Schools · August 31
Deer Park, Huntington schools receive mentorship grants
Assemblyman Keith P. Brown (R,C-Northport) has secured $60,000 in state funding for peer mentoring programs at Deer Park and Huntington high schools.
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Schools · August 31
SBU football to host first home game of the season on Sept. 3
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Community · August 31
Long Island-based KiDS NEED MoRE hosts annual Camp Adventure at Timber Lake West
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People · August 31
Peconic Bay Medical Center earns prestigious Magnet recognition
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Schools · August 31
Legislator Leslie Kennedy recognizes four students with youth achievement awards
Suffolk County Legislator Leslie Kennedy (R-Nesconset) honored four Hauppauge High School students with the Suffolk County Legislature’s Distinguished…
Community · August 31
Great Neck Library election set for Oct. 26
Great Neck Library voters will elect five members to the library’s Board of Trustees and Nominating Committee in an election scheduled for Oct.
Community · August 31
Towering baymen’s monument marks its first summer in Oyster Bay
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Business · August 31
Men enter sewer system illegally in Wantagh, not yet found
Five men were caught on a surveillance camera opening a manhole and entering the sewer system at the intersection of Wantagh Avenue and Jerusalem…
Schools · August 31
Mineola district begins search for new superintendent
The Mineola Board of Education launched a search for a new superintendent following the resignation of Michael Nagler earlier this year after an…
Community · August 31
For a new generation on Poospatuck, dental care comes home
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Community · August 30
History Close at Hand: George Washington, Benjamin Tallmadge, and the Revolutionary War on L.I. (Part 7)
Throughout the history of spying, of providing intelligence, especially during wartime, it was communication that was the vital ingredient in decision…
Schools · August 30
SBU Sports: Football erases 18-point deficit, falls 41-34 in Dover
The Stony Brook football team fought back from a 31-13 deficit in the third quarter and tied the game at 34-34 with 11 minutes remaining in the fourth…
Schools · August 30
Stop & Shop donates $10K to SCCC for food pantries
Stop & Shop has donated $10,000 to Suffolk County Community College to support food pantries at the college’s three campuses as students prepare to…
Business · August 30
Meet Dame Marina Arsenijevi, Pianist & Composer
Long Islanders will have the opportunity to hear internationally acclaimed concert pianist and composer Dame Marina Arsenijević when she performs a…
Schools · August 30
Making Democracy Work: Are you a snowbird? You may have been placed on the ‘inactive’ voter list
If you are planning to vote in the November, 2026 elections and have been away in the first part of 2026 with your mail forwarded to another address,…
Business · August 29
Flock Cameras and Surveillance in the Hamptons
When I first learned that a company called Flock Safety was putting up surveillance cameras on telephone poles I thought it might have something to do…
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