Southold’s student paper wins big in Long Island Press competition
WILL TONDO PHOTO | Sacred Heart Basilica in Paris, France. The photo was part of Southold student Will Tondo’s portfolio that won second place from the Long Island Press. In an English classroom at...
View ArticleReport: Diversity increasing as enrollment shrinks at North Fork schools
A recently released state report shows that enrollment is down across all North Fork schools at a time when districts are becoming more diverse. The state issued its annual “report cards” for all...
View ArticlePhotos: The McGann-Mercy High School Class of 2013
BARBARAELLEN KOCH PHOTO | The 2013 class of McGann-Mercy High School at Thursday’s graduation. The McGann-Mercy High School Class of 2013 celebrated its graduation Wednesday afternoon. The 84 graduates...
View ArticleNonprofit Greenport day care center may close
CYNDI MURRAY PHOTO | Two children read magazines at the Perry day care center Friday. Citing ongoing financial woes, Greenport’s Perry Day Care Center may soon close its doors for good, according to...
View ArticlePhotos: Southold’s annual ‘Senior Prom’ event in Mattituck
TIM KELLY PHOTO | The kings and queens at Friday evening’s prom event. For the sixth year, Southold Town and Mattituck High School teamed up to throw a “Senior Prom” Friday afternoon at the Human...
View ArticleMattituck grad’s documentary searches for the ‘American dream’
JULIANNE MCGRATH COURTESY PHOTO | Dan Bruno and his crew of five college friends visited 11 cities over 16 days in January, including the Grand Canyon, trying to find out how Americans view the...
View ArticlePhotos: Our Lady of Mercy performs Alice’s Adventures
KATHARINE SCHROEDER PHOTO | Our Lady of Mercy’s production of Alice’s Adventures continues at North Fork Community Theater today at 2 p.m. Our Lady of Mercy Theatre Group presented its first...
View ArticleHere are the nominees for today’s 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 will be held at Southold...
View ArticleNorth Fork NJROTC once again the region’s best
KATHARINE SCHROEDER PHOTO | NJROTC members march in the Southold Town Memorial Day parade last month in Greenport. The North Fork NJROTC has won the Area 4 most outstanding unit award for the eighth...
View ArticleSee which local theater students won Teeny Awards Sunday
PAUL SQUIRE PHOTO | McGann-Mercy students Patrick O’Brien, Nicole Chiuchiolo and Danielle Allen celebrate after their three Teeny Award wins. McGann-Mercy High School senior Nicole Chiuhiolo stood near...
View ArticleOysterponds school board to vote on teacher layoffs, reduced hours
KATHARINE SCHROEDER FILE PHOTO | In a 2010 photo, Oysterponds teacher Jenny Schoenstein helps a student with a writing exercise. Ms. Schoenstein’s name is listed with other teachers expected to be laid...
View ArticleCommunity college fitness center coming sooner than expected
Suffolk County Community College’s eastern campus will be home to a new $17 million health and sports facility, including an Olympic-sized indoor swimming pool, sooner than expected. Construction on...
View ArticleNew principal in Oysterponds has a familiar name
JENNIFER GUSTAVSON PHOTO | Former Oysterponds superintendent Joan Frisicano will serve as interim principal. The Oysterponds school board has appointed former superintendent Joan Frisicano to serve as...
View ArticleEditorial: Decrease in school enrollment a cause for concern
As goes Oysterponds, so goes the North Fork? For reasons we can debate ad nauseam, Southold Town appears to have lost its much-coveted designation as the place to live for families with school-age...
View ArticleHS students honored with journalism awards
TIM KELLY PHOTO | The Suffolk Times journalism award winners were Shelby Kostal of Greenport, Alexandra Kluko of Mattituck and Gretchen Walter of Southold. The Suffolk Times honored three high school...
View ArticleOysterponds students start summer vacation
CYNDI MURRAY PHOTO | Oysterponds Elementary School principal Françoise Wittenburg saying goodbye to the students for the last time. No more teachers, no more books. Oysterponds Elementary School...
View ArticleCelebrating the last day with a trip to the beach
KATHARINE SCHROEDER PHOTO | What better way to spend the last day of school than at the beach? Cutchogue East Elementary School celebrated the last day of school with a party at the beach in New...
View ArticlePhotos: Mattituck’s Class of 2013 graduates
KATHARINE SCHROEDER PHOTO | The celebration begins outside Mattituck High school Saturday afternoon following graduation. Mattituck-Cutchogue High School held its 99th annual commencement exercises at...
View ArticlePhotos: Southold’s Class of 2013 hits the stage
JOHN NEELY PHOTO | Southold graduates prepare to line up for the ceremony Saturday afternoon. Southold High School held its graduation ceremony Saturday afternoon. Click below for photos from the...
View ArticleProgram encourages students to volunteer
CLAIRE LEADEN PHOTO | A community service designation on a Mattituck High School diploma. Mattituck High School has listed community service designations on its diplomas for about five years and now...
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