Mike Pellegrino grew up in Oakdale and graduated from Connetquot in 2012, where he played football and lacrosse proceeded by lacrosse at John Hopkins University, then played lacrosse professionally …
The Suffolk County Police Department were called to Connetquot High School on Feb. 15 and Feb. 17, in both cases for the Hate Crimes Unit to investigate homophobic, anti-LGBTQIA+ graffiti. In one …
A lesson on the history of rap in a seventh-grade general music education class came under scrutiny after Jaclyn Napolitano Furno requested that the information provided be reassessed by the …
The Connetquot wrestling team took first place in the League II tournament on Saturday, Feb. 4. The event was held at Walt Whitman High School. Connetquot had three champions, six finalists, and 11 …
The Connetquot wrestling team qualified for the Suffolk Dual Meet Championship Tournament for the seventh consecutive year. The T-Bird grapplers battled to the Final Four in Suffolk County. …
John Pacella grew up in Oakdale and graduated from Connetquot High School in 1974. Excelling in three seasons of varsity baseball, Pacella was splendid on the pitching mound, with a 21-4 record for …
The Suffolk County News asked leaders in the community for their resolutions for 2023, both for themselves and the people they serve. Here are some of the responses. Angie Carpenter, Islip Town …
Pete Venier, a Bohemia resident and photographer of the Connetquot student athletes for over 40 years, was honored at an alumni ceremony held prior to a league wrestling meet at Connetquot High …
Live Elf on a Shelf at Cherokee Street Cherokee Street Elementary School students were shocked to find their principals dressed as elves and sitting on the roof of the building as they arrived for …
The Connetquot wrestling program has five sets of brothers on the high school team this year. In addition, the team has six wrestlers who are sons of Connetquot wrestling alumni and five more …
Connetquot High School boys varsity soccer team clinched the Long Island Class AA Championship title at Mitchell Athletic Complex on Thursday, Nov. 4, after beating Plainview-Old Bethpage at Mitchell …
Perfect fall weather and community pride was the backdrop for Connetquot Central School District’s annual homecoming game and parade, held on Oct. 7. Fun-filled activities started with a …
Last week, teacher Sarah Ecke, who heads up the Gay Straight Alliance at Connetquot, was told by the administration that she had to remove the Progress Pride LGBTQ flag from her classroom. District …
BAYPORT BLUE POINT Saturday, October 15 Parade time: 11:00 a.m. Game Time: 1:00 p.m. against Babylon High School “Homecoming in Bayport-Blue Point is always a special …
The controversial book, “Gender Queer: A Memoir” by nonbinary writer Maia Kobabe has been returned to circulation at Connetquot High School with a mature rating (i.e., students under age …
Connetquot High School girls varsity softball coach Michelle Goodwin invited the softball teams from the district’s two middle schools to play on the artificial turf at the varsity field on …
Budget: Yes – 2585 No – 1102 Proposition 2: Bond Yes – 2325 No – 1299 Proposition 3: Capital Reserve Yes – 2406 No – 1214 Board …
The Suffolk County News asked the community in online forums to submit questions for the candidates and spent a week collecting and compiling them. The candidates were then emailed the …
High-school and middle-school educators from all over Suffolk County have a unique and rewarding opportunity to bring the arts—in all inventive forms—to their students to enhance and …
A book titled “Gender Queer: A Memoir,” by nonbinary author Maia Kobabe, has come under fire in the Connetquot School District with parents asking administration to take the book out of …
