As Massapequa’s sports teams chase state titles, the district is at the center of a legal and political fight to preserve its “Chiefs” mascot—now backed by the U.S. Department of Education.

Massapequa has been entrenched in a legal battle against the state’s 2023 mandate to remove all Native American-connected logos in New York schools.

The Massapequa School District’s Board of Education sent a letter to the community on Wednesday, May 21, informing residents that it has filed an amended complaint against the state and has ...

A violent two-car crash in Mastic Beach critically injured a teenager and left three others hurt when a vehicle slammed into a tree, Suffolk County Police announced on Sunday, May 18.A teen riding in ...

The Riviera Beach City Council approved Forest Development's plan to build two 25-story mixed-use condo towers named Oculina. In exchange for extra height and density, Forest Development will pay ...

Massapequa is among several Long Island districts that could lose state funding if they keep Native American mascots.

DA drops ghost gun case against Massapequa dentist after judge rules Nassau police conducted unauthorized search Paul Carey appears at the Nassau County Courthouse in Mineola on July 7, 2022.

New York’s education leaders moved to ban Native American-inspired mascots in 2022, drawing a lawsuit from the Massapequa school district. Now, the president has weighed in.

Massapequa, a small but mighty town, has produced a surprising number of influential figures in entertainment, sports and beyond.

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The Massapequa school district is suing the board, which presides over New York’s Education Department, for its state-wide ban passed earlier this year on schools’ use of indigenous-related ...