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Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. This Week In Rockville Centre: Soccer Field Assault, Firearms Found In Home, Police Say (patch.com) — Rockville Centre police have released this week's incident report, detailing fraud, a phone gift-card scam, firearms secured from a home, and an assault reported at South Side High School's soccer field. The log also covers a Smith Street house fire handled by Rockville Centre and neighboring departments, plus several hit-and-run crashes and a reported assault on a Mercy Hospital nurse.
2. Long Island's Best High Schools Revealed, With A Rockville Centre School On Top (dailyvoice.com) — South Side High School in Rockville Centre has been ranked No. 8 in New York and No. 494 nationally in U.S. News' latest high school rankings. The list highlights 13 Long Island schools in the state's top 50, based largely on academic performance and AP-related metrics.
3. Legislator Davis Congratulates Nahum Horton for Completion of Eagle Scout Project at Hempstead's Kennedy Memorial Park (longisland.com) — Rockville Centre–based Nassau County Legislator Scott M. Davis recently honored Eagle Scout candidate Nahum J. Horton for completing a health resource kiosk project at Kennedy Memorial Park in Hempstead. The kiosk, created with Naeem Justice Inc., aims to provide culturally grounded education and support to families affected by sickle cell disease while promoting youth empowerment and health equity across the community.
4. Today in history, September 2 (usatoday.com) — A "Today in history" roundup notes that America's first ATM was unveiled in 1969 at a Chemical Bank branch in Rockville Centre, putting the village on the map for a major banking innovation. The piece also recalls milestones from early U.S. history, World War II, media, technology, and sports.
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