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Five Northport High School Seniors Signed Their National Letter of Intent

May 31, 2017 1:15 am Comments Off

Student-athletes commit to college
Five Northport High School seniors recently signed their National Letter of Intent to play their sport of choice at the collegiate level. Surrounded by their coaches, the student-athletes will graduate in June and move on to play at the next level in the fall.
Track and Cross-Country athletes Eddie O’Brien and […]

Elwood Middle School Distinguishing DNA

May 30, 2017 2:55 pm Comments Off

Elwood Middle School seventh-graders recently learned about how to analyze and identify DNA with the help of the Cold Spring Harbor DNA Learning Center. During the course of two days, the classes conducted an experiment with an educator from the DNA Center.
The in-class forensic lab allowed students to look at chromosomes and sequencing DNA […]

Northport High School Students Participated In The School’s Annual CPR/AED Awareness Day on May 24, 2017

May 30, 2017 2:43 pm Comments Off

Safety first

Northport High School students in the Northport-East Northport School District participated in the school’s annual CPR/AED Awareness Day on May 24, 2017.
CPR/AED Awareness Day is an outgrowth of a grant that the high school won about eight years ago from the American Heart Association. Lacrosse coach George Searing and Assistant Principal Denise Keenan wrote […]

Huntington Young Republicans Honor May Students of the Month

May 27, 2017 3:52 pm Comments Off

The Huntington Young Republicans launched their Student of the Month Program in February 2017 to help engage local high school students in the process of politics and government. In May, the organization recognized two students: John Charles Unser and Katy Dara.
John Charles Unser is a senior at Northport High School, where he is an International Baccalaureate
Candidate. In […]

Walt Whitman High School Teacher Arrested For Rape 3rd Degree

May 26, 2017 10:53 am Comments Off

Suffolk County Police have arrested a Walt Whitman High School teacher who had an inappropriate relationship with one of his students in Huntington Station.
Special Victims Section detectives began an investigation into the conduct of a Walt Whitman High School teacher and discovered that he was having an inappropriate relationship with one of his 16-year-old female […]

A Record Number of Whitman HS Eagle Scouts Set to Graduate

May 25, 2017 12:38 pm Comments Off

This is an exceptional year for Walt Whitman graduates. But the story behind the story may well be that we have an unprecedented number of Eagle Scouts graduating on June 24th. Missing the national record by only one, presently held in Texas with an even dozen, Walt Whitman is graduating eleven exceptional Eagle Scouts who […]

Three Long Island High School Seniors Awarded Scholarships

May 19, 2017 12:50 pm Comments Off

Steamfitters Industry Scholarship Program has awarded over $1.5 million

Three college-bound teens from Long Island are being acknowledged for their academic excellence and community involvement. The Steamfitters Industry Scholarship Program has awarded $36,000 this year to six high school seniors.

The announcement took place at the 50th annual Steamfitters Industry Scholarship Reception at the New York […]

Bench Dedicated at Huntington Station Park

May 16, 2017 4:25 pm Comments Off

50 years later, relatives and friends remember two 10-year-old boys who drowned in sump adjacent to Alfred Walker Park
Huntington Station – Family and friends gathered May 13 at the Town of Huntington’s Alfred Walker Park to dedicate a bench in memory of two 10-year-old boys who died exactly 50 years before when they […]

Darryl St. George, Democratic Candidate for Huntington Town Supervisor Hosts Speak Out Huntington Town Hall Meeting

May 15, 2017 1:17 pm Comments Off

Wednesday, May 17, 2017 @ 7:30 PM Half Hollow Hills Public Library, Dix Hills- 55 Vanderbilt Pkwy, Dix Hills, NY 11746

Darryl St. George, Democratic candidate for Huntington Town Supervisor, will host his next Speak Out Huntington town hall meeting on Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at 7:30 PM at the Half Hollow Hills Public Library in Dix Hills […]

Long Island Autism Communities, Inc. Call for Volunteers

May 15, 2017 12:44 pm Comments Off

Long Island Autism Communities, Inc., a not for profit, 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to developing supportive integrated communities for adults with autism, has issued a call for volunteers. The young organization is at a critical stage in its development and is looking for individuals with a variety of skills to help it achieve its vital mission. […]