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• 21 Long Island schools named Schools of Excellence (newsday.com) — Mineola families can celebrate Hampton Street Elementary and Mineola Middle School being named National PTA Schools of Excellence for 2025‑27, recognizing strong family‑school partnerships. They're among 21 Long Island schools honored, alongside several districts announcing new principals and a superintendent, all focused on improving student support and engagement across the region.
• Bethpage Man Charged with Disseminating Child Sexual Material (lilifepolitics.com) — A Nassau County probation visit to the Mineola office on County Seat Drive led investigators to a Bethpage man now charged with multiple counts of disseminating and possessing child sexual material. After a multi‑state investigation, police arrested him at home, and he faces arraignment in Hempstead, underscoring how closely probation and law enforcement monitor registered offenders.
• Chaminade graduate is named in lawsuit as president of Cornell fraternity at time of alleged gang rape (newsday.com) — Mineola readers may recognize Chaminade High School in a high‑profile lawsuit involving a Cornell fraternity, where a graduate is named for his leadership role but not accused of assault. The suit alleges multiple fraternity members raped a student and has prompted a state investigation into how authorities handled the case, intensifying scrutiny of campus sexual assault responses.
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