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Students put their coding skills to test at Cutchogue East’s BattleBots...
Dozens of brightly colored robots whirred around the cafeteria floor at Cutchogue East Elementary on Wednesday as fourth grade students put their coding skills to the test. The room was transformed...
View ArticleGuest Spot: We can’t fail our youth now
The North Fork is experiencing an increased need for comprehensive mental health and substance use services within our schools and community. The North Fork Coalition for Behavioral Health was...
View ArticleSchool board races announced in Mattituck-Cutchogue, Greenport
Contested school board races have been announced in both the Mattituck-Cutchogue and Greenport school districts. And with an incumbent stepping down, there will be at least one new member in each...
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Southold teen to attend prestigious Curtis Institute of Music
When Juliet Rand was just 8 years old, her grandparents Ronnie and Jerry Matovcik took her to a local vineyard to see an opera concert. It was an experience that likely would be forgettable for most...
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Mattituck students with clothing line raise funds for friend’s foundation
Three Mattituck High School students have demonstrated they not only have noses for business, but big hearts as well. Joe Aiello, Brady Mahon and Francis Buonaiuto — all juniors — are running their...
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Shawn Petretti to be appointed as superintendent of Mattituck-Cutchogue...
In their search for the next superintendent, the Mattituck-Cutchogue Board of Education didn’t have to look very far. Shawn Petretti, the principal at Mattituck Junior-Senior High School, will be...
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Meet the six candidates running for the Mattituck-Cutchogue Board of Education
In the Mattituck-Cutchogue School District, six candidates are competing for three open seats on the Board of Education. Longtime school board member Doug Cooper and fellow incumbent Jeffrey Connolly...
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Meet the four candidates running for Greenport Board of Education
Four candidates are running for two open seats on the Greenport Board of Education. Incumbent Babette Cornine is seeking a fourth term, but longtime board member Dan Creedon announced he would not...
View ArticleVoters to weigh in on school budgets Tuesday
Voters across the North Fork will be asked to vote on the 2021-22 school budgets and more this Tuesday. Polls will be open from 2 to 8 p.m. in Greenport and Oysterponds and 3 to 9 p.m. in Mattituck...
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Budgets approved in all five local districts; Greenport votes in new BOE members
Suspense was lacking Tuesday in a series of school budget votes that saw all five local districts’ proposals approved by a wide margin and incumbents re-elected in most races. Only Greenport, where a...
View ArticleCuomo: Local schools can now lift mask mandates, but only for outdoor activities
Following several days of mixed messaging and mass confusion among school communities across the state, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday morning that local school districts will be given individual...
View ArticleYearbooks, banners, jerseys and more to be raffled off during event at former...
When the Diocese of Rockville Centre abruptly announced it was closing McGann-Mercy High School in Riverhead through a YouTube video in March 2018, it left a trail of unhappy alumni and parents. By...
View ArticleIndigenous seedlings find a home at Treiber Farms in Peconic
Ask most five-year-olds to explain what silvopasture is and you’ll likely be met by blank stares or puzzled faces. But preschool students at the flora & fauna forest school on Shelter Island have...
View ArticleMattituck-Cutchogue prioritizing mental health and wellness with COVID relief...
The Mattituck-Cutchogue Union Free School District has been granted nearly $500,000 in combined allocations from the federal government to address educational gaps caused by the pandemic. The...
View ArticleGreenport BOE: Superintendent’s contract extended; building repairs approved
The Greenport Board of Education extended the contract of Superintendent Marlon Small to 2026 at a meeting last Tuesday night. The board hired him last year, with a term set to last until 2023. Board...
View ArticleNorth Fork theater programs earn more than 40 Teeny Awards nominations
Despite pandemic regulations, high school drama clubs across the East End still put together productions this year — many earning several Teeny Awards nominations from East End Arts. The event...
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Mattituck High School Class of 2021 celebrates graduation day
Few classes have had to overcome the type of adversity the graduating classes of 2021 have endured. The COVID-19 pandemic created unique hardships for not just one but two school years. On Saturday,...
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Cutchogue East wins $5,000 in water quality challenge
Cutchogue East Elementary School has won a $5,000 grant through the 2020 Long Island Water Quality Challenge with an idea cooked up last year by sixth-graders in the school’s STEAM lab. Before...
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Class of 2021 graduates from Southold High School
The Southold High School Class of 2021 came together one final time for a commencement ceremony Saturday. The school’s senior class, which navigated the complications of the COVID-19 pandemic for much...
View ArticleNew Cutchogue East principal discusses priorities post-COVID
Amy Brennan, the new principal at Cutchogue East Elementary School, wasn’t always an educator. Her first career, which followed her mother’s footsteps, landed her in insurance. But education was...
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