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Prodell MS Teacher Dies After Suffering Medical Episode In Front Of Students: Reports Prodell MS Teacher Dies After Suffering Medical Episode In Front Of Students: Reports
Prodell MS Teacher Dies After Suffering Medical Episode In Front Of Students: Reports A Long Island school district is mourning the loss of one of its middle school teachers who reportedly died days after suffering a medical episode in front of students. Adrian Weger Gilmore, who taught at the Albert G. Prodell Middle School in Shoreham died on Thursday,  April 24, according to multiple news outlets citing district officials.  News 12 Long Island reported the district sent a letter to the community on Tuesday, April 22 saying that a staffer suffered a medical emergency that was witnessed by students. County police confirmed they responded to the school for a case involving a…

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by Cecilia Levine
Mastic-Shirley, NY
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Teen Wakes Up To Pillow On Fire Before Flames Destroy Mastic Home: 'God Protected Them' Teen Wakes Up To Pillow On Fire Before Flames Destroy Mastic Home: 'God Protected Them'
Teen Wakes Up To Pillow On Fire Before Flames Destroy Mastic Home: 'God Protected Them' Strangers are rallying around a Long Island family who lost everything in an early-morning fire. The blaze, sparked by a faulty electrical outlet, tore through the family’s Mastic residence at around 5 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15, Cornelius Hobson wrote on a GoFundMe campaign. The youngest resident, a 14-year-old freshman at William Floyd High School, was awakened by crackling noises and intense heat next to her face. Her screams alerted her mother and two brothers, ages 18 and 26. “Milania, the youngest, woke up at 5 in the morning to the pillow next to her on fire,” Chrissy Hobson said on F…

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by Michael Mashburn
Mastic-Shirley, NY
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'Highly-Regarded' Mastic Coach, Mentor Honored Following Death In Rollover Crash 'Highly-Regarded' Mastic Coach, Mentor Honored Following Death In Rollover Crash
'Highly-Regarded' Mastic Coach, Mentor Honored Following Death In Rollover Crash The Long Island athletic community is mourning the loss of a beloved high school basketball coach following his untimely death. Darrell Sumpter, a dedicated assistant varsity basketball coach at William Floyd High School, died Friday, Dec. 13, in a wreck on Sunrise Highway in Shirley, as Daily Voice reported. He was 51. The William Floyd School District confirmed his passing in a letter to parents the following day. “Mr. Sumpter was a proud William Floyd graduate, a longtime community member, a family man, and a highly-regarded coach and mentor for our boys’ and girls’ basketball programs,…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Former Suffolk County Congressman, Gubernatorial Candidate Lee Zeldin Named To Trump's Cabinet Former Suffolk County Congressman, Gubernatorial Candidate Lee Zeldin Named To Trump's Cabinet
Former Suffolk County Congressman, Gubernatorial Candidate Lee Zeldin Named To Trump's Cabinet President-elect Donald Trump has selected former New York congressman and gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin to run the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In a statement on Monday, Nov. 11, Trump said Zeldin "will ensure fair and swift deregulatory decisions that will be enacted in a way to unleash the power of American businesses," adding that Zeldin will still maintain "the highest environmental standards." In a post on social media, Zeldin said, "It is an honor to join President Trump’s Cabinet as EPA Administrator. "We will restore US energy dominance, revitalize our auto indu…

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by Joe Lombardi
Mastic-Shirley, NY
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Student Caught With Loaded Gun At William Floyd High School In Mastic Beach Student Caught With Loaded Gun At William Floyd High School In Mastic Beach
Student Caught With Loaded Gun At William Floyd High School In Mastic Beach A teenager was apprehended after authorities say he brought a gun to his school on Long Island. The 14-year-old at William Floyd High School in Mastic Beach was being interviewed by a school administrator on an unrelated matter when the student was found to have a loaded gun.  School officials contacted police early Friday afternoon, Oct. 18. The student, who is not being identified due to his age, was charged by Suffolk County PD Seventh Squad detectives with: Criminal possession of a weapon, Criminal possession of a weapon on school grounds. The boy was held overnight at…

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by Joe Lombardi
Brentwood, NY
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Gunshot Then Crash: 32-Year-Old Dies In Shooting, Wreck On Long Island Roadway Gunshot Then Crash: 32-Year-Old Dies In Shooting, Wreck On Long Island Roadway
Gunshot Then Crash: 32-Year-Old Dies In Shooting, Wreck On Long Island Roadway Police are investigating after a driver died following a shooting and crash on a busy Long Island roadway. The incident happened at around 8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 2, in Shirley, near William Floyd Parkway and Rugby Drive. Suffolk County Police detectives determined that Daniel Johnston, age 32, of Shirley, was driving southbound in the northbound lanes of William Floyd Parkway when he crashed into a pole and fence. When medics arrived, they discovered that he had been shot in the leg. Johnston was taken by ambulance to Long Island Community Hospital in Patchogue where he was pronounced dea…

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by Michael Mashburn
Brentwood, NY
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LI Woman Indicted For Driving Over Boy Twice, DA Says LI Woman Indicted For Driving Over Boy Twice, DA Says
LI Woman Indicted For Driving Over Boy Twice, DA Says A Long Island woman has been indicted for allegedly hitting a 15-year-old boy with her car and driving over him twice, and then trading in her car. Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced on Monday, Feb. 6 that Jennifer Nelson, age 35, of Shirley. “This defendant – an adult – allegedly thought she could take the law into her own hands and tried to kill a 15-year-old in the process,” said Tierney. “This defendant’s incredibly misguided attempt to avenge the alleged victimization of her own child is no excuse." Nelson was indicted and arraigned on the fol…

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by Kathy Reakes
Massapequa, NY
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Police Probe Social Media Posts About Fatal Shooting Of Long Island 18-Year-Old Police Probe Social Media Posts About Fatal Shooting Of Long Island 18-Year-Old
Police Probe Social Media Posts About Fatal Shooting Of Long Island 18-Year-Old Police are investigating a social media post that allegedly takes credit for the shooting death of a man found lying in front of a Long Island residence. The 18-year-old man was found around 9 p.m., Monday, Oct. 25 after Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives responded to a 911 call of a shooting at 244 Bayview Drive in Mastic Beach. According to detectives, when police arrived, they found Marcel Arrington lying in front of the residence with a gunshot wound. See Related Story: Suspect At Large After Fatal Shooting Of 18-Year-Old In Front Of Long Island Residence Arrington, …

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by Kathy Reakes
Massapequa, NY
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Message In A Bottle Science Experiment By Long Island School Found Nearly 50 Years Later Message In A Bottle Science Experiment By Long Island School Found Nearly 50 Years Later
Message In A Bottle Science Experiment By Long Island School Found Nearly 50 Years Later A message in a bottle science experiment by a Long Island School was found nearly 50 years later, ABC 7 is reporting. An East Patchogue resident found a glass bottle on the beach at Bellport Bay which contained a note, according to the article. The note reportedly had a Dec. 1, 1972 message that it was a science experiment of students of William Floyd High School learning about Fire Island currents, said ABC 7. Click here for the ABC 7 report.

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by Donna Christopher