Levittown Patch Top Stories of April 2013

As the month draws to a close, check in on the most read stories shared on Levittown Patch in April. Which was your favorite? Most interesting? Most helpful?

Here are this past month's top stories:

#10 22 Teachers Face Layoffs in Adopted Budget - The Levittown Board of Education adopted the 2013-14 budget this month, a budget that features 22 potential teacher layoffs district-wide.

#9 Man Attacked at Hicksville Deli - A man seated at a table at the Broadway Deli in Hicksville was approached from behind and smashed in the face with a glass bottle, police said. 

#8 Police Investigating Armed Citibank Robbery - Nassau County Police are looking for a woman who they said robbed a victim at knifepoint at a Levittown ATM this month.  

#7 Woman and Child Escape Levittown House Fire - A house fire in Levittown badly damaged a home on Courtney Lane, with a woman and her child inside the house managing to escape the blaze unharmed. 

#6 Four Accused of Selling Alcohol to Minors  - Nassau County Police's “Project 21” undercover operation in Hicksville and Levittown resulted in four people being cited for selling alcohol to a minor.

#5 New Dairy Queen to Hire 100 People - Dairy Queen is looking to hire 100 part-time employees as it prepares to open Long Island’s first franchise at the end of May.

#4 Home Depot Still Planned at Former K-Mart - Home Depot is moving forward with their plans to build a new store at the former K-Mart in Levittown on Hempstead Tpke. 

#3 Police: Levittown Man Went On Violent Rampage - A Levittown man has been arrested after police said he broke into a Bethpage home and beat a man inside with a wooden table leg, then hours later stole a car from Auto World in East Meadow and crashed while under the influence of drugs.

#2 Woman Arrested for Stealing Doughnuts at Knifepoint From 7-Eleven - A knife-wielding woman entered 7-Eleven in Bethpage and demanded cash but only ended up stealing a box of doughnuts, police said. 

#1 Police: Woman Arrested in Levittown for Prostitution - A Queens woman was arrested this past month in Levittown for prostitution after offering to engage in a sexual act for money to an undercover police officer.

Honorable Mention:

Levittown Resident Selected as Color Analyst for Islanders Playoffs - Division HS graduate will wrap up an impressive college career by covering the Islanders first playoff run since the 2006-07 season. 

Levittown Parent Blasts NYS Common Core Testing - The mandated NYS tests in English and Math are creating a large emotional and physical toll for students, parents and teachers, resident Colleen Napoli said at a recent BOE meeting. 

Two Arrested in Bethpage on Heroin Charges - Nassau cops make sting stemming from Craigslist ad.

Levittown Resident Makes TV Debut Thursday on ‘The Killer Speaks’  - The retired NYPD detective sergeant is a consultant on the crime documentary, which aired its third episode this past month.