Mattituck school officials weighing options on turf field
About five years ago, Jeanine Warns, president of Mattituck-Cutchogue Athletic Booster Club, approached the Mattituck School Board to request a new track for student athletes. She found herself in a...
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Mattituck students compete in Virtual Enterprise business plan contest
Students in Mattituck High School’s Virtual Enterprise class will attend an International Virtual Enterprise trade show in Brooklyn this April to help fund their simulated company. This year, the...
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Greenport, Riverhead identified as ‘target districts’
Schools in two North Fork districts have been labeled as needing academic improvement under new accountability designations released last week by the State Education Department. The standards were...
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New Suffolk students compete in art Olympics
In the first four decades of its existence, the Olympic Games awarded medals for painting, sculpture, architecture, literature and music inspired by athletic experiences. A total of 151 medals were...
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Southold schools update district phone number, take security measures
Students, faculty and community members calling Southold schools may have taken note of the different phone number for the district as of this academic year. Audio and visual specialist Erik Kehl and...
View ArticleProposed state aid budget shows increases for North Fork schools
As budget season begins for school districts across the state, local administrators are evaluating how much of the $27.7 billion in state aid they can expect. The figures from Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s...
View ArticleGuest Column: State education should focus less on blame game
Did you go to elementary school in the 1970s or ’80s? Was it the 1950s or ’60s? If so, you probably took statewide standardized tests along with 100 percent of your classmates — tests that were...
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Greenport school district proposes $29.8M in infrastructure changes
Greenport Union Free School District has unveiled an ambitious $29.8 million proposal to transform the current school building, improve security and upgrade athletic facilities, among other changes....
View ArticleEarly dismissals and event cancellations for schools Tuesday
Check back here for updates on early dismissals and event cancellations. SCHOOLS • Greenport School District has canceled all after school activities scheduled for Tuesday. The Board of Education...
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Photos: Cutchogue East students perform ‘Seussical Jr.’
Fifth- and sixth-grade students at Cutchogue East Elementary School in the Mattituck-Cutchogue School District demonstrated their musical and theatrical talents during a special performance of...
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Mattituck-Cutchogue prioritizes salaries, taxes in proposed budget
Officials in the Mattituck-Cutchogue School District released a preliminary budget for the 2019-20 academic year, showing a spending plan on par to last year’s figures. Superintendent Jill Gierasch...
View ArticleGreenport, Riverhead and Mattituck GSA clubs receive LGBT Network grants
Gay-Straight Alliance groups in Greenport, Riverhead and Mattituck high schools have received grants to support lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth in each district. The LGBT Network — an...
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Greenport High School students to perform ‘School of Rock’
This weekend, the Greenport High School Drama Club will present Andrew Loyd Webber’s new hit musical, School of Rock, based on the much-loved film of the same name under the direction of Mrs. Laura...
View ArticleSteve DeCaro out as Mattituck baseball coach
Longtime baseball coach Steve DeCaro will not return to the Mattituck High School baseball field this season. Mr. DeCaro, who was placed on administrative leave last fall, will be replaced by longtime...
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Mattituck H.S. staffer and student collaborate on indie film project
A solemn middle-aged man enters his living room. He sits down, takes a deep breath and looks directly at his daughter, seated across from him. “Tell me it’s a joke,” he says, holding up her suicide...
View ArticleLocal school closings and cancellations for Monday, March 4
As a snowstorm begins to hit the area Sunday night, some school districts have already begun to issue delayed openings for Monday. Check back here for updates as they become available. Schools...
View ArticleThe Work We Do: Kerri Reda, Cornell Cooperative Extension
My name is Kerri Kreh Reda. I’m a Human Development Specialist for Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County. This summer, I will have been here for 19 years. My job is to use research-based...
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Greenport district to face off in Junior Iron Chef competition
For the sixth year in a row, Greenport middle and high school students will battle it out against over 20 other school districts for the top Junior Iron Chef title. The two-part annual competition,...
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Photos: Mamma Mia! at Southold High School
The Southold Junior Senior High School Drama Club presented the ABBA musical “Mamma Mia!” over the weekend in the district auditorium. The show, based on music by ABBA and the 2008 movie of the same...
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Cost of Greenport’s proposed Capital Improvement Plan reduced by $2.8M
Greenport Union Free School District has reduced the total cost of its proposed Capital Improvement Plan by $2.8 million. District officials presented a revision on the proposed plan last Tuesday and...
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