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Join the Northport Symphony Orchestra!

We’re recruiting! Openings for strings, horn, and bassoon. Join us to play Symphony No. 5 by Tchaikovsky in April, under the direction of Guest Conductor Eric Mahl. Rehearsals begin February 8. Click here for more info.

First-ever Northport Village Pride event planned for this June

Mar 17, 2023 | Village

Pride in the Park, the first-ever Northport Village Pride event, will be held on the afternoon of Saturday, June 17. The celebration is being organized by the Village of Northport and Northport Chamber of Commerce, and…

Northport Village dock under construction, closed to public until further notice

Mar 15, 2023 | Village

To facilitate a much-needed construction project and ensure the public’s safety, the Northport Village dock will be closed to the public for repairs until further notice. Northport Village Trustee and Commissioner of…

Four for four: Northport High School seniors advance as National Merit Finalists

Mar 14, 2023 | Schools

All four of Northport High School’s National Merit Semifinalists have advanced as finalists in this year’s competition. Seniors Nicholas Crafa, Joshua D’Souza, John Dwyer and Zoe Meadows earned this recognition through…

Latest pop-up exhibit highlights local artists and their works

Mar 13, 2023 | People

The Northport Historical Society’s March pop-up exhibit, “Northport Through Artists’ Eyes,” highlights local artists and their works. At the exhibit’s center is a newly acquired painting by Stanley Twardowicz, who lived in…

Northport resident Sharon Richmond honored with County-Wide Woman of Distinction

Mar 12, 2023 | People

At the general meeting of the Suffolk County Legislature on March 7, Legislator Stephanie Bontempi formally recognized Northport resident Sharon Richmond as this year’s County-Wide Woman of Distinction. Bontempi selected…

Village police officers recognized for quick-thinking and good judgment with suicidal subject

Mar 10, 2023 | People

Four Northport Village police officers received departmental recognition for their efforts leading to the transportation of a suicidal subject for psychiatric evaluation last month. Northport Police Chief Chris Hughes…

Welcome, neighbors. You may be wondering who we are and why we’re here.

Locals of a certain age will recall that until the mid-1990s, there were two newspapers in town. The Observer and the original Northport Journal. The Journal was founded in 1886, and its official tagline on the masthead…

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TOH and HABTF issue immediate response to anti-Semitic group’s “literature drop”

Mar 10, 2023 | People

Editor’s note: At approximately 2:15pm today, the Huntington Town Board and the Huntington Anti-Bias Task Force issued a press release detailing an incident involving a flier placed in a resident’s mailbox which promoted a…

Budget vote and election of trustees schedule takes shape; incumbents confirm intentions to run

Mar 8, 2023 | Schools

Candidate packets for election to the Northport-East Northport Board of Education were recently made available via the school district; district residents who are interested in seeking election to the board can pick up…

“Inactive rifle round” found in NHS, school entered hold-in-place procedure

Mar 7, 2023 | Schools

Today, at 1:55pm, Northport High School entered into a “hold-in-place” procedure when a piece of an inactive rifle round was found on the floor inside the school. “The round is not capable of being fired, and no weapons…

Northport Village Park to host Long Island’s first ever poetry path

Mar 6, 2023 | Village

Long Island’s first poetry path is coming to Northport Village Park, thanks to a partnership between the Northport Arts Coalition (NAC) and the Village of Northport. The poetry path will celebrate the original work of Long…

100 Women of Huntington gains quick momentum in short time, makes first donation for $11,800

Mar 4, 2023 | People

Earlier this year, Elwood resident Heather Mammolito had a conversation with a friend about a new group concept – 100 women banding together to help support their communities in an act of collaborative giving. “Thinking that…

DEC issues violation notice for improper application of pesticide in Village park

Mar 1, 2023 | Village

On Monday, February 27, a concerned resident contacted the Department of Conservation (DEC) regarding what she felt was a potentially hazardous pesticide application in Northport Park. The DEC immediately investigated the…

NHS wrestler wins second New York State championship in a row

Feb 28, 2023 | Schools

Northport High School junior Matthew Marlow won his second Division I New York State championship in a row on Saturday, February 25, further cementing his Northport High School athletic legacy as the first wrestler to…

Townline Rail Terminal garners public opinion, both in favor and against the rail spur proposal

Feb 27, 2023 | Business

A petition for the approval of a rail spur off the Port Jefferson branch of the Long Island Railroad (LIRR), just east of the Townline Road and Pulaski Road intersection, has garnered attention and concern among residents of…