Two-hour delayed opening at North Fork schools on Friday
Updates on school closings, delayed openings, early dismissals and event cancellations: • The Southold School District will have a two-hour delayed opening on Friday. Morning pre-K and before school...
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Superintendent: The flaws with scores, evaluations
When you raise the issue of why and how too much testing may be a problem — particularly if there is an argument about using such tests to measure teacher effectiveness — some people ask, “What’s the...
View ArticleKindergarten registration for Southold School District
Southold School District will hold kindergarten registration Wednesday and Thursday, March 18 and 19, at Southold Elementary School. Children who will turn 5 by Dec. 1 are eligible for kindergarten in...
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Oysterponds Elementary School music teacher wins award
Linwood Bogden. (Credit: Oysterponds courtesy) Oysterponds Elementary School music teacher Linwood Bogden has been selected by SCOPE Education Services of Long Island to receive the Teacher Services...
View ArticleHistorical Society’s internship deadline extended
The application deadline for Southold Historical Society’s Bainbridge Memorial Internship has been extended to March 13. The program is open to high school juniors and seniors who live in Southold...
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Riverhead BOCES program launched to help districts, immigrant teens
Culinary instructor Eric Rickmers talks to the new students in the Riverhead school’s commercial kitchen Monday afternoon. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch) Monday marked the first day in a new Riverhead...
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New Suffolk School District’s superintendent resigns
New Suffolk School District Superintendent Michael Comanda, seen here during a Board of Education meeting in 2013, has resigned. (Credit: Carrie Miller, file) New Suffolk School District Superintendent...
View ArticleElementary school hosting ‘Souper Bowl’ fundraiser
Southold Elementary School will host a “Souper Bowls” fundraiser Sunday, March 29, from noon to 3 p.m. to benefit the school garden. Participants are asked to their own bring bowls and spoons to enjoy...
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Superintendents react to Zeldin’s Common Core legislation
Congressman Lee Zeldin addressing supporters on Election Day. (Credit: John Griffin, file) School districts could soon opt out of Common Core without sacrificing federal funding. Congressman Lee Zeldin...
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New Suffolk appeals for help to handle looming shortfall
New Suffolk parent Mary Steinfeld expresses concern during the district’s meeting Tuesday night. (Credit: Jen Nuzzo) Facing a budget gap of nearly $160,000 for 2015-16 caused by a unique situation...
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Photos: Southold Drama Club to present \'The Addams Family\'
Gomez and Morticia Addams, played by William Tondo and Winter Wilcenski, lead their family members in a song and dance during a rehearsal for ‘The Addams Family.’ (Credit: Katharine Schroeder) The...
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Gamberg sends letter home to parents outlining test refusal process
Greenport School District Superintendent David Gamberg, right, at Monday’s school board meeting. (Credit: Jen Nuzzo) The superintendent of the Greenport and Southold school districts has issued a...
View ArticleNorth Fork weather cancellations for Friday, March 20
Greenport is canceling all after-school activities this evening, March 20, 2015. Mattituck School District also cancelled after-school activities. Sports practices will resume Saturday. The Southold...
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Southold students to plunge into the Peconic in the name of clean water
Seventh grade students Amanda Bardsley and Elizabeth Jernick (right) hold up a cold plunge T-shirt as English teacher Emilia Dakis looks on. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch) This is no homework assignment....
View ArticleKindergarten registration underway for Oysterponds School District
Oysterponds School District will hold kindergarten registration Wednesday and Thursday, April 1 and 2, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Orient school. Children must turn 5 on or before Dec. 1 to enter...
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Spending less but raising taxes in Mattituck-Cutchogue district
Mattituck-Cutchogue School District Michael Engelhardt, left, and school board trustee Bill Gatz at Thursday’s meeting. (Credit: Jen Nuzzo) The Mattituck-Cutchogue School District has found itself in...
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Former Southold superintendent to be hired in New Suffolk
Christopher Gallagher retired in 2008 after serving as the Southold superintendent for eight years. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch) The New Suffolk school board plans to hire Christopher Gallagher as the...
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Greenport students take second place at Junior Iron Chef competition
Greenport High School students Richard Galicia-Torres (from left) Antonio Coria, Walfred Gatica, Jonathan Vasquez and Antonio Anderson won second place at Saturday’s Junior Iron Chef competition in...
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Cafeteria, office renovations set for this summer at Southold H.S.
Architect Roger Smith giving a presentation on the proposed construction project at Wednesday’s Southold school board meeting. (Credit: Jen Nuzzo) Construction to upgrade the cafeteria and relocate the...
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As pols near deal in Albany, educators call for commission
Shoreham-Wading River School District Superintendent Steven Cohen. (Credit: Jen Nuzzo, file) With reports trickling out of Albany that Gov. Andrew Cuomo has reached a tentative deal with lawmakers over...
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