New York State should carry the torch
Laws governing sex offenders have turned a corner over the last year.
County and town governments recently lost the authority to regulate where registered sex...
Lessons I learned from my psychotic mother
By Elof Carlson
My mother was a paranoid schizophrenic.
She had been married before in a traditional Jewish arranged marriage to her father’s business acquaintance. He told...
Veteran is a leader on and off the battlefield
“He’s a gentle giant.”
That’s what Rocky Point High School social studies teacher Rich Acritelli had to say about Rocky Point’s Veterans of Foreign Wars...
Mount Sinai gets smart with new program
Two years after New York State passed the Smart Schools Bond Act of 2014, the Mount Sinai School District is getting up to speed...
Royals fall in Class C basketball finals
The No. 1-seeded Port Jefferson girls’ basketball team stayed toe-to-toe with its No. 2 Pierson/Bridgehampton challenger through two quarters on Tuesday, but as time...
George Washington, an unlikely whiskey baron
This past Monday was Presidents Day, and we might have been thinking of our great presidents, if we were thinking of them at all...
Einstein’s theory continues to make waves with new discovery
About 61 years after he died, Albert Einstein is still right. The legendary theoretical physicist predicted a century ago that a space time continuum...
Budget season has Smithtown school board optimistic
Budget season has arrived in Smithtown, and district administrators said they anticipated a bigger budget to be matched by more state funding.
The Smithtown Central...
Sex offenders start dropping off registry
By Elana Glowatz
Suffolk County is entering obscure territory this year as some sex offenders drop off the state registry and others have lost restrictions...
Farm sticks to tradition with Maple Sugaring Day
February is always sweet at Benner’s Farm in Setauket.
The farm, located at 56 Gnarled Hollow Road, will hold its annual Maple Sugaring Day on...
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