Two-hour delayed opening at North Fork schools
The following schools have announced they’ll have a two-hour delayed opening Wednesday. • Oysterponds Elementary School • Mattituck-Cutchogue School District • Greenport School District • Southold...
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Local high school students take home DECA state competition awards
High school students in the Mattituck-Cutchogue, Southold, Greenport and Shelter Island school districts traveled to Rochester, N.Y., March 7-10 for the Distributive Education Club of America state...
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Mattituck looks to hold the line on taxes in 2017-18
Mattituck-Cutchogue school district officials have announced they’re preparing a $40.48 million budget that calls for a minimal increase in next year’s tax levy due to cost-saving measures and...
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‘Les Misérables’ opens Thursday at Southold High School
(Credit: Jeremy Garretson) The Southold Junior-Senior High School Drama Club will present the school edition of “Les Misérables” Thursday, Friday and Saturday, March 23, 24 and 25, at 7 p.m. and...
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Southold, Mattituck students hone business skills in virtual course
At just 17 years old, Michael Christman is the chief executive officer of Advanced Performance Athletics. In a company that sells computerized soccer balls and basketballs, as well as training...
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Greenport residents to vote on establishing $750K capital reserve fund
The Greenport school board has voted to place a proposition on this year’s ballot to establish a $750,000 capital reserve fund, according to a press release issued Monday. The resolution was...
View ArticleOpt-out rate increases at Greenport; down at Mattituck-Cutchogue
Tuesday marked the first day of the controversial state-mandated testing at public schools across New York and the percentage of students who refused to sit for the exams in the Mattituck-Cutchogue...
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Photos: Mattituck High School performs ‘You Can’t Beat the House’ this weekend
The cast of “You Can’t Beat the House” at the dress rehearsal Tuesday afternoon. (Credit: Krysten Massa) This weekend Mattituck High school students will present “You Can’t Beat The House,” a comedy...
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Mattituck School District seeking community votes to win garden grant
The Mattituck-Cutchogue School District is looking to expand its school garden by applying for grant through the Seeds of Change program that could total $27,500. A pool of more than 500 school and...
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Local NJROTC students to compete at academic ‘Brain Brawl’
What flag means “preparing to replenish at sea”? How many Articles are there in the Constitution? What class of ship primarily delivers supplies and personnel to locations in enemy territory? Five...
View ArticleWhich local Board of Education seats are up?
The majority of school board members who are up for re-election this year have confirmed they’ll run again, The Suffolk Times has learned. In Greenport, only Kirsten Droskoski’s seat is up for grabs...
View ArticleNo school board races in Southold Town this year
The deadline to submit a petition to run for a Board of Education seat ended at 5 p.m. Monday and local school districts have announced the names of this year’s candidates. District officials have...
View ArticleNew Suffolk looks to pierce tax levy cap due to increased enrollment
Next month, residents in the New Suffolk school district will be asked to approve a $1.1 million budget that attempts to pierce the tax levy cap with a 6 percent increase. That amount equals a $25,000...
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Boost in state aid lowers tax levy increase for Southold’s budget
The Southold Board of Education adopted a $29.44 million budget for the 2017-18 school year at Wednesday’s meeting. Although the total budget remained the same as initially introduced last month, the...
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Mattituck teachers, school board reach new nine-year pact
After nearly three years without a contract, the Mattituck Board of Education and Mattituck-Cutchogue Teachers Association have reached an agreement. Approved unanimously Wednesday evening, the...
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Elementary students create video to showcase garden project
Third grade teacher Sarah Maine and two students — third-grader Helen Schultz and fifth-grader Haylie Dickerson — gave a presentation about the Cutchogue East Elementary School’s growing garden...
View ArticleOysterponds school board adopts budget with .48% tax levy increase
The Oysterponds School District is proposing a spending increase of $24,373 — or .43 percent — in its 2017-18 school budget. The district plans to raise the tax levy by .48 percent to stay under the...
View ArticleMattituck’s budget includes two new language programs
Two new language programs are included in the Mattituck-Cutchogue School District’s $40.7 million budget. The world languages and coding programs are both at the elementary level. The district budgeted...
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15th Annual Teeny Award nominees announced
Nominees for the 15th Annual Teeny Awards, which showcase the best in local high school theater, were announced Thursday morning. Winners will be announced at a formal awards ceremony on Sunday, June...
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Popular Netflix show ’13 Reasons Why’ sparks discussion at local schools
Joining educators from around the country, administrators from four local school districts recently sent letters home to parents encouraging them to be aware of a controversial new Netflix series...
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