Hempstead home to new 5-story Charter Academy
Posted: Updated:Hempstead is now home to a brand-new charter high school.
Students will learn in a new 80,000-square foot, five-story building.
The special school offers curriculum enhanced with technology, a wide variety of after-school activities, and more.
The Charter Academy also has three elementary schools and a middle school.
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Opening statements were heard Thursday morning in the obstruction of justice trial against former Suffolk County District Attorney Tom Spota and his top aide Christopher McPartland.
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A Newsday series that uncovered a pattern of alleged discrimination among Long Island realtors has prompted state lawmakers to hold a hearing on housing discrimination.
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Court officers give teddy bears to children in hospitals
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