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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) has decided to remove the name of Dr. James D. Watson from its graduate school because of past racist statements the Nobel laureate has made. The lab said the graduate program was begun in 1999 and shortly thereafter, named for Read More …
Cold Spring Harbor voters approved a $34-million school bond Tuesday night. The vote was 534-398. Superintendent Robert C. Fenter and the school board thanked the community for supporting the bond. “Our community continues to demonstrate their commitment to provide our students with a quality education Read More …
Anthony Paolano, president of the Cold Spring Harbor school board, encourages residents to come out to vote Nov. 19 on the school bond. Read More …
Four Northport High School students have been selected to perform in the String Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra and Treble Chorus at the NYSSMA All-State Festival in December. The students – Alison Crosley, Maxwell DeBrino, Angelina Saccone and Juliana Tjornhom – were among the top students to Read More …
Cold Spring Harbor will be hosting its 10th annual Witches Night Out, featuring sales, costumes, raffles and more, Thursday from 5-8 p.m. With free admission, the evening is billed as a wicked girls night out, with sales, drinks, and other spooky events. Witches will be Read More …
Educators, parents and kids are out and about around Huntington, preparing for the start of school next week. Driving around town, you’ll see teams on practice fields, parents with kids in tow leaving stores with bundles of school supplies and bus drivers surveying Read More …
A former Uber driver pleaded guilty to manslaughter Thursday in the death of a Cold Spring Harbor teenager he had allowed to ride on the roof of his car. Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy D. Sini announced the plea in the death of Ryan Mullen, Read More …
Once a great Gold Coast Mansion, OHEKA Castle is refurbished, maintained and one of the most popular party spots on Long Island. 100 years later, its newest owners want to continue the legacy that the castle once upheld during its 1920s heyday. “I feel we’re Read More …
Dr. Maggie Crow, a Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory postdoctoral researcher in quantitative biology, has been awarded a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant for her research at the intersection of genomics, neuroscience, and computer science. Crow, who is affiliated with Associate Professor Jesse Gillis’ lab, will Read More …
Oheka Castle is offering personalized and engraved legacy bricks for purchase in honor of the North Shore mansion’s 100th anniversary. For $300 per brick, guests (past and present) can be honored permanently to commemorate their OHEKA moment or memory that future generations can admire. Philanthropist Read More …