Correction: 2 Candidates for Northport Library Board Up for Vote

Voters will choose between two candidates for the board of trustees for Northport-East Northport Public Library There will be no budget vote because it was previously approved. The vote will be conducted by absentee ballot. Votes will be canvassed June 9. Absentee ballots will be Read More …

Run in Honor of Fallen Marine Goes Virtual

The Christopher G. Scherer I Ran the Grid race will go off Memorial Day weekend as a virtual run. Named in honor of Marine Cpl. Christopher G. Scherer who was killed in Iraq on July 21, 2007, the race kicks off the Suffolk County veterans Read More …

Pandemic Concerns Cancel Race Honoring Fallen Marine

Concern about the coronavirus pandemic has led to the cancellation of the annual Cpl. Christopher G. Scherer I Did the Grid Run/Walk during Memorial Day weekend. The race has kicked off the Suffolk County Veterans Run Series every year, and honors the memory of the Read More …

Lidl to Open East Northport Store by Summer

The Best Market store at 560 Larkfield Road, East Northport will be converted into a Lidl store by this summer, the company announced Friday. It will be the ninth Lidl store on Long Island. Lidl bought the Best Market chain in November 2018 and has Read More …

School Notes: Musicians Chosen for All-State; Master Teacher in Cold Spring Harbor

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 …

New School With a New Look Coming to East Northport

A private primary school with a distinctive curriculum will open its doors for the first time next week in East Northport. The School House has moved into the building previously occupied by St. Paul’s Lutheran Elementary School and later the Long Island Lutheran Day School. Read More …

Northport Board to Relocate Some Pupils for Roof Repair

Kindergartners and first graders at Ocean Avenue Elementary School will be relocated to another school for the fall semester because roof repairs are taking longer than expected. Superintendent Robert Banzer told parents in a letter that “What we initially hoped was a minor problem is, Read More …

3 Options for Fans of Fire Department Fairs and Parades

It’s summer and so fire department fairs are underway or just around the corner. If you love the fairs, here’s what you should know. Northport Fire Department Fair, located at Steers Ave and Clipper Dr, continues through Saturday. Steers Avenue training facility Time: 7:00 pm Read More …

‘I Did the Grid’ Run Saturday in Honor of Fallen Marine

The streets of East Northport will be filled with runners Saturday as the 12th annual Cpl. Christopher G. Scherer I Did the Grid Run/Walk gets underway. Beginning at Pulaski Elementary School, runners and walkers will round the course’s 31 turns with the names of four Read More …

Gift Cards Sought for Victims of East Northport Fire

Local groups assisting families displaced by a fire in East Northport Saturday are requesting donations of gift cards. The best way to help the fire victims is by donating gift cards that can be used to purchase critical necessities such as food, gas, toiletries and Read More …

Postponed Holiday Display, Fundraiser Set for Friday

Elwood school board member James Tomeo and his wife, Karissa, have rescheduled their weather-postponed holiday display for Friday. (The arrival of a baby contributed, too.) Originally scheduled for last weekend, the display is now set for Friday from 5:30 to 9 p.m. as a way Read More …