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Town hall event planned to raise awareness for mental health services
Two years ago, North Fork school districts partnered with local hospitals, elected officials and the Family Service League to form the North Fork Coalition for Behavioral Health. The collaboration was...
View ArticleGreenport school bond revote delayed until December
A revote on the Greenport School District’s revised bond proposal has been postponed until December, officials announced at Tuesday’s board meeting. The delay will allow an additional work session to...
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Homeschooling could increase under new vaccine mandate
Danielle Good of Riverhead said last Tuesday that she has loved watching her 7-year-old son come home and tell her about his first few days of second grade at Aquebogue Elementary School. She’s been...
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Southold NJROTC cadet honored with prestigious award
Each year, just 22 out of more than 80,000 cadets nationwide are selected for the coveted Legion of Valor Bronze Cross for Achievement ROTC award. Early last month, Jessica Mele of Southold High...
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Revamped playground blacktop completed following Girl Scouts project
Ronald Breuer of Cutchogue watched three of his granddaughters in Girl Scout Troop 864 dip their feet in blue paint on a recent Saturday and slowly pace down a path from the Cutchogue East Elementary...
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Greenport teachers ask school board not to make further cuts to $17.1M bond
As the Greenport school board narrows down its vision of the revamped Capital Improvement Bond, the district’s teachers association is cautioning the administration to avoid gutting the $17.1 million...
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Greenport BOE split on later start time for high school students
Will Greenport High School students soon start their day a little later? At Wednesday’s Greenport Board of Education meeting, president Daniel Creedon suggested the first bell at the secondary school...
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Forum raises awarenesses for mental health services on East End
North Fork school administrators are looking forward to connecting students with new mental health and substance use prevention resources following an open forum last Thursday that highlighted...
View ArticleChanges to dress code could be in store for Greenport School District
A Shared Decision committee in the Greenport School District will review the current dress code for students at its next meeting. Board vice president Kirsten Droskoski requested at last Wednesday’s...
View ArticleGreenport school bond vote scheduled for Dec. 17
For the second time this year, residents in the Greenport School District will vote on a capital bond proposal to renovate and upgrade school facilities. The school board unanimously approved a...
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Southold, PBMC unveil exercise facility as part of Project Fit
Southold Union Free School District and Peconic Bay Medical Center officials unveiled a new “fit pit” at Southold Elementary School Wednesday. The new exercise facility is part of Project Fit...
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Greenport, Southold students get an up close history lesson aboard Amistad
More than 130 Greenport and Southold students climbed aboard a replica of a famous sailing vessel earlier this week to grasp the historical significance of the slave trade and a U.S. Supreme Court...
View ArticleComptroller audit outlines recommendation for Greenport school’s treasurer
An audit conducted by the Office of the State Comptroller revealed Greenport school’s former treasurer did not prepare accurate bank reconciliations in a timely manner. The district’s treasurer failed...
View ArticleNew vaccine mandate leads to more students being homeschooled
Five Southold students and eight Mattituck students are now being homeschooled after not meeting state immunization standards, district officials said last week. Four months ago, New York State...
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Greenport students inducted into AAA School Safety Patrol
Safety was the focus Tuesday at Greenport’s school board meeting, at which district officials pitched a draft of an updated districtwide safety plan and more than 20 Greenport Elementary School...
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Donations sought for new food pantry at Mattituck High School
Just in time for Thanksgiving Day, a new food pantry has opened at Mattituck High School. The food pantry, accessible to all students year round, currently serves over 25 families in the community. It...
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Mattituck School District to review bus transportation policy
A law firm representing the Mattituck-Cutchogue School District, Ingerman Smith LLP, is reviewing the language of its bus transportation policy after one parent claimed his daughter’s civil rights are...
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Festive night in Greenport to celebrate many different heritages
Over 25 countries were proudly represented Thursday at Greenport school’s second annual Multicultural Night. The roughly two-hour festival encouraged community members to celebrate and share their...
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Oysterponds to again explore forming subcommittee with Greenport
Oysterponds school board members and administrators have expressed interest in forming a subcommittee with members of the Greenport school board to discuss their tuition contract. At an Oysterponds...
View ArticleSuperintendent urges caution after student approached by stranger at bus stop
A Southold Elementary School student was approached at a bus stop two weeks ago by a man who offered to give her a ride to school, according to Southold Town police. The incident occurred at...
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