's Lacrosse Co-Captain Charged With Stabbing Ex-Teammate From Westchester
St. John's Lacrosse Co-Captain Charged With Stabbing Ex-Teammate From Westchester A co-captain of the St. John's University lacrosse team from Long Island was arrested after he allegedly stabbed his roommate, nearly disemboweling him, during a fight over loud music. Matthew Stockfeder, 21, of Melville, who played lacrosse at Walt Whiteman High School, was arrested on Tuesday, Oct. 22, after stabbing his roommate Justin Corpolongo, 23, the NYPD said. The fight began late Monday, Oct. 21, when Stockfeder woke up Corpologno, a Somers High School graduate, by playing loud music in their off-campus Queens apartment. After having words, Stockfeder headed to an unofficial…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman Wanted For Stealing Credit, Debit Cards From Long Island High School Woman Wanted For Stealing Credit, Debit Cards From Long Island High School
Woman Wanted For Stealing Credit, Debit Cards From Long Island High School Police on Long Island are seeking the public’s assistance in tracking down a woman who allegedly used stolen credit and debit cards taken from an area high school. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers released surveillance photos of a woman and her vehicle after she allegedly stole the cards from a vehicle parked at Walt Whitman High School on Wednesday, Sept. 11. According to police, the woman attempted to use the cards at Bethpage Federal Credit Union on Harned Road in Commack, where she was caught on camera. Anyone who recognizes the woman or her vehicle has been asked to contact Suffolk Count…

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by Zak Failla
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Woman Wanted For Using Stolen Credit Cards On Long Island Woman Wanted For Using Stolen Credit Cards On Long Island
Woman Wanted For Using Stolen Credit Cards On Long Island A woman has been accused of grand larceny after trying to use stolen credit cards on Long Island, police say. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Seventh Precinct Crime Section officers are on the lookout for a woman, pictured above, who is suspected of trying to use credit and debit cards at Bethpage Federal Credit Union in Commack (94 Harned Road) on Wednesday, Sept. 11. The cards had been reported stolen earlier that day from a car parked at Walt Whitman High School in Huntington Station (301 W. Hills Road). Anyone with information about the identity of the suspect i…

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by Valerie Musson