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Sports
Burt pitches one-hitter — and Mattituck loses
May 17, 2013
Register now for Bob Wall Tennis Tournament
May 15, 2013
Education
Art class receives wisdom from area seniors
May 17, 2013
Business
New vermouth, Atsby, made in Mattituck
May 13, 2013
Sushi, hibachi restaurant now open in Greenport
May 12, 2013
Photos: Fitness fundraiser for Boston charity
May 12, 2013
Community
Art class receives wisdom from area seniors
May 17, 2013
Photos: NFCT presents "Carousel"
May 16, 2013
Obituaries
Carlisle E. Cochran
May 15, 2013
Oleta Marie Melissari
May 14, 2013
Laura D. Cullen
May 14, 2013
Real Estate
Real Estate Transfers
May 10, 2013
Real Estate Transfers
May 2, 2013
Real Estate: Raising organic produce all year long
April 28, 2013
New Suffolk School District
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New Suffolk budget features 4.1% tax levy increase
The New Suffolk Board of Education adopted school board president Tony Dill’s proposed $965,324 budget Thursday night, which carries an estimated 4.1 percent increase to next year’s tax levy. During a school board special meeting, Mr. Dill projected a $50,891 expenditure increase compared to the current school year’s budget. His tentative...
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Students to learn under multiple teachers
Two New Suffolk teachers have proposed a split curriculum for next year, where students will spend time with each teacher who will focus on a certain subject during the school day. At a school board meeting Tuesday night, teachers Sara Campbell (grades 5 and 6) and Nicole Pollina (grades 3 and...
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New Suffolk school district tax cap set at 3.5 percent
New York State has set the New Suffolk School District's tax levy cap at a roughly 3.5 percent increase, the district's school board reported at Wednesday night's meeting. Board president Tony Dill said the district had their cap on the tax levy — the total amount the district can collect from...
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New Suffolk school board discusses shared information tech position
New Suffolk school district superintendent Michael Comanda discussed plans to create an information technology position that would be shared between schools across the North Fork. During the Board of Director’s monthly meeting at the schoolhouse Thursday, a handful of people listened as Mr. Comanda explained the planning process for the new...
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Some North Fork schools are embracing the iPad
Picture a futuristic classroom where students find a word’s definition just by touching it. A few swipes of the finger and a book report, complete with illustrations, is finished. Homework is simply slid into a digital drop box instead of placed in a basket on the teacher’s desk. This imaginary classroom setting...
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Greenport superintendent will also run New Suffolk’s education program
Greenport School Superintendent Michael Comanda has been named part-time superintendent of the New Suffolk School District, effective July 1. He received permission from the New York State Education Department to serve in both districts, said several people familiar with the matter. Mr. Comanda agreed last school year to forgo a salary increase...
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North Fork libraries, school districts to get extra state funds
Several local school districts and libraries will receive thousands of dollars in additional state funding, according to an announcement by New York State Senator Kenneth LaValle (R-Port Jefferson) Tuesday. The extra funds, totaling nearly $1 million for museums, schools, programs and libraries across the First District, will be "separate and apart"...
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Longtime North Fork educator Bob Feger to retire next month
New Suffolk School Superintendent Robert Feger will retire at the end of June after 47 years as an educator, seven of them in New Suffolk. “I will really, really miss this school,” he said after helping tabulate election results Tuesday night. “For me, being here was really putting the cherry on...
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New Suffolk has no candidates for open seat on school board
The tiny New Suffolk School District is without a candidate for the one seat on its three-member board up this spring, after longtime board member Brigitte Gibbons decided not to run just before the April 16 deadline and no one stepped forward to replace her. New Suffolk Superintendent Bob Feger said...
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New Suffolk student enrollment boom translates into a 15 percent tax levy increase
Seven students moved into the tiny New Suffolk School District after the 2011-12 school budget was adopted and, as a result, the school has depleted its reserves entirely and is running a deficit of $35,000 this year, school board president Tony Dill said this week. The district has proposed a 15...
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The state aid picture for your local school district
Governor Andrew Cuomo’s proposed state budget for next year provides for a boost in state aid for North Fork schools, though the Southold School District will take a small hit. The governor did, however, warn that districts will be in danger of losing aid if they don’t adopt a new system...
