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Future of Mercy High School building still up in the air
On March 12, 2018, the Diocese of Rockville Centre made a stunning announcement: Bishop McGann-Mercy High School in Riverhead would be no more. A year later, the school that had become a home to...
View ArticleSouthold School District proposes $30.6M budget for 2019-20
The Southold Union Free School District’s proposed 2019-2020 budget of $30.6 million will remain within the tax cap, administrators said. The Assistant Superintendent for Business, Chuck Scheid,...
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A look inside Greenport School as district prepares Capital Improvement Plan
1,600 cracked floor tiles. That’s a portion of what the Greenport Union Free School District’s proposed $27.1 million bond project, or Capital Improvement Plan, would fix. The project, first proposed...
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Third annual Ed Camp held for faculty at Southold, Greenport
Southold Middle School students would normally be hustling to find their seats when the bell rings on a Friday morning. But on March 15, school was closed and those seats were instead occupied by...
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Southold/Greenport Robotics Team set to take on the world
The Southold/Greenport Robotics Team, R.I.C.E. 870, tasted first-place victory last week while participating in the 2019 Finger Lakes Regional competition. Their win at Rochester Institute of...
View ArticleGreenport scraps turf field from capital improvement plan
A turf field will no longer be included in Greenport Union Free School District’s proposed Capital Improvement Project. Eliminating the turf field further reduces the highest possible cost for the...
View ArticleGreenport Schools to keep budget within tax cap this time around
One year after asking voters to pierce the tax increase cap for the third time, the Greenport School District has announced a proposed budget for 2019-20 that will stay under the cap. In May 2012,...
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Southold/Greenport robotics team wins Long Island Regional title
The Southold/Greenport High School robotics team, R.I.C.E. 870, has made history once again. Its most recent win at Hofstra University marks the first time the team has won two regional competitions...
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Former pro wrestler shares anti-bullying message
From extreme highs to extreme lows — former professional wrestling star Marc Mero has experienced it all. Southold and Greenport community members got a taste of the wrestling champion’s journey when...
View ArticleMattituck residents will vote on turf field proposition next month
The debate over the contentious topic of a turf field for Mattituck Cutchogue Union Free School District has concluded: Next month, voters will see a ballot item to approve or reject the $1.6 million...
View ArticleGreenport appears to be moving ahead with June 20 bond vote
Following a plethora of presentations and public hearings over the past two months, all Greenport school board members voiced support regarding the district’s proposed $23.8 million Capital Improvement...
View ArticleOysterponds Board of Education adopts $5.8M budget
The Oysterponds Board of Education approved a $5.8 million budget for the 2019-2020 academic year, district officials said Thursday. The unanimously approved budget is an estimated .26% increase...
View ArticleBilingual ballots at all North Fork school budget votes will be a first
Newly enforced federal guidelines have prompted all North Fork school districts to offer Spanish and English ballots to budget voters for the first time this year, according to officials. Section 203...
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A Mattituck grad’s inspirational journey to becoming a Fulbright scholar
Growing up with dyslexia, Cara Slotkin could have had her education greatly derailed. Instead, the Laurel native’s desire to improve as a reader fueled her thirst for learning and inspired her to...
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Mattituck adopts $40.7M budget; hearing set for May 14
The Mattituck-Cutchogue Board of Education adopted a $40.7 million budget for the upcoming school year at its meeting Wednesday. The budget, unanimously approved, is a 0.26% increase compared to the...
View ArticleThe Work We Do: Laurie Sanders, Oysterponds Elementary School
Hi, I’m Laurie Sanders. I’m a special education and art teacher at Oysterponds Elementary School. I went to school to be a pastry chef at Johnson and Wales University. I did that as a career for many...
View ArticleWho’s running for school board this year?
Four local school districts have announced the names of candidates for board of education after petition deadlines closed Monday evening and only Mattituck-Cutchogue features a race. MATTITUCK Three...
View ArticleTesting opt-out numbers trending down across the North Fork
Most North Fork school districts saw a slight decline in the number of students opting out of this year’s English Language Arts exam, according to data collected from administrators and Newsday...
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New Suffolk adopts $1.01M budget; voters to decide on one proposition
New Suffolk school board members approved a $1.01 million budget for the 2019-20 academic year Tuesday, along with one other proposition for voters to consider in May. This year’s budget is down 28%...
View ArticleSouthold Junior-Senior High: Third-quarter honor roll
HIGH HONOR ROLL Grade 12: Sabrina Basel, Jonathan Baumann, Ally Boyle, Eric Connolly, Olivia Daddona, Caitria Demeroto, Samantha Dunne, Robert Elliston, Peter Franke, Justin Hanold, Van Karsten, Max...
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