Northport School Board Adjourns Meeting, Citing Threats

The Northport school board adjourned its meeting Thursday night after it said threats had been received. The board was set to unveil information about offers that had made to buy or lease three school buildings. At about 7:30 p.m., on Zoom, someone from the board Read More …

Teams Get Ready for St. Baldrick’s

Teams have formed in Northport, at Walt Whitman High School and elsewhere in the Huntington area, with sponsors supporting participants willing to shave their heads to beat childhood cancer. Read More …

Schools: Mask Rules; Northport Enrollment Decline

An official in the office of Gov. Kathy Hochul said Friday that when students are unmasked, schools should “implement physical distancing to the extent possible… but should not exclude students from in-person learning to keep a minimum distance requirement.” Regulations issued by the state Department Read More …

Northport Notes: Meeting on School Closings; Village Trustee Resigns

The Northport school board has scheduled a special meeting Thursday to make a decision on the proposed closings of two schools. Declining enrollment and the aging of some buildings has led the district to propose closing Bellerose Avenue and Dickinson Avenue schools, a proposal hotly Read More …

Odor Problem at Northport School May Have Been Identified

A new inspection of the HVAC units blamed for smells at Northport Middle School has found two problems, the Northport school district has told residents. In a letter dated Tuesday, Superintendent Robert Banzer said that a representative of Carrier, the HVAC manufacturer, accompanied by district Read More …