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EDUCATION
Early learning educators participate in National Day Without Child Care
Early learning educators on Long Island took part May 13 in a rally for a Day Without Child Care, a movement centered around affordable child care and fair wages for teachers who work in child care. The demonstration took place near the Paper Planes Early Learning Center in Mount Sinai,...
Town Board nixes code change that would allow Riverhead Charter School to build on industrially zoned land
(Updated: 11:45 a.m.) A recommendation in the town’s draft comprehensive plan update to allow private schools in industrial zones will be removed from the draft plan in response to complaints from residents opposed to the Riverhead Charter School, Supervisor Tim Hubbard announced last night. “We heard you loud and...
When Hard Work Pays Off
Joey Mclaurin is an extremely calm and composed young man. He is well mannered and well-spoken with an infectious smile. By looking at him, you’d never know how driven and fierce of a competitor he is and how far that ambition has taken him. Mclaurin just finished a successful high school basketball career at William Floyd High School and will be heading to Hartwick College in upstate New York this upcoming fall to continue lacing up his sneakers on the basketball court while studying sports management as a major.
Lady Pats double up Northport for Suffolk County title
Northport, Ward Melville, and lacrosse always make for a high-stakes combination. It was no different last Friday, May 24, when the two girls varsity teams faced off in the Suffolk County Class A championship game at neutral-site West Islip. This time, the Lady Patriots came out on top, doubling up...
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