2016 Educator of the Year: Emily Gundersen
Following the last day of school in June, dozens of former students walked through the doors of Ecumenical Nursery School one last time. They were there to say goodbye not only to the closing school,...
View ArticleNo Trump inauguration trip for Shelter Island students
Shelter Island High School’s senior class trip to Washington, D.C., to attend next week’s presidential inauguration has been rescheduled. Students will now likely visit the nation’s capital in May....
View ArticleAchievements: Petty Officer 3rd Class Charles Hickox II
Petty Officer 3rd Class Charles Hickox II, Mattituck High School Class of 2014, has graduated from Naval Power School in Charleston, S.C., where he completed Nuclear Field A School, Nuclear Power...
View ArticleCoach donates golf cart to Greenport athletic department
Southold/Greenport girls basketball coach Skip Gehring and his wife Brenda donated a golf cart to the Greenport athletic department, according to athletic director Chris Golden. “The cart will be an...
View ArticleSOHO TV students producing popular weekly news show
If you were told about a weekly local news program that gets more than 1,000 online views each week, you might be surprised. But that’s exactly what’s going on at Southold High School, where the SOHO...
View ArticleNYS Comptroller sets tax levy cap at 1.26 percent
Local school districts are preparing for another tight budget season this year, with minimal state aid increases projected in Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s tentative spending plan and a cap of less than 2...
View ArticlePhotos: Cutchogue East students to perform ‘The Lion King Jr.’
Cutchogue East Elementary School presents Disney’s “The Lion King Jr.” this weekend. For the past 10 weeks, the fifth-and sixth-graders have worked with teachers Carolyn McDonald, Andrea Wallace and...
View ArticleDeVos, tuition-free college, unfunded mandates hot topics at lobbying event
Speaking before a crowd of more than 250 representatives from schools across Suffolk County Saturday, Congressman Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley) expressed disappointment in the selection of Betsy DeVos as...
View ArticleAchievements: Engineering major named to dean’s list
Nicholas Van Mater of Southold has been named to the fall semester dean’s list at the University of Hartford, where he is a sophomore engineering major. • Jacob Branker of Cutchogue has been named to...
View ArticleLocal school closings and cancellations
Check back here for updates on school closings, delayed openings, early dismissals and event cancellations. SCHOOLS • Bishop McGann-Mercy Diocesan High School will be closed Friday. • Greenport school...
View ArticlePhotos: Mattituck High School presents ‘The Drowsy Chaperone’
The Mattituck Musical Theater Company presents “The Drowsy Chaperone” on Friday, Feb. 10 and Saturday, Feb. 11 at 7 p.m., and Sunday, Feb. 12 at 2 p.m. at the Mattituck High School auditorium. Opening...
View ArticleMattituck teachers, wearing orange shirts, push for contract
A sea of orange filled the Mattituck High School library Thursday evening as teachers wore matching shirts to show a unified front as they face their third year without a contract. The shirts featured...
View ArticleState: Transgender bathroom rights in schools remain protected
State officials have confirmed that transgender students in New York public schools are still allowed to choose whichever bathroom matches their gender identity, despite President Donald Trump’s...
View ArticlePhotos: Greenport drama club presents ‘Once on This Island’
The Greenport High School Drama Club will present the Lawrence Olivier Award-winning musical “Once on This Island” Friday and Saturday, March 3 and 4, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, March 5, at 2 pm. All...
View ArticleCutchogue students make shoe patterns for Ugandan kids
When students in Catherine Clarke’s fifth-grade class at Cutchogue East have free time during indoor recess or after completing assignments ahead of schedule, you might find them cutting patterns out...
View ArticleGreenport projected to stay under tax levy cap at 3.8%
Based on a preliminary look at spending, the Greenport School District is expected to avoid piercing the tax cap for its 2017-18 budget, Superintendent David Gamberg said. “We’re in quite a different...
View ArticleSouthold School District outlines $29.4 million spending plan
For the third year running, the Southold Union Free School District is planning to keep its 2017-18 school budget hovering around $29 million — below the property tax cap, administrators said at a...
View ArticleStudents to perform ‘Les Misérables’ at Southold High School
The auditorium at Southold High School was filled with energy Friday afternoon, with students wielding muskets and belting out songs like “One Day More.” A well-known tune from “Les Misérables,” the...
View ArticleLocal school closings, delayed openings and event cancellations
Check back here for updates on school closings, delayed openings, early dismissals and event cancellations. Email editor@timesreview.com to report a closure or delay. SCHOOLS • Bishop McGann-Mercy High...
View ArticleLocal school districts nearly out of snow days for 2016-17
Most local school districts are close to using up all of the allotted snow days and are hoping to squeak by without having to use any more for fear of having to open during break. Three have already...
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