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'Threat' At Islip High School Unfounded: Police
Police said a student made a comment Thursday that was "perceived as a threat."

Priscila is the Long Island editor at Patch.com, writing for the Town of Islip, Town of Smithtown and Town of Babylon. She grew up in Nassau County Long Island in East Rockaway before moving to Bellmore. She then made the (temporary) move to Suffolk County while attending Stony Brook University where she received her degree in Journalism before returning home to the South Shore. Before joining Patch she interned at Newsday.
Police said a student made a comment Thursday that was "perceived as a threat."

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Traffic will be reduced to one lane on a portion of Route 112 during construction.
The petition asks that some of the restrictions put in place for weddings due to the coronavirus, be lessened to help those in the industry.
Check out which big box stores with locations on Long Island will be open and which will be closed before heading out this holiday.
Looking to adopt a new animal friend? Check out this week's featured pet available at the Islip Animal Shelter, Hamton.
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The crash was reported on Broadway Wednesday night.
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Check out what homes in the area sold for over the past month.
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The school will be operating fully-remote Wednesday after a small fire broke out in the boiler room.
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This November, residents will choose their representative for the first time since a new voting system was implemented in the Town of Islip.
The new task force was created after the recent shootings in Atlanta, which caused an increase in attacks against Asian Americans.
A new clothing store will be coming to the Bay Shore mall by the end of this year. Are you planning on checking it out?
Suffolk police said Thami Stafyleras, of Mineola, left a 17-week-old Pomsky named Louie in a dumpster at Captree State Park.