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High School Marching Band From Long Island Wins National Contest High School Marching Band From Long Island Wins National Contest
High School Marching Band From Long Island Wins National Contest A marching band hailing from a Long Island high school beat out over 400 schools and won thousands of dollars in band equipment in a competition hosted by metal legends Metallica. “Pride of Malverne,” the marching band from Malverne High School, was one of six high school and college marching bands to be named the winners of Metallica’s “For Whom The Band Tolls” competition, the band announced on Monday, Jan. 8. “For Whom The Band Tolls” was launched by Metallica in April 2023, challenging college and high school bands across the country to share their best performances using the band’s ic…

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by Sophie Grieser
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LI Street Named For KKK Leader Renamed After Student Push: 'History Finally Set Right' LI Street Named For KKK Leader Renamed After Student Push: 'History Finally Set Right'
LI Street Named For KKK Leader Renamed After Student Push: 'History Finally Set Right' Persistence has finally paid off for a group of high school students who called for the renaming of a Long Island street named after a controversial figure. Dozens of community members gathered in Hempstead in the village of Malverne on Thursday, Jan. 26, to watch as officials unveiled the new Acorn Way, the Malverne School District announced on Facebook.  It marked the culmination of years of hard work by several students at Malverne High School who pushed for the renaming after learning that the street’s original namesake, Paul Lindner, was a Ku Klux Klan leader in addition to being a vi…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Former Nassau County Executive Tom Gulotta Dies Former Nassau County Executive Tom Gulotta Dies
Former Nassau County Executive Tom Gulotta Dies Former Nassau County Executive Tom Gulotta, who was in charge for more than a decade before he was forced to not seek reelection in 2001, died on Sunday, Aug. 4 at the age of 75. Current County Executive Laura Curran announced Gulotta’s death in a statement. “In his career in government that spanned over four decades, Tom served our residents with distinction,” she said. “In recent years, I was lucky enough to become good friends with both Tom and his wife, Betsy. My heart goes out to Betsy and the whole Gulotta family for their loss.” A resident of North Merrick, who was born in Oceansid…

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by Zak Failla