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Car Smashes Through Fence Outside Senior Living Center On Long Island Car Smashes Through Fence Outside Senior Living Center On Long Island
Car Smashes Through Fence Outside Senior Living Center On Long Island A high-speed crash tore through fencing outside an assisted living facility on Long Island Monday night, Dec. 22. The crash happened in Massapequa just before 9 p.m., on Louden Avenue near Sunrise Highway, outside The Bristal Assisted Living Center. A vehicle plowed through approximately 60 feet of fencing, leaving debris scattered across the sidewalk, John Scalesi, a member of the commissioners council for the Nassau County Police Department, said. Photos shared by Scalesi on Facebook show a long stretch of fencing destroyed, with broken sections strewn along the roadway and pedestrian ar…
Teen Accepted Into Harvard, Yale, Princeton: These 3 Things His Parents Did Made The Difference Teen Accepted Into Harvard, Yale, Princeton: These 3 Things His Parents Did Made The Difference
Teen Accepted Into Harvard, Yale, Princeton: These 3 Things His Parents Did Made The Difference A teenager from New Jersey is headed to Harvard this fall — and says the secret to his success had nothing to do with paid help or private tutors. Salman Chowdhury, of Paterson, was accepted into 10 of the top 25 universities in the U.S., including Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, and the University of Pennsylvania. He was also offered a full merit-based scholarship to Washington University in St. Louis as a Langsdorf Scholar. Chowdhury, who recently graduated as valedictorian from the STEM Academy at Passaic County Technical-Vocational Schools (PCTI) in Wayne, chose Harvard. He wi…
Fencer Refusing To Compete Against Transgender Opponent Disqualified In Viral Video Fencer Refusing To Compete Against Transgender Opponent Disqualified In Viral Video
Fencer Refusing To Compete Against Transgender Opponent Disqualified In Viral Video Stephanie Turner trained for this moment all year. But when her name was called at a regional fencing tournament in Maryland, she dropped to her knees instead of raising her sword. Turner, 31, was disqualified from the Cherry Blossom Open at the University of Maryland on March 30 after refusing to fence a transgender athlete named on the roster, which she recognized the night before, she tells Fox News Digital. A video now going viral shows Turner kneeling on the piste as the match was about to begin. The referee gave her a black card on the spot, disqualifying her from the tournament. …