The Bayport-Blue Point Board of Education recently held its fifth 2026-2027 budget workshop, outlining a potential tax levy and budgets for extracurricular programming, athletics, and technology. …

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 …

The Sayville Board of Education recently hosted its third budget presentation for the 2026-2027 school year, focusing on student enrollment, staffing, and contingency planning. As of now, …

With less than two months until residents vote on their school budgets, the Connetquot School District still faces a multi-million-dollar deficit in its proposed budget for the upcoming school year. …

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 …

Connetquot alumnus Alex Unger recently signed a contract with the Chicago White Sox. The 6-foot-2, 190-pound outfielder who bats right and throws right graduated from Connetquot High School in 2020 …

Sayville girls varsity lacrosse has had much success in recent years and will look to thrive in Suffolk County League II, governed by head coach Gary Jensen. Last season, Sayville made a trip to …

Sayville boys varsity lacrosse will commence the 2026 spring season on March 19. The group, coached by Christian Doller, has lofty expectations in Suffolk County League II after the Golden Flashes …

Four T-Bird grapplers earned All County honors at the Section XI Tournament. The event was held at Stony Brook University on Feb. 14 and 15.

During a March 10 Board of Education Meeting, Connetquot School District administrators presented the first budget draft for the 2026-2027 school year, which revealed a roughly $3.5 million deficit. …

Sayville girls varsity basketball trekked to Mount Sinai last Thursday for a 4:30 p.m. postseason bout between the No. 1-seed Mount Sinai Mustangs and the No. 4-seed Sayville Golden Flashes for the …

Sayville traveled to Kings Park last Thursday for the boys varsity Class A Section XI Suffolk County Semifinals. The Kingsmen, the No. 3 seed,   hosted the Golden Flashes, the No. 7 seed, …

Sayville Middle School and Sayville High School recently took center stage for the much-anticipated annual talent show on Feb. 11, a celebration of student creativity, dedication, and community …

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. …

For the first time, artwork from students attending two Eastern Suffolk BOCES schools was featured in a public art gallery for a weekend-long exhibition. “Art From the Heart: An Artistic …

Sayville High School, in partnership with the Suffolk County Sports Hall of Fame, hosted its first-ever Sports Analytics and Business Conference, welcoming nearly 100 student-athletes and sports …