This summer, Gov. Hochul launched the “Get Offline, Get Outside” campaign to promote physical and mental health. The first-in-the-nation law is aimed at combating “addictive …
Several of our school districts are investing and implementing safety measures by keeping up to date with the latest available technologies. However, since the start of the new school year, the …
Class rank is about to become a thing of the past for most seniors at two area high schools. It’s part of a trend in which some schools are eliminating the practice because they say it …
William Floyd boys varsity soccer has had a valiant start to their 2024 fall season. In Suffolk County Division I, they have exercised an impressive autumn campaign thus far, with a 5-4-1 …
Sayville Ford recently donated a pallet of new car parts for the students enrolled in William Floyd High School’s Automotive program, part of the district’s award-winning Career and …
Jackson Seifert, a junior and student-musician at William Floyd High School, recently auditioned for and was accepted to the prestigious Juilliard Pre-College program, a comprehensive …
Last season, William Floyd won its 14th Suffolk County championship, but fell to Massapequa in the Long Island championship. This year, the Colonials not only want to win back-to-back county …
Suffolk County district attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced that Guenther Mayrhofer, 71, of Mastic Beach, a bus driver for the William Floyd School District, was indicted for promoting a sexual …
On Thursday, Aug. 29, William Floyd schools welcomed back students in grades kindergarten through ninth grade for the first day of school. The remaining students in grades 10 through 12 had their …
Seaman Laura Oliver, a native of Mastic Beach, is serving aboard USS Barry , a U.S. Navy warship homeported at Naval Station Everett, Wash. The ship is currently in a Seattle shipyard undergoing …
A new film highlighting the work of a Sayville-based group of student environmental activists got two enthusiastic thumbs-up from the audience at a screening Thursday night at the Plaza Cinema & …
A bill to enhance school security guard training, sponsored by Sen. Monica Martinez, recently passed the New York State Senate, will be presented to the Assembly this winter and then, possibly …
On July 23, supervisor Dan Panico announced that the Town of Brookhaven Youth Bureau will hold the INTERFACE Back-to-School Drive from July 29 through Aug. 23. The drive is for students from …
On Saturday, June 29, William Floyd High School held its 65th commencement ceremony to celebrate the more than 700 students who completed the requirements for graduation and became William …
William Floyd High School senior Geneva Smith has been selected to receive a full four-year Naval Reserve Officers Training (NROTC) scholarship, providing her the opportunity to bring her leadership …
Bayport-Blue Point High School seniors Mike Luce and Julia Fusco were recently honored at the 24th annual Butch Dellecave Awards held recently at Villa Lombardi’s in Holbrook. Named in …
William Floyd High School seniors celebrated their prom on Friday, June 7, at Villa Lombardi’s. This year’s theme was “Gatsby.” About 500 students in good standing that …
Lightning sometimes does strike twice! On back-to-back days, the boys varsity and girls varsity 4x400-meter relay teams set new school records at the New York State Championship qualifying …
The Center Moriches Methodist Church will be hosting a dedication ceremony for the renovation of their 1800s cemetery. The event will be held on June 22 at 10 a.m. at the cemetery …
Bellport’s Playcrafters Theatre Company presents the comedic farce “The 39 Steps” for five performances starting Saturday, June 1. The play was adapted by Patrick Barlow from a …
