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Retirement incentives, tentative budget on tap in Southold tonight
JENNIFER GUSTAVSON FILE PHOTO | Tonight’s Southold school board meeting is at 7:30 p.m. The Southold Board of Education is expected to adopt Superintendent David Gamberg’s proposed $28 million budget...
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Southold schools adopt $28M budget with 4% tax levy increase
JENNIFER GUSTAVSON PHOTO | The Southold school board adopted Superintendent David Gamberg’s $28 million proposed budget Wednesday night. The Southold Board of Education adopted Superintendent David...
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Mattituck BOE adopts $38.85M budget
THE SUFFOLK TIMES FILE PHOTO | The Mattituck-Cutchogue school board adopted Superintendent James McKenna’s proposed budget Thursday night. The Mattituck Board of Education adopted Superintendent James...
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Tension, smiles as charter school holds acceptance lottery
PAUL SQUIRE PHOTO | Melanie Leathers (left) and her sister Vanessa Wigington moments after the charter school lottery ended. Vanessa Wigington leaned forward in her chair as the man at the front of the...
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Who’s running for your local school board?
FILE PHOTOS | The 2013-14 school board and budget vote is scheduled for May 21. A mix of familiar names and newcomers will appear on ballots across the North Fork in this year’s school board elections....
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Bishop McGann-Mercy chamber choir performs at Lincoln Center
ROBIN BAY COURTESY PHOTO | The chamber choir from Bishop McGann-Mercy High School prior to performing at the National Festival Chorus April 21. The Chamber Choir at Bishop McGann-Mercy High School in...
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Administrators, parents react to survey on drug and alcohol abuse
FLICKR/ARVINDGROVER PHOTO Some local educators and parents were shocked this week by new statistics showing rates of drug and alcohol abuse among local teens higher than the national average, and...
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Study: North Fork teens drinking more than others
North Fork high school students are not only consuming more alcohol than most teenagers across the country, they’re also doing more binge drinking, a new survey has found. The North Fork Alliance, a...
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Report: Greenport High School ranked among best in nation
TIM KELLY FILE PHOTO | Greenport Superintendent Mike Comanda said Thursday he’s very happy about Greenport High School ranking as one of the best high schools in the nation. Mr. Comanda is shown here...
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Not just another curtain at Greenport auditorium
JENNIFER GUSTAVSON PHOTO | Greenport Superintendent Michael Comanda (left) celebrates the installation of a new high-tech theater curtain with Main Stage Dance Academy owner Lucille Naar-Saladino, the...
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New Suffolk budget features 4.1% tax levy increase
PAUL SQUIRE FILE PHOTO | The New Suffolk school board adopted next year’s spending plan during a special meeting Thursday night. The New Suffolk Board of Education adopted school board president Tony...
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Editorial: Not what we expected from ’2 percent’ tax cap
MIKE GROLL/AP PHOTO | Gov. Andrew Cuomo (center) leaves a 2011 news conference after announcing passage of the 2 percent tax cap with Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos (left) and Assembly Speaker...
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Special Report: Tax cap hasn’t slowed spending across North Fork
FILE PHOTOS | A Times/Review analysis has found spending in most North Fork districts has increased at a higher percentage than before the 2 percent tax cap was implemented. When state lawmakers...
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‘Seaweed Galore’ exhibition at Oysterponds Elementary
RACHEL YOUNG PHOTO | Frieda Dean conducted after-school workshops at Oysterponds Elementary School. The walls of Oysterpond Elementary School in Orient are covered in seaweed — well, paintings of the...
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Photos: Greenport students perform in variety show
KATHARINE SCHROEDER PHOTO | Jeremiah King Smith, Vaughn Edwards and Thomas Kruszeski dancing. Greenport School held its annual talent show Saturday night in the auditorium. Students from grades K-12...
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Nominees announced for Teeny Awards
KATHARINE SCHROEDER PHOTO | The Mattituck High School drama club’s presentation of “Are Teachers Human” earned several Teeny Award nominations. The 11th Annual Teeny Awards nominees were announced...
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Photos: Student cooks seek a winning recipe
CARRIE MILLER PHOTO | Luke Gustafson, a Hampton Bays senior, prepares his prize-winning dish at Suffolk Community College’s Culinary Arts and Hospitality Center. The kitchen was heating up at Suffolk...
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Mattituck administrator retiring from Little Flower
JENNIFER GUSTAVSON PHOTO | George Grigg of Mattituck is retiring this year from his job as the superintendent of Little Flower School. When Little Flower Union Free School District Superintendent...
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Oysterponds school board to discuss technology-upgrade plan
JENNIFER GUSTAVSON FILE PHOTO | Oysterponds school board president Dorothy-Dean Thomas, center, with board members Deborah Dumont, right, and Thom Gray. The Board of Education meets tonight. The...
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Greenport, Southold to share new tech director
RACHEL YOUNG PHOTO | From left to right: Southold superintendent David Gamberg, Southold school board president Paulette Ofrias, educational technology director Ryan Case, Greenport school board...
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