Greenport superintendent issues statement after student arrest
Following the arrest of a 16-year-old Greenport High School student for allegedly taking inappropriate photographs and video of three female victims with his cellphone, superintendent David Gamberg...
View ArticleLocal school closings for Friday, Jan. 5
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. • Mattituck School...
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2017 Educator of the Year: Sarah Benjamin
With books and toys in hand, Sarah Benjamin strides into the homes of Southold Town residents with a smile on her face. Ms. Benjamin works with families, usually with preschool-aged children, to help...
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New Suffolk school board to decide district’s fate this month
Residents of the New Suffolk Common School District are expected to learn the school system’s fate at a special Board of Education meeting Jan. 31. The board scheduled the vote after hearing...
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Anne Smith to retire at year’s end as superintendent of Mattituck-Cutchogue
Mattituck-Cutchogue Superintendent Anne Smith recently announced she’ll be retiring in July. Dr. Smith, who is in her fourth year as the district’s superintendent, announced the decision to faculty on...
View ArticleSouthold Elementary competes to bring Project Fit to school
Southold Elementary School is trying to win a $25,000 grant to secure the Project Fit America program for its school. The national competition involves hundreds of schools throughout the country, a...
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Parents disappointed with Greenport school’s response to student arrest
The Greenport Board of Education responded Tuesday to often angry parents concerned about school security and other issues following the Jan. 3 arrest of a 16-year-old Greenport student who police...
View ArticleMattituck school board to hold steady with six members
The Mattituck-Cutchogue Board of Education decided at Thursday’s meeting to remain a six-person board until the May budget vote. The usually seven-person board decreased following the resignation of...
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East End schools partner to offer online coding program called kidOYO
“If it turns 10 times and has to get to 360 degrees, how many degrees is each turn?” Theresa Zuhoski asked a group of sixth-graders at Cutchogue East Elementary School last Tuesday morning. “36,”...
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North Fork schools collect candy and more for the troops
Toothbrushes, tissues, ramen noodles, Jolly Ranchers and more were stacked high atop classroom desks at Mattituck High School as a team of nearly 20 students and volunteers worked swiftly to sort each...
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New Suffolk school board votes to send all students elsewhere
After months of deliberating, the New Suffolk Board of Education voted unanimously Wednesday to stop educating pre-kindergarten through sixth grade students in the New Suffolk schoolhouse and instead...
View ArticleWork We Do: Beth Ficner, Cutchogue East Elementary School
I’m Beth Ficner. I’m the security guard here at Cutchogue East School. I started working as a security guard in 2004. My normal day is to punch in at 7:30. I come in and go down to the cafeteria,...
View ArticleAchievements: Local grads earn dean’s list honors
Aidan Walker of Southold has earned a place on the fall semester dean’s list at the University of Notre Dame’s College of Arts and Letters. • Anthony Esposito and Kevin McGough of Southold have been...
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How much screen time is too much for kids?
You see it everywhere you go. You’re probably even guilty of it yourself. The “it” is screen time. It could be checking your phone constantly for a text message or email. It could mean falling down...
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Greenport kids participate in national event to ensure ‘No One Eats Alone’
Greenport students filled the long tables in the cafeteria Friday, joining together with classmates to answer trivia questions and bounce balloons throughout the room. The festivities were part of No...
View ArticleGreenport students to attend Broadway play thanks to grant
Sixty-five Greenport high school students will have the opportunity to attend the Tony-award winning Broadway show Kinky Boots thanks to a grant from the Theatre Development Fund that will cover the...
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Mattituck school district’s wellness center to focus on mindfulness
Mattituck High School students will have the opportunity next year to take yoga and other mindfulness classes as an elective during the school day. The classes will be held in the school’s new...
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Teens will begin serving on Youth Court for real cases
Sixteen-year-old Madison Brewer stood behind the podium and addressed six people seated in the jury box at Southold Town Justice Court earlier this month. As defense attorney for “Patricia Harris,”...
View ArticleNorth Fork officials looking carefully at school safety after Florida shooting
Just as schools were winding down for winter break, many were once again forced to confront national issues, as school safety and gun control returned to the forefront. The shooting at Marjory Stoneman...
View ArticleNew Suffolk school teacher’s federal suit dismissed
The suit filed in federal court by Martha Kennelly against the New Suffolk School District following its decision to abolish her position in June 2015 was dismissed by a judge last Wednesday. Two days...
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