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Oceanside grad wins Ford Fiesta at post-prom party
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When Vincent Celeste’s name was announced shortly before 5 a.m. Tuesday as the winner of a 2013 black Ford Fiesta sedan, he was in disbelief.
“It’s too good to be true,” he said at Warehouse 5 in Island Park, where the Oceanside Parent-Teacher Association hosted its 23rd annual “Dawn Delirium” after-prom party.
Celeste credited his grandparents with helping him win. Like many Oceanside...
Read more »Student sleuths compete in Stony Brook CSI Challenge
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Dressed from head to toe in a white Tyvek suit, Andrew Leathem scoured an area roped off by crime tape Monday morning for evidence that would help his team solve the attempted murder and kidnapping they were told took place there.
Leathem, 18, a senior at Oceanside High School, and his classmates meticulously documented and recovered every fingerprint, footprint, hair follicle, insect, weapon...
Read more »Long Island pro wrestlers in fan vote for match on Spike TV
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One of pro wrestler Adam “Big O” Ohriner’s favorite catchphrases is “Get Outta My O-Zone.”
But rather than leave him alone, the 2004 Mepham High School graduate wants Long Island to get all up in his business by voting for him to compete on Spike TV’s “Impact Wrestling.”
North Bellmore’s Ohriner, 27, is one of two Long Islanders involved in a TNA Gut Check Challenge online vote that...
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