GLI News: Wantagh rallies around fearless youth lacrosse goalie


By Mike White ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ May 21, 2026

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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Hope you all have a nice, relaxing Memorial Day.

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1. Wantagh rallies around fearless youth lacrosse goalie facing battle of his life

๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ Last month, Jack woke up one morning complaining that he wasnโ€™t feeling right. As a lacrosse and football player, Jack has dealt with aches and injuries his entire youth sports career, but this time it was different.


2. Homeless woman arrested for removing head from East Islip churchโ€™s Jesus statue

โœ๏ธ Surveillance video and help from the community led to the arrest Wednesday of a homeless woman accused of removing the head from a Jesus statue at St. Maryโ€™s Church last week, police confirmed.

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3. That nationally viral โ€˜0-bedroomโ€™ Selden home sees big price drop

๐Ÿ“ฐ The tiny Selden home went wildly viral in part beacuse it was a โ€œ0-bedroomโ€ property โ€” a quirk caused by its sleeping setup and local listing rules, realtor Denise Beckman told Greater Long Island, which was first to report on the home being listed at $330,000 in March.


More headlines to highlight

๐Ÿ’ง Greenlawn once again claimed Suffolk's top prize in the Island's annual drinking water contest, cementing its dynasty status. Bayville took Nassauโ€™s top honor.

๐Ÿ“ฑ A Best Buy employee is accused of secretly sending intimate photos from a customer's phones to himself while transferring data at the Huntington Station store.

โ˜• Patchogueโ€™s popular CoHo Coffee House is expanding into a larger space in Central Square as crowds continue pouring through the doors.

๐ŸŒ‰ Emergency repairs on the Smith Point Bridge are expected to wrap up just in time for Memorial Day weekend traffic.

๐Ÿฅช The former Stone Soupe in East Setauket has officially entered its โ€œBreak Room Cafรฉโ€ era under new ownership.

๐Ÿ”ช A Mastic man is accused of stabbing another driver during a road rage confrontation, according to Suffolk police.

๐Ÿšจ A Sayville woman has been arrested after police say she struck a jogger with her SUV and drove away.


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