The annual Congressional Art Contest was held at the Islip Arts Council in Bay Shore on Sunday, April 14. Two students from Connetquot, Sidney Shurgin and Sofia Policano, won first place and …
The Bay Area Friends of Fine Arts (BAFFA) held their annual juried invitational high school exhibition at their gallery in Gillette House. With submissions from high schools throughout Suffolk …
The Patchogue Arts Council is now accepting application for their PEACE (Partners in Education, Arts, & Community Empowerment) Project program, which is funded by the U.S. Department of Education …
On Wednesday, March 6, the Town of Islip held their annual Sharp Shooter Competition for fourth- and fifth-grade students in the community. This year “broke all-time records,” according …
Ryan DiPrima, a Connetquot High School student, constructed a wooden flag in his technology class that was put on permanent display at the Lieutenant Michael Murphy Museum in West Sayville as a …
A statement from the Connetquot Special Education Parents Teachers Association made during the public portion of the Nov. 15, 2022 board meeting has been circulating on social media following the …
Jayden Medina of Connetquot earned all-state honors at the New York State Wrestling Tournament on Feb. 24. He is Connetquot’s 16th all-state wrestler. Jayden finished his senior season with a …
Connetquot had four wrestlers earn all-county honors in the Section XI tournament held on Feb. 10 and 11 at Stony Brook University. Jayden Medina will now go on to represent Connetquot in the State …
Family Residences and Essential Enterprises is hosting a free mental health fair for families with children, 3 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 8 at their Success Children's Outpatient Program 405 Locust …
Famed Connetquot sports photographer Joe Maniaci played basketball in 1966. A family tradition, Maniaci’s son, Philip, and grandson, Joseph, also have played basketball for Connetquot, with all …
Connetquot High School senior Tristan Weingarten, after a stellar season on the swim team, holds 10 out of 12 school records in his sport. The 100-meter breaststroke record had stood the longest, …
On Tuesday, Jan. 23, Christopher Dolce, a math teacher since 2001 at Connetquot High School, after receiving a “right to sue” issuance from the Equal Employment Opportunity Office, filed …
Local state senators Alexis Weik (R-8th District) and Dean Murray (R-3rd District), along with 13 other senators, submitted a letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul urging her to rescind the electric bus …
While elected officials from The Suffolk County News ’s coverage area have expressed their deep concern and advocacy for our public schools, the cut in state funding to school districts on Long …
Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-New York) announced the FY 2025 Executive Budget, which is proposed to make “significant investments to make New York more affordable, more livable and safer.” …
The Connetquot wrestling team placed second in Suffolk County in the Dual Meet Championships. The T-Birds defeated East Islip in the semi-final round and lost to top-seed North Babylon in the finals, …
Governor Kathy Hochul (D-New York) announced the FY 2025 Executive Budget which is proposed to make "significant investments to make New York more affordable, more livable and safer." Local …
Angie Carpenter, Town of Islip Supervisor “The years seem to be going faster and faster, and certainly 2023 was a quick one for sure. I can still hear my mom’s words echoing… …
The Connetquot wrestling team won its third consecutive invitational tournament on Saturday, Jan. 6, by taking first place in the Smithtown tournament. The team had 18 place-winners, including six …
The Cortland Red Dragons won their first-ever football national championship last Friday night vs. North Central in Salem, Va. Cortland won the NCAA Division III National Championship with a 14-1 …
