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Mattituck BOE names track after McKenna, re-elects president
A new track is under construction at Mattituck High School. The school board decided Thursday to name the track after James McKenna. (Credit: Jennifer Gustavson) The Mattituck-Cutchogue Board of...
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Cuomo challenger pushes for new Common Core party
Assemblyman Anthony Palumbo (right) at a Common Core forum last year in Eastport. (Credit: Carrie Miller, file) There may be another party line on the November ballot for state office seekers....
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New troupe performs at McGann-Mercy
Danielle Allen and Patrick O’Brien play a married couple in the opening act of Neil Simon’s comedy ‘Plaza Suite.’ (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch) Members of the McGann-Mercy Theatre Company in conjunction...
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Photos: Southold High School’s multiclass 50-year reunion
Graduates from Southold High School classes of 1963, 1964 and 1965 held a combined 50th reunion at A Lure Chowder House & Oysteria in Southold on Saturday evening. A total of 73 graduates of the...
View ArticleLearn about Oysterponds Elementary School at Poquatuck Hall
If you’re a summer resident of Orient or East Marion and want to learn about the community’s school district, head over to Poquatuck Hall Tuesday night for a presentation about Oysterponds Elementary...
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New Suffolk looking to borrow $85K to close budget gap
The New Suffolk School District has partially closed an unanticipated deficit, officials said Tuesday night. (Credit: Jennifer Gustavson) New Suffolk school officials say they’ve found a way to...
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School district wrongfully set reinstated teacher’s pay, judge rules
Former Mattituck teacher Anthony Claudio (right) entering the federal courthouse in Central Islip in October 2012 with his attorney, Frank Blangiardo. (Credit: Jennifer Gustavson, file) A federal judge...
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Oysterponds school board member to resign
Alison Lyne (center) is resigning from the school board. (Credit: Katharine Schroeder, file) The Oysterponds Board of Education is expected to accept school board member Alison Lyne’s resignation...
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Fast Chat: Meet the new principal at Our Lady of Mercy
Alexandra Conloan, Our Lady of Mercy’s new principal, worked as an art and Spanish teacher as St. Isidore’s in Riverhead for over 13 years. (Credit: Jennifer Gustavson) Our Lady of Mercy Regional...
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Interim principal hired for Greenport High School
Robert Feeney will serve as interim secondary school principal at Greenport. (Credit: Jennifer Gustavson) The Greenport school board has hired an interim secondary school principal to replace Leonard...
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With resignation, school board position opens up
Board member Alison Lyne’s resignation was accepted at Tuesday night’s meeting. (Credit: Claire Leaden) The Oysterponds Board of Education accepted school board member Alison Lyne’s resignation during...
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Greenport School District staffs new pre-K program
Joseph Tsaveras, the principal for both the pre-K and kindergarten programs, speaks at Tuesday’s board meeting. (Credit: Jennifer Gustavson) The Greenport school board approved several new hires for...
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Common Core results released: Math scores up, English down
JENNIFER GUSTAVSON FILE PHOTO The New York State Department of Education has released the results of Common Core-aligned math and English Language Arts exams taken this spring by students statewide,...
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Mattituck track won’t get gold stripes or McKenna naming
The track at Mattituck High School. (Credit: Cyndi Murray) The color gold will appear on Mattituck-Cutchogue School District’s new track, but it won’t be in the form of stripes. And as for naming the...
View ArticleAchievements: Dean’s List, graduations & more
Corinne Araneo, daughter of William and Mary Lou Araneo of Cutchogue, has graduated with distinction from Suffolk County Community College, earning an associate degree in applied arts. Ms. Araneo, who...
View ArticleGuest Column: ‘But that’s not how I learned it!’
Many parents found themselves struggling as they tried to help their children with homework last school year. The Common Core curriculum was rolled out and children now do schoolwork a lot differently....
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After losing only daycare center, another in works for Greenport
Clinton Memorial Daycare would operate from the former Perry Daycare Center at 612 Third Street in Greenport. (Cyndi Murray photo) One year after Perry Care Day Center closed its doors, plans are in...
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As schools prepare to open, residents reminded to ‘Drive Carefully’
Southold police Chief Martin Flatley joined AAA traffic safety program coordinator Gerri DiSalvo and students Ciatlin and Mackenzie Jacobs and AAA community transportation specialist Christopher...
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Fast Chat: Get to know Greenport’s interim principal
Robert Feeney on Aug. 19 after the Greenport school board unanimously approved his appointment as interim high school principal. He worked as high school principal for nearly two decades during his...
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Sacré bleu! Mattituck plans to drop French classes
(Credit: Times/Review stock art) Eighth grade marks the first time Mattituck students are allowed any input about their class schedules: It’s when they get to choose whether to take French or Spanish...
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