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Grief after a tragedy always lingers, but its power can somehow transition and transform those affected and other lives for the good. That is what Jason Alexander and his brothers, James Hall …

A team of 11 students from William Floyd High School received a grant from the Long Island Regional Planning Council this week for their proposed development of a rain garden to filter nitrogen and …

Suffolk County police arrested a man who provided a middle-school student with cannabis Gummies, which were then distributed to more than a dozen other teens in March. Following an investigation …

  The William Floyd Athletic Department recently hosted their annual senior signing day ceremony in honor of the 19 student-athletes who will continue to compete in their respective sports at …

Voters in the Patchogue-Medford and South Country school districts on Tuesday approved budgets for the coming school year, including South Country’s spending plan that eliminates 51 positions. …

Three incumbents will be running unopposed to fill three-year term seats on the William Floyd School District’s Board of Education, including April Coppola, Lorraine Mentz, and   Luis J. …

William Floyd is attempting to buck a recent trend of missing the Suffolk County baseball playoffs in an odd-numbered year and took a must-needed step with a sweep of struggling Brentwood to get back …

  The National Football Foundation James C. Metzger Suffolk County Chapter recently held their annual Scholar Athlete Brunch to honor the “Golden Eleven” team from Suffolk County and …

William Floyd Board of Education adopted its proposed budget for the 2025-26 school year, which includes a zero percent proposal or no tax increase during the April 22 meeting. The district has …

William Floyd High School boys varsity lacrosse head coach, Desmond Megna, just reached a coaching milestone—100 career victories—in a 10-5 victory over Patchogue-Medford. In the game, …

The William Floyd School District hosted a capital project vote on Wednesday, March 26. The community passed the $78.5 million proposed facilities capital improvement project, with 618 yes votes to …

William Floyd High School chemistry teacher Dr. Martin Palermo was recently selected for the New York State Education Department’s VITAL (Virtual Implementation of Teaching and Learning) …

The William Floyd School District will be hosting a capital project vote on Wednesday, March 26. The vote will be for a $78.5 million proposed facilities capital improvement project, which will be at …

The William Floyd boys basketball team ended its season Sunday with a 57-40 loss to No. 1-seed Half Hollow Hills East in the Suffolk AAA championship game. The game was played at Farmingdale …

William Floyd High School juniors Jackson Seifert and Colin Smith have earned All-Eastern honors from the National Association for Music Education (NAfME), one of the most prestigious honors a high …

Eight wrestlers from our area will be in Albany on Thursday, Feb. 27, competing in the first-ever girls state wrestling tournament sanctioned by the New York State Public High School Athletic …

William Floyd went into its Suffolk AAA playoff game on the road at Northport on Thursday, Feb. 13, as an underdog. The Colonials were a No. 11 seed taking on No. 6-seed Northport, a team ranked …

The Sayville High School varsity boys’ basketball team recently treated their William Floyd High School counterparts to dinner in honor of William Floyd’s late coach Darrel Sumpter. The …

Days after addressing her priorities for the state in her State of the State Address, Gov. Kathy Hochul released the 2025-2026 Executive Budget, which recommends a 4.75 percent increase in school …

  Victoria Basharina, a senior at William Floyd High School, has been selected as one of just 25 New York State nominees for the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program, one of the nation’s …

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