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Southold/Greenport robotics team posts its best finish at world championships
After once again making it to the FIRST Robotics World Championship, the Southold/Greenport robotics team, R.I.C.E. 870, earned a semifinalist rank for the second year in a row. At last week’s...
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Boots-deep in research: Mattituck students collect DNA samples
As soon as the school day ends, it smells like low-tide. A blustery wind rolls across the inlet at Marratooka Point, off Park Avenue in Mattituck. It ripples across the muddy water where three...
View ArticleGreenport’s $23.8M Capital Improvement Plan will head to voters June 26
Greenport school board members voted unanimously to approve the district’s $23.8 million Capital Improvement Plan at their meeting Monday night. Last month, board members voiced unanimous support for...
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Plaque commemorates Walter Gatz for his generosity, commitment to youth sports
When his granddaughters began playing lacrosse on the field at Cutchogue West, Walter Gatz stared at the field in disbelief. His daughter, Laurie Italia, recalled how her father would say “We’ve got...
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Recognizing local on-air, off-air talent at third annual BASH awards
High school television broadcast programs across the North Fork scored big at this year’s Broadcast Awards for Senior High. Nearly 400 high school journalists, teachers and administrators from Suffolk...
View ArticleNominees announced for 17th annual Teeny Awards
Nominees for the 17th annual Teeny Awards, which showcase the best in local high school theater, were announced this past weekend. The winners will be announced at a ceremony Sunday, June 9 at...
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Three candidates in Mattituck vying for two spots on BOE
Three candidates are running for two open seats on the Mattituck-Cutchogue Board of Education. Incumbent Sarah Hassildine is seeking re-election, while fellow trustee MaryLynn Hoeg has decided to step...
View ArticleVoters head to the polls Tuesday to decide 2019-20 school budgets
Several school districts on the North Fork will offer propositions along with their budgets this Tuesday, May 21, when voters head to the polls. The district that asked voters to pierce the tax cap...
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Student musicians take center stage at Carnegie Hall
Riverhead High School sophomore Lauren Enos, 15, sits on the edge of her seat in Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium, her clarinet pointed down. Her eyes are glued to the sheet music in front of her, but...
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Voters approve budgets in all North Fork districts; Mattituck turf field...
Newly elected Mattituck BOE members George Haase and Jennifer Anderson. (Credit: Tim Gannon) Voters in all five North Fork school districts overwhelmingly approved their 2019-20 budgets as voter...
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Identical twins are the valedictorian, salutatorian for Greenport High School
They’ve shared everything: hobbies, interest, friends, grades and genes. Next month, they’ll share the graduation stage. Identical twins Jacob and Xavier Kahn have been named Greenport High School’s...
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Following in her brother’s footsteps, Greenport woman earns prestigious SUNY...
As she reflected on her journey, Rosario Rodriguez praises the many people who helped her along the way. There were the teachers at Greenport High School, her mentors and friends at SUNY/Oneonta and...
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New after-school program offered in Southold, Greenport
Forty-five minutes of playtime can spark positive change in a child. That’s a belief David Gamberg, superintendent of the Southold and Greenport school districts, brought to administrators at the...
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Southold junior high students score high on boating certification exams
They might not be able to drive a car legally, but that won’t stop them from operating a boat. By the time seventh-graders at Southold schools advance to eighth grade, they’ve already received a state...
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Greenport’s school greenhouse advances agricultural learning, access to fresh...
School district officials unveiled Greenport’s first-ever outdoor greenhouse Friday to grow and harvest “hundreds of pounds” of fresh produce, officials said. The 20-by-50-foot structure west of the...
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County sheriff’s department promotes message to prevent violence
Every student has the ability to prevent an act of violence. That was the message Suffolk County Sheriff Errol Toulon and members of his office brought Tuesday to junior high school students in...
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New chess clubs in Southold, Greenport push students toward critical thinking
A Greenport Elementary School student glides across a giant chess board and shimmies between two black chess pieces. The top of the pawns stand as tall as his stomach. The student’s eyes narrow on his...
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Mattituck, Southold theater students win Teeny Awards
A pair of North Fork high school students took home Teeny Awards Sunday, given each year to the best in East End student theater. Southold High School’s Jake Okula finished in a tie for the lead male...
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Greenport schools, marine businesses talk pros, cons of Porter Marine Program
Representatives of 15 local maritime businesses joined Greenport High School officials Monday at a forum to discuss a marine program that’s being considered for the high school curriculum. The Porter...
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At just 11 years of age, Peconic boy plays Carnegie Hall
To see her 11-year-old son, Daniel, play piano at Carnegie Hall on June 2 was a dream come true for Peconic resident Liliana Rila. “It was such an unforgettable experience,” Ms. Rila said. “It was a...
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