Southold teens rally for bus shelters
KATHARINE SCHROEDER PHOTO | These teens are on a quest to provide shelter for bus users. Standing, from left: Vivienne Glasser, Thomas Spackman, Gwyn Foley, John Batuello, Connor Morrison. Front row:...
View ArticleOysterponds students ‘reaching for the stars’
JENNIFER GUSTAVSON PHOTO | Oysterponds Elementary School students Brendan Syron and Jennifer Luke at a robotics workshop. The program is part of the school’s new enrichment program, ‘Reach for the...
View ArticleCuomo’s budget carries 2 percent increase in aid for North Fork schools
COURTESY PHOTO | Gov. Andrew Cuomo presenting his 2014-15 executive budget to the Legislature on Tuesday in Albany. Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposed $137.2 billion spending plan includes a nearly 2 percent...
View Article‘Blue with gold lines’ leads in the Mattituck track color poll
JENNIFER GUSTAVSON PHOTO | The color options that the community is choosing between for Mattituck’s track. The Mattituck-Cutchogue School District wants the community to pick the new track color and,...
View ArticleCommon Core protesters to hold public forum in Riverhead
CARRIE MILLER FILE PHOTO | Educators packed a forum at Eastport-South Manor High School in December to express their displeasure over Common Core. East End education advocates have organized a public...
View ArticleCommon Core forum to be held in Riverhead
CARRIE MILLER FILE PHOTO | Educators packed a forum at Eastport-South Manor High School in December to express their displeasure over Common Core. East End education advocates have organized a public...
View ArticleSouthold HS holding meeting about ‘Rent’ script
The Southold High School Drama Club will host a “parent meeting” tonight at 5 p.m. in the school auditorium to address questions about script content for an upcoming production of “Rent,” a rock...
View ArticlePhotos: Annie Jr. presented at Cutchogue East
KATHARINE SCHROEDER PHOTOS | Cutchogue East Elementary School preformed Annie Jr. this weekend. Cutchogue East Elementary School preformed this weekend Annie Jr., an adaptation of Broadway’s beloved...
View ArticleOysterponds school board learns how students are using iPads
RACHEL YOUNG PHOTO | Oysterponds teacher assistant Brittany Knote, standing, gives a technology demonstration to school board members Tuesday evening. Oysterponds school board members couldn’t stop...
View ArticleSouthold schools on board with business tax exemptions
JENNIFER GUSTAVSON PHOTO | Carolyn Fahey of Suffolk County’s economic development department addressed the Southold school board Wednesday night to discuss a new business tax incentive. The Southold...
View ArticleParents listen to educators’ concerns with Common Core
JENNIFER GUSTAVSON PHOTO | Social worker Mary Calamia speaking at Wednesday night’s Common Core public forum. About 50 people gathered at the Long Island Aquarium in Riverhead on Wednesday night and...
View ArticleA bit beyond advanced for this crop of AP students
BARBARAELLEN KOCH PHOTO | Mattituck High School seniors (from left) Christine Bieber, Helen Chen, Clay Davis and Kyra Martin work with a helix model in the school’s library Tuesday. Mattituck High...
View ArticleBlue track with gold stripes coming to Mattituck
JENNIFER GUSTAVSON FILE PHOTO | This is how the track at Mattituck High School looked in October. The Mattituck-Cutchogue School District colors of blue and gold will be reflected in its new track,...
View ArticleMercy AD declines to offer any details into Doroski situation
GARRET MEADE FILE PHOTO | McGann-Mercy football coach and teacher Jeff Doroski. Bishop McGann-Mercy athletic director Paul Mastronardi declined to provide any details into the surprise dismissal of...
View ArticleCuomo’s budget carries 2 percent increase in aid for North Fork schools
COURTESY PHOTO | Gov. Andrew Cuomo presenting his 2014-15 executive budget to the Legislature on Tuesday in Albany. Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposed $137.2 billion spending plan includes a nearly 2 percent...
View ArticleQueen Nur to perform at Greenport for Black History Month
Greenport School will celebrate Black History Month on Friday with a performance by nationally renown storyteller and teaching artist Queen Nur. The event includes tales about African and African...
View ArticleMcGann-Mercy reschedules ‘Death of a Salesman’
Bishop McGann-Mercy High School’s production of Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman” has been rescheduled to run from Thursday, Feb. 27 through Saturday, March 1, school officials said Wednesday....
View ArticleCuomo calls moratorium on Common Core rollout ‘premature’
NYS EXECUTIVE CHAMBER COURTESY FILE PHOTO | Governor Andrew Cuomo. Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office released a statement Tuesday explaining why the governor believes issuing a moratorium on Common Core is...
View ArticleDelayed school openings across the North Fork Wednesday
Updates on school closings, early dismissals and school event cancellations and postponements. As of 2 p.m. Wednesday: • Mattituck-Cutchogue will have a two-hour delayed start. • Oysterponds School...
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