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First day of school at Cutchogue East Elementary: photos
Wednesday marked the first day of school for Mattituck-Cutchogue Union Free School District, with children at Cutchogue East Elementary filing into classes under the direction of assistant principal...
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Mattituck school board member resigns
The Mattituck-Cutchogue School Board of Education is down one trustee after Barbara Talbot resigned in August. The board accepted her letter of resignation during a special board of education meeting...
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Former Riverhead superintendent appointed New Suffolk school principal
Just weeks after starting a new school year, the New Suffolk Common School community is preparing to say goodbye to principal Christopher Gallagher. The Board of Education accepted his letter of...
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Former Mattituck BOE member returns to fill vacancy
The Mattituck-Cutchogue Board of Education appointed Sarah Hassildine to fill a vacancy on the seven-member board at Thursday’s meeting. Ms. Hassildine, a Cutchogue resident, previously served one...
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Orient resident Martha Tuthill honored as Guidance Counselor of Year
Martha Tuthill of Orient, a guidance counselor at Shelter Island School, received the Barbara B. Ackermann Counselor of the Year Award from the East End Counselors Association. Ms. Tuthill was honored...
View ArticleAudit: Mattituck-Cutchogue School District ordered goods before approvals
A state audit has revealed a discrepancy in routine purchase order approvals in the Mattituck-Cutchogue School District, totaling $61,109. The audit covered the period from July 1, 2016, though Jan....
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Oysterponds Elementary School students help LI artist illustrate mural
Treat others how you want to be treated. The phrase often associated with empathy and respect will be permanently embedded into the Oysterponds Elementary School building after all 101 elementary...
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Mattituck physics teacher, baseball coach faces uncertain future
Past and present members of the Mattituck baseball program and residents in the district are expected to attend Thursday’s Board of Education meeting in support of Steve DeCaro, the varsity coach and...
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Mattituck students, parents, alumni flood meeting in support of teacher, coach
“Can I have a show of hands of who is here tonight in support of the high school teacher currently under suspension?” A sea of about 200 students, parents, alumni, and members of the Mattituck...
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Greenport students promote safety with help from Southold police
When Greenport’s pre-K students hop aboard the school bus this week, they may be escorted by an older student wearing a silver badge and neon-colored sash that reads “Safety Patrol.” These student...
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Farm-to-table concept comes to Mattituck-Cutchogue classroom
“Living farm-to-table is important here. It’s what the North Fork is known for,” said Pat Arslanian, a middle school English teacher in the Mattituck-Cutchogue School District. Ms. Arslanian is...
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Mattituck student sole youth panelist at East End School Wellness Conference
The creator of the NoFo Tomato Sauce contest is continuing her endeavors to create more healthy options in schools. Victoria Witczak, 13, was the only youth panelist at the East End Wellness...
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Local candidates visit Southold High School for on-air interviews
It’s not uncommon around Election Day to see candidates appear on television interview shows. It’s rare, however, for that television station to broadcast out of a local high school. But that was the...
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Southold Library helps elementary students celebrate diversity
In the center of the Southold Elementary School cafeteria, a Japanese woman teaches a student to wrap a rice ball in seaweed. Students jump along to the rhythm of maracas, a Latin percussion...
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Mattituck BOE to approve replacement physics teacher at Nov. 15 meeting
Board president Charles Anderson and superintendent Jill Gierasch at Thursday’s board meeting. (Credit: Kate Nalepinski) A former Mattituck High School physics teacher, who most recently taught in Port...
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Mattituck-Cutchogue board approves new physics teacher
Despite the approval of physics and AP Physics teacher Tom Tomaszewski at the Mattituck-Cutchogue board meeting, seven parents, students and alumni returned to the microphone Thursday to voice...
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Past and present Mattituck art teachers receive state awards
Mattituck High School art teacher Dina Rose has received the 2018 Art Educator of the Year award by the New York State Art Teachers Association. Ms. Rose, who is the current vice president of NYSATA,...
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Mattituck students set to take stage at 83rd annual variety show
The Mattituck High School auditorium will soon be filled with wacky skits, song bits and interpretative dance. The 83rd annual high school variety show will be presented Friday, Nov. 30, and...
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Life after Mercy: How students are moving on after school’s closing
Disbelief and shock spread throughout the Bishop McGann-Mercy community in March when the news hit that the Riverhead Catholic high school was set to close at year’s end. For the Class of 2018, they...
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The Work We Do: Eric Kehl, Southold School District
My name is Eric Kehl and I work for the Southold School District as the audio/visual specialist here. I started here about 11 years ago. I was a graduate of Southold High School in 2007 and then I...
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