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SARRA SOUNDS OFF: Massapequa baseball head coach Tom Sheedy
On the latest episode of "Sarra Sounds Off", Newsday's Gregg Sarra interviews Massapequa baseball coach Tom Sheedy and sends ...
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Massapequa community raises over $13K for legal battle to keep Chiefs mascot
Over the past few months, the Massapequa School District has been ramping up a legal battle with the state over the legality ...
The NY State Education Department’s self-damning war on the Massapequa Chiefs
Policing speech is so important to the State Education Department that’s it’s launched a two-front war on the Massapequa ...
Massapequa shuts down Connetquot, claims LI Class AAA baseball championship
Di Nello (2-for-3, three RBIs) hit an RBI triple, and Christian George hit an RBI single in the second as Massapequa built a ...
Long Island town holds ‘Save the Chiefs’ rally in defiance of state ban on mascot
It’s the most important pep rally on Long Island. The town of Massapequa is pulling out all the stops to preserve its Chiefs ...
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‘Connor’s Law’ introduced in memory of Massapequa hockey player
State Assembly Member Michael Durso (R-Massapequa Park) announced Saturday at the Save The Chief fund-raiser that he proposed ...
Hot shot lawyer joins fight to save Massapequa ‘Chiefs’ name out of love for hometown: ‘That’s our identity’
A high-powered lawyer joined the fight to keep the Massapequa Chiefs name and dissolve a state ban on Native American imagery ...
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Commander in ‘chief': Massapequa mascot battle escalates as Trump wades into controversy
Having lost their legal battle in both state and federal courts, the Massapequa School Board appealed directly to President Donald Trump for help. On social media, he answered their call ...
Trump’s education secretary threatens to pull funding from NY over its Native American mascot ban
President Donald Trump’s top education official says her department has determined that New York is discriminating against a ...