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U.S. Education department probes New York's mascot ban, after Trump backs Massapequa challenge
The education department will assess whether the state is violating the Civil Rights Act by demanding the Massapequa School ...
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Massapequa adopts $243M budget with 2.9% increase to taxpayers
The Massapequa Board of Education approved a $243.4 million budget and a 2.9% increase in the tax levy for the 2025-26 school ...
Feds launch discrimination probe against NY officials — after Trump backs Massapequa Chiefs name
There are several mascots that refer to indigenous or ethnic groups – the Vikings, Fighting Irish, the Cowboys – and yet New ...
Commander in ‘chief': Massapequa mascot battle escalates as Trump wades into controversy
The Massapequa School Board president has said it could cost more than $1 million to rebrand the school if the name and ...
President Trump says Massapequa High School should keep Chiefs logo
President Trump says a Long Island high school should be allowed to keep their Native American mascot, going against a ...
Trump backs Long Island town’s effort to keep Native American logo
President Trump has thrown his support behind a Long Island school district’s fight to keep its Native American-inspired ...
Pope Francis' death: Former ambassador to Vatican Joe Donnelly, from Long Island, remembers 'innate kindness'
Joe Donnelly, from Massapequa, credited the pope's ability to surround himself with capable people. He was as "smart as ...
Long Island teen charged with manslaughter for deadly DUI crash
Brian Romero Guy August, 19, was drunk behind the wheel of a Bentley when he struck and killed a motorcyclist, cops said.