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Holbrook Man Among Those Charged In Post-Jets Brawl, Sachem BOE Wednesday

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A Holbrook man and three others charged with assault from a post-Jets game brawl caught on a video that went viral, and a Sachem Board of Education meeting are among the highlights on Patch to know Wednesday.

Holbrook Man, Three Others Charged With Assault in Post Jets Game Brawl

A day after a video showing him clocking a Boston woman in the face after Sunday's Jets game went viral, a Holbrook man and three others have been charged with assault. 

Kurt Paschke, 38, is seen on the video punching Jaclyn Nugent, 26, during a brawl in the concourse. Paschke, Nugent and Nugent's friends, Amanda MacDowell, 25, of Marlborough, Mass., and David Sacco, 28, of Boston, are all charged with simple assault and disorderly conduct. 

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Sachem Alum Talks Love Of Science At TedXSBU

Sachem alum Ruchi Shah's recent talk at TEDxSBU is now streaming on the TEDxTalks Youtube channel.

Shah presented her experience creating a mosquito repellant during high school, for which she ultimately won a $25,000 scholarship last spring for creating.

Sachem Board of Education Meeting

The Board will met at Samoset Middle School, 50 School St. in Lake Ronkonkoma, Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Click the link to see the agenda on the school district's website.

Cops: Medford Man Charged in Bank Robbery

A Medford man faces robbery charges after he allegedly robbed a Lynbrook bank, according to Nassau County Police.

Gaetano Delia, 53, of Medford, went to Bank of America in Lynbrook at 2:50 p.m. Monday and demanded cash, reported robbery squad detectives. After obtaining an undisclosed amount of money, Delia fled the bank in an unknown direction, cops said.

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Police searched the area using a description of Delia and he was soon found on Broadway and Stewart Street in Hewlett, cops said. Lynbrook Police arrested Delia at the scene and the cash taken from the bank was found, police reported.

Delia is charged with second-degree robbery. He will be arraigned Tuesday at First District Court in Hempstead.


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