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Friday, May 3, 2024
Vol. 12, No. 18
BOSWORTH, CURRAN ENDORSE KEISERMAN PAGE 9
FLORAL PARK GIRL IN BLANK SLATE COMA AFTER HIT & RUN WINS 8 AWARDS PAGE 12
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Dems blast ‘militia’ Call Blakeman sheriffs ‘illegal’ BY C A M E RY N O A K ES
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Rhoda Becker’s family and local officials stand around the crepe myrtle tree dedicated in her memory. See story on page 3.
Manhasset ranked No. 2 LI school U.S. News & World Report places high school 23 in NYS, 177 nationally BY JA S M I N E S E LL A R S The U.S. News & World Report on the 2024 best U.S. high schools has been released with several high schools in Nassau County proudly boasting impressive rankings. Schools are ranked based on student performance on standardized tests, graduation rates and
college readiness. Among the top 50 performing schools, Manhasset Secondary High School scored as the second-best school on Long Island, placing No. 32 in the New York metro area and No. 23 in New York State. The school also ranked No. 111 in STEM high schools nationwide and No. 177 in the national rank-
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All seven Nassau County Democrat legislators called the county’s new emergency special deputy sheriff program “misguided” and “flagrantly illegal” and that County Executive Bruce Blakeman does not have the power to enact it. “No portion of County Law §655 authorizes you as the County Executive to establish a list of citizens and train said citizens for the purpose of maintaining a cohort of individuals to serve as emergency special deputies,” the letter to Blakeman states. The special deputy sheriff program is a collection of Nassau County residents who are already licensed firearm owners. The program specifically sought out applicants who already had law enforcement or military background. The program has garnered staunch opposition, including an online petition calling for the disbandment of the special deputy sheriff program which has garnered more than 2,500 signatures. Many of those in opposition to the program have referred to it as Blakeman’s “militia.” The petition also refers to the program as “Blakeman’s personal Nassau County militia.”
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ings, earning an overall score of 99/100. It also received an award badge, which recognizes schools for their “educational excellence,” U.S. News said on its website. Jericho High School came in as the No. 1 school on Long Island. The school was ranked No. 11 in New York State, No. 20 in the New York Metro area and No. 114 nationally.
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The school was awarded a badge and an overall score of 99.35. Garden City High School also chalked up an impressive feat, coming in at No. 2 on Long Island, placing No. 31 in the NY Metro Area, No. 22 in New York State and No. 176 nationwide. It was also awarded a badge, scoring 99/100 overall. Continued on Page 56
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