From colorful hearts to van Gogh-inspired and winter-themed landscapes, the Bay Area Friends of the Fine Arts Gallery bustled with young creativity during a local Elementary and Middle School Art …
Bayport-Blue Point has some unfinished business on the baseball diamond. The Phantoms won all 20 league games in a highly successful 2025 campaign before dropping two of their last three in the …
Local school districts continued their preliminary budget presentations at board meetings recently as each district prepares its budget for a vote in May. All figures each school district …
Losing 50 points per game off last season’s roster didn’t stop Bayport-Blue Point from qualifying for the Suffolk Class A boys basketball playoffs. Winning rematches against Shoreham-Wading …
Bayport-Blue Point High School’s music department presented “Guys and Dolls” from Feb. 5-7. The classic musical comedy centers on gamblers, showgirls and unexpected romance in New York City, …
After working in public education for over 30 years, superintendent of the Bayport-Blue Point School District, Timothy Hearney, announced he will retire after the end of the school year. …
Bayport-Blue Point High School recently launched a competitive dance team, allowing students who often rehearse in private studios outside of school to perform as an official athletics team in the …
Bayport-Blue Point girls basketball head coach Toni McKillop has rolled out the same starting five all season long and never knows who’s going to lead the offense on any given day. All …
The New York State Department of Education recently announced its projections for aid to school districts as Gov. Kathy Hochul lays out her 2026-2026 budget plan. Most districts across Long …
In recent years, stories of everyday heroes have been shared on the news for saving a child’s life after choking. Cases have happened all over Long Island, from Elmont to East Setauket, yet New …
Bayport-Blue Point boys varsity basketball currently sports a 3-4 league record and a 6-7 overall record in their 2025-26 winter season. The Phantoms started off their campaign on Dec. 5, with a …
Fourth-grade students at Sylvan Avenue Elementary School in the Bayport-Blue Point School District were greeted with a festive surprise when they arrived at school on Dec. 17. Upon entering their …
After coming within a basket of reaching the Suffolk Class A girls basketball playoffs last season, Bayport-Blue Point is on a mission this winter to make a run with a roster loaded with three-sport …
Blue Point students will perform in the New York Dance Theatre’s 43rd season of “The Nutcracker” at Hofstra University’s John Cranford Adams Playhouse. Performances are on Saturday, Dec. 20, …
James Wilson Young Middle School’s Brainstormers 1087 robotics team welcomed Dr. Chapelle, a paleontologist from Stony Brook University, for a presentation on Dec. 10. As part of their …
Losing not only two of its leading scorers but a pair that combined for nearly 50 points per game last season has Bayport-Blue Point’s boys basketball team in a transitional stage. But head …
It was another banner season for Bayport-Blue Point’s football team, which captured a fourth-straight Suffolk Division IV title and its third Long Island Class IV championship in four years. …
One of the wildest fourth quarters in Long Island football championship history came down to the right leg of Bayport-Blue Point junior Tommy Steyert on Saturday evening. With the Phantoms …
Bayport-Blue Point’s football program added another chapter to its dynasty last Friday evening, and it took quite a comeback to do so. The Phantoms scored 23 unanswered points to rally …
A banner season for Bayport-Blue Point’s girls volleyball program ended with a hard-fought five-set defeat to Wheatly in the Long Island Class B championship match, held Nov. 12 at Hauppauge …