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Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Machete Chase, Boxcutter Brandishing Leads To Man's Arrest In Nassau: PD (patch.com) — Farmingdale residents may have noticed police activity on Columbia Street after officers arrested a local man accused of threatening a woman with a box cutter, then later chasing her son with a machete. Police say the same man also allegedly robbed a 15-year-old boy of his bag before being located and arrested without further incident, with no injuries reported.
2. More than 200 Long Island schools had lead fixtures, report finds (newsday.com) — Northside Elementary in the Farmingdale School District recorded 32 water outlets above New York's lead limit, the highest count in Nassau County, according to new testing data. The report details how many fixtures failed across Long Island and explains how districts, including Farmingdale's neighbors, are installing filtered stations, replacing fixtures, or marking sinks as non-drinkable to protect students.
3. Farmingdale Man Arrested for Assault, Menacing (lilifepolitics.com) — Police responded to a Farmingdale residence after an argument allegedly escalated into threats with a boxcutter and later a machete, involving a local man, a woman, her adult son, and a teenager. Officers say the suspect fled twice before being arrested nearby and now faces robbery, menacing, criminal mischief, and weapons charges, with no injuries reported.
4. SUNY, Farmingdale State College (forbes.com) — Farmingdale State College, part of the SUNY system on Long Island, offers career-focused programs in engineering technology, business, aviation, health sciences, and computing that many local students attend. Its aviation center and applied-learning requirement connect Farmingdale-area residents to internships, clinical placements, and jobs across the New York metropolitan region.
5. How to choose the right SUNY college (newsday.com) — Guidance staff from Farmingdale High School and other Long Island districts share detailed advice to help students pick a SUNY campus that truly fits their needs, from class sizes to campus culture and distance from home. If you have a Farmingdale teen eyeing SUNY, this piece explains how to weigh travel, social life, and even winter weather when narrowing choices.
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