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"Sexual abuse has devastating and lifelong effects on anyone who is a victim of it, especially aninnocent child." — DA Ray Tierney
After 10 LI middle schoolers were hospitalized after eating marijuana gummies, questions swirl. See CDC guidance on kids and gummies here.
The seniors earned the top spots in their class through their outstanding commitment to academics, the district said.
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Multiple students were taken to hospitals after eating the gummies, police say.
The deceased birds have been found after an outbreak of avian influenza in the area, officials say.
The 19-year-old died Saturday after the shooting, police say.
An additional $3.5M was approved by voters for renovations to the building, the district says.
He crashed into a telephone pole, police say.
The Tuckers were welcomed home by a jubilant community as the Mattituck and Cutchogue Fire Departments escorted the winners: Video, photos.
He was found at a Hempstead intersection, police say.
He struck a vehicle that was turning out of a Lake Ronkonkoma parking lot, police say.
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Dr. Hazel Dukes died at 92 Saturday. "Hazel had a way of making us feel like the future was not just ours to inherit, but ours to shape."
The order rescinds a policy put in place by President Bill Clinton requiring agencies to provide help for people with limited English.
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The superintendent sent out a message asking parents to speak with their children about strangers.
