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Another false bomb threat reported at McGann-Mercy
Students and faculty were evacuated on Friday at McGann-Mercy. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch) Two weeks after local authorities responded to four threats in two days made to local schools, Riverhead...
View ArticleAchievements: Local students excelling in college
• Nicholas Lentini of Mattituck has been named to the fall dean’s list at the University of Albany, where he is a junior accounting major in the School of Business. • Kevin McGough of Southold has...
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Libraries ditch Dewey’s system in favor of bookstore experience
Poppy Johnson has spent the past 18 months reorganizing books by topic. (Credit: Carrie Miller) As the most widely used library classification scheme in the world, the Dewey Decimal System has reigned...
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Greenport math teacher returns to work after guilty plea
Gordon Haas is led into Southold Town Justice Court following his October arrest. (Credit: Grant Parpan) The Greenport High School math teacher who was arrested on a grand larceny charge in October for...
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Photos: ‘Bye Bye Birdie’ debuts in Mattituck
Ryan Zlatniski, as Conrad Birdie, is swarmed by admiring teenagers in Mattituck Musical Theater Company’s production of ‘Bye Bye Birdie.’ (Credit: Katharine Schroeder) The satirical musical “Bye Bye...
View ArticleAchievements: Local students excelling in college
• Mattituck residents Lee Carlson and Erin Sayer graduated from SUNY/Oswego in December. Both received bachelor’s degrees in broadcasting and mass communications. Ms. Sayer earned her degree cum laude....
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Teen filmmaker from Mattituck gets national recognition
Oliver Orr, 17, learning his way around a camera during the week long mentor program earlier this month. (Credit: Courtesy Robert Leslie) The film opens with a familiar scene: a boy and girl enjoying...
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Teacher from Southold honored with exclusive national award
Roanoke Avenue Elementary School teacher Samantha Heidtmann wiped away tears of joy after being handed her award. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch) “Overwhelmed, excited and honored” were the words Riverhead...
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Mattituck school board honors seventh grade boys basketball team
Miguel Borrayo, right, with his teammates. (Credit: Jen Nuzzo photos) Many people dried their eyes and asked for tissues at the Mattituck school board meeting Thursday night as the seventh grade boys...
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Gamberg calls gov’s education reform ‘the worst’ in NYS history
Southold School District Superintendent David Gamberg. (Credit: Jen Nuzzo, file) Southold School District Superintendent David Gamberg is criticizing Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s plan to ratchet up the...
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Student Voices: Uniqueness comes in all shapes and sizes
Thin, skinny, fat and obese. These are four simple words out of the millions in the English language, but do we ever think about how these words could physically and mentally torture the people sitting...
View ArticleSouthold Junior-Senior High second quarter honor roll
Grade 12: Leah Baxendale, Mary Bertschi, Rachel Burns, Abigail Conway, Michael Cosmadelis, Ryan DiGregorio, Jack Dunne, Jonna Franke, Natalie Hocker, Jennifer Jaklevic, Jessica Jerome, Shayne Johnson,...
View ArticleMattituck Junior-Senior High second quarter honor roll
HIGH HONOR ROLL Grade 12: Lisa Angell, Courtney Benediktsson, Christopher Dwyer, Harrison Forte, William Gildersleeve, Joshua Hassildine, Walter Jacob, Rony Javier, Madison Kent, Adrianna Lawson, Emma...
View ArticleStudents can apply for $500 NFCT scholarship
North Fork Community Theatre is offering one $500 scholarship for a graduating senior from each high school in Southold, Riverhead and Shelter Island towns. Applicants are required to write an essay...
View ArticleWhat’s happening in our schools this week
A list of events for this week at each of the local schools, as listed on school calendars. MATTITUCK-CUTCHOGUE SCHOOL DISTRICT Wednesday, Feb. 25 • 7 p.m. — Det. Rory Forrestal presentation, high...
View ArticleMattituck-Cutchogue plans kindergarten registration
Kindergarten registration for the Mattituck-Cutchogue School District will be held at Cutchogue East Elementary School Thursday, March 19, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., and Friday, March 20, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m....
View ArticleGreenport Junior-Senior High 2nd quarter honor roll
HIGH HONOR ROLL Grade 12: Catherine Creedon, Chloe Creighton, Brittany Doucett, Niklas Droskoski, Yanet Garcia, Moses Gonzalez, Caitlin Grilli, Aylin Guvenc, Adeline Haugen, Samantha Henry, C.J. Hulse,...
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Mattituck graduate finding artistic success in newspapers
Lily Padula. (Credit: Courtesy photo) An editorial illustrator and 2009 graduate of Mattituck High School, Lily Padula’s work has appeared five times in The New York Times since she graduated from New...
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Photos: Greenport Drama Club presents ‘Once Upon a Mattress’
The Greenport High School Drama Club presents the musical comedy “Once Upon a Mattress.” (Credit: Katharine Schroeder) The Greenport High School Drama Club presents the musical comedy “Once Upon a...
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Program helps students with disabilities develop friendships
From left: Mattituck Best Buddies chapter president Chris Massey, vice president Michael Goodale, director Nick Mele, Ben Hinsch and treasurer Ryan Shuford. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch) When Mattituck...
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