Evalina Lentini, of Rockville Centre, is a professionally trained ballerina and a student scientist who is proving that there’s no need to choose one passion over another. The 18-year-old …
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By Nicole Formisano
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2/23/24
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It was recently reported that a group of Rockville Centre parents accused a high school social studies teacher of criticizing police during class, and wanted her to be reprimanded. The district superintendent . . .
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By Alan Singer
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5/6/21
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Thinking about allegations of “fake news,” assertions that Covid-19 is a hoax and the denial of climate change in the face of expert testimony and extreme weather events, I began to wonder: How do we know what we think we know?
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By Robert Scott
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11/5/20
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Sometimes a black hole opens in a culture and civility falls in. History teaches us that sometimes, good will and decency are trumped by avarice and authoritarianism. Read the stories of the Salem witch trials . . .
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5/15/20
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And so it began — the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald J. Trump opened on Tuesday. If ever there were a Shakespearean moment in American political history, this would be it.
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1/24/20
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A mistrial was declared on Thursday, Day 47 of the trial of former Nassau county Executive Ed Mangano and his wife, Linda.
Jurors remained deadlocked on a verdict after nearly nine days of deliberations.
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By Eden Laikin and Erik Hawkins
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5/31/18
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Opening arguments were heard on Wednesday in the corruption trial of Former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano and former Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto.
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By Erik Hawkins
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3/11/18
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Judge Christopher Quinn approached the bench at the Nassau County Courthouse on Tuesday afternoon. All rose.
“There will be no outbursts,” he told the dozens seated in the packed rows. After a nearly two-week trial to decide whether Rockville Centre Police Officer Anthony Federico criminally assaulted a village resident, Quinn read his verdict, finding Federico not guilty on all counts.
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By Ben Strack
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2/6/18
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The trial for Rockville Centre Police Officer Anthony Federico continued Friday, as his defense attorney, William Petrillo, spent much of the day cross-examining witness Alyson Gallo, who took a video of the May 2016 incident under question.
The proceeding began Wednesday, after the 37-year-old officer was indicted last March on charges of assault against Kevin Kavanagh during a skirmish outside a South Park Avenue bar, as well as later falsifying police records. He pleaded not guilty to the charges.
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By Ben Strack
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1/27/18
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At his sentencing hearing on May 12, Adam Skelos acknowledged what many in Rockville Centre have been saying since he and his father, Dean, were convicted of corruption in December: He ruined his …
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By Alex Costello
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5/18/16
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