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Vol. 67, No. 25
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False prophets, fake bomb at exec building Couple dressed in biblical attire arrested outside Roosevelt building BY R E B ECC A K L A R
The liquid was determined to be nonhazardous, police said. A police spokesman said he Nassau County police arrested a man and woman dressed in bib- did not know if Myron and Figlical clothing last Thursday after urasmith tried to enter the buildapproximately 120 bottles of an ing. As of about 1:30 p.m. on unknown liquid were placed by Thursday, police the entrance of the had closed the enTheodore Roostrance of the buildevelt Executive yron ing with tape and and Legislative officers outside Building in Mineand Figurasmith had the front and sides ola, police said. of the government Suzanne Mywere charged building. ron, 51, from with first-degree The officers Woodbury, and would not disclose Stephen Figplacing of a any information as urasmith, 32, from to why the entrance Valley Stream, false bomb was closed, but acwere arrested and cording to a source charged with firstpolice had said degree placing of a earlier they were responding to a false bomb. Police said another 125 bottles protest. Myron and Figurasmith will be of the substance were found in a car parked nearby and were taken arraigned on Friday at First District Court in Hempstead. for testing, police said.
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PHOTO BY REBECCA KLAR
Hallie ArbitalJacoby sings “This Time” by Darren Criss at The Wheatley School graduation last Sunday.
‘Educated Jesus freak’ gives thanks to Wheatley B Y R E B E C C A K L A R graduating class honor essay button down shirts,” Esquilin Kimberly Esquilin said she quickly learned two things when she came to the Wheatley School in eighth grade: coffee can be cold and not everyone loved Jesus as much as she did. Esquilin, one of the 2018
speakers during Sunday’s commencement at the Tilles Center, had only attended parochial school before starting at Wheatley. “The only thing I knew about about public schools was I didn’t have to wear a pleated skirts and
said. Esquilin said she also quickly noticed that everyone was always drinking iced coffee. Before, Esquilin thought coffee had to be hot, with milk and no sugar – because that’s what Continued on Page 59
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