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‘I thought he was going to cry’: 8-year-old boy, allergic to all foods, is surprised with robot to help him go...

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In a colorful Aquebogue Elementary School classroom, fourth graders have broken into small clusters of desks to discuss a chapter from the book Matilda. “Gabriel,...

Riverhead’s ‘bubble boy’: Fourth-grader at Aquebogue goes to school for first time in his life using an iPad

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Eight-year-old Gabriel can't eat any foods, or even be in a room that might have food products. But this year, for the first time in his life, he has been able to go to school - using FaceTime.
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