With a ribbon-cutting ceremony scheduled for Saturday, March 30, Billy’s Park, named after Blue Point resident Billy Schettino, who tragically died, has already had a resurgent effect on the …
Honoring young artists from local elementary schools on Saturday, March 2, and Sunday, March 3 at the Gillette House in Sayville, Bay Area Friends of the Fine Arts association curated art shows for …
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 …
The Bayport-Blue Point girls varsity basketball team won the first round of playoffs in a showdown against archrival Sayville on Friday, Feb. 23, with a final score of 55-47. “Sayville is …
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 …
Bayport-Blue Point High School juniors George Rogers and Yuvraj Toor qualified for the Debate State Championship to take place on April 12 through the 14. They earned this qualification on Jan. …
On Friday, Feb. 2, the Bayport-Blue Point School District’s elementary schools held their annual Kids Invite Someone Special (KISS) Dance. Antonia Sautter, a PTA leader and Blue Point …
Sayville varsity boys basketball has had a strong 2023-24 campaign and have been a fierce contender in Suffolk County League V. The Golden Flashes regular season league record was 10-6 and their …
With local schools closed, kids in SCN’s coverage area had furry friends and snowmen joining in on a day off!
The School District held a letter writing campaign at the middle school on Thursday, Feb. 8, where dozens of community members packed the cafeteria to address the state about their opposition to …
The Bayport-Blue Point School District celebrated the 100th day of school with students dressing up as 100-year-olds. We asked the students what they thought centenarians did for fun after a century …
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 …
Sayville girls basketball vs. Harborfields The Sayville Golden Flashes hosted the Harborfields Tornadoes last Tuesday on Brook Street in girls varsity basketball. It was Fan Day at SHS, and the …
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 Saturday, Feb. 2, the Sayville junior varsity cheerleading squad won first place at their competition in Longwood following a first-place victory at their competition a week before at West …
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 …
“When a musician plays solo pieces of Bach, it is almost like you are seeing the inside of their musical soul,” shared music director of the Island Symphony Orchestra, Eric Stewart. …
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.” …
