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Vol. 11, No. 26
HOME & DESIGN
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St. Mary’s to expand campus H.S. to implement new program BY B R A N D ON D U FF Y St. Mary’s in Manhasset is celebrating its middle school’s centennial and high school’s 75th anniversary by renovating their campus for the upcoming school year. Over the summer the high school will expand into the third floor of Marist Hall, where the brothers of Marist Order previously stayed, and will be implementing a new Catholic Entrepreneurship and Design Experience program. “At its core, CEDE is an education in discerning desires,” Father Dom Elias Carr, president of the high school, said in a statement. “As the students come to better understand their motivations – what they want – CEDE also inspires them to think about how they can use their gifts and desires to respond creatively to needs in our society.” Middle schoolers will relocate to Immaculata Hall, which used to be the all-girls high school. Sixth, seventh and eighth graders will have their dedicated space that will “strike the perfect balance for young people at a critical time in their development,” the parish said. With the additional space, the elementary school will be renovating the middle-school wing into resource rooms, dedicated spaces for reading, math, movement and other “enrichContinued on Page 42
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE MANHASSET PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Samantha Palmadessa, standing, was named one of six 2023 graduates who were inducted into the Silver M Society during the commencement ceremony. See story on page 2.
Major crimes down 1.07% in Nassau First five months of 2023 contrast with 2022 numbers reported in county BY B R A N D ON D U FF Y Major crimes in Nassau County as of May 29 have dropped by 1.07% compared to the same period last year, according to statistics provided by the Police Department. The Nassau Police Department said on its website that 2,776 major crimes occurred from Jan. 1-May
29 this year, a 1.07% decrease. The website does not show a comparison between 2021 and 2022 when yearend crime statistics showed a 41% increase in major crimes. The list of major crimes includes murder, rape, criminal sexual acts, sexual abuse, grand larceny, commercial robberies, other robberies, assault felonies, residential burglaries, other
burglaries and stolen vehicles. A total of 8,443 “other crimes” were reported by the department through the same time period, a 13.65% increase from last year. Nassau has reported five murders, two sexual abuse incidents, one criminal sexual act and three rapes so far this year. By comparison, a total of two murders, six sexual abuse
incidents, two criminal sexual acts and four rapes were reported last year during the same time period, according to the statistics. Stolen vehicles were reported 281 times so far this year, a 40.84% decrease from last year. Commercial robberies and other burglaries have increased this year by 24.29% and Continued on Page 43
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