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Legislator Stephanie Bontempi with Suffolk County Small Business Appreciation Honoree John Pawluk, owner of Twisted Cow Distillery in East Northport.

Twisted Cow Distillery receives legislature’s Small Business Appreciation recognition

Thu, Oct 10 2024
Business

Registration is now open for the Northport-East Northport Drug and Alcohol Task Force's annual Color Run, scheduled for Saturday, October 26.

Big moves: NENDATF transitions to 501(c)(3) status as the Color Run, its biggest fundraiser, approaches

Tue, Oct 8 2024
People

Author and ecologist Carl Safina with Alfie. Safina will discuss his book “Alfie & Me: What Owls Know, What Humans Believe” at the Northport Library on October 27.

Free author’s talk with Carl Safina: What Owls Know, What Humans Believe

Fri, Oct 11 2024
People

Northport Village Mayor Donna Koch and Sally Kohn (center, foreground) with, in back, John Kennedy, Doug Trani, Chris Wiebke, Meghan Dolan and Dave Weber, plus other local officials, at the September 20 John Kennedy Court ribbon cutting.

The joy of the game: Kennedy Court ribbon cutting a true community event

Fri, Oct 4 2024
People

Northport residents June Ingraham (left) and Anne Sacks-Berg are looking for volunteers to help them run the newly formed Western Suffolk location of Food Rescue US, a national nonprofit that transports fresh food that would otherwise be headed for a landfill and helps distribute it to people in need.

Be the rescue: Working together to end hunger and food waste in community

Tue, Oct 1 2024
People

A custodian at Northport Middle School was arraigned last night for charges related to felony gun possession and endangerment of a minor.

Northport Middle School custodian charged with 13 counts of criminal weapon possession

Fri, Sep 27 2024
Schools

A photo from rehearsal of this year’s Deepfake by Alisa Zhulina with Renee McClean, Brianna Acevedo, and Cal Gladen, one of ten plays featured in this year’s annual Northport One-Act Play festival.Photo by Jo Ann Katz.

Theater lovers unite: Annual One-Act Play festival returns to Northport this weekend

Thu, Sep 26 2024
People

A Northport Middle School mother of two is speaking out after her son, an eighth grader, was investigated and suspended following a school threat. The threat was deemed "unfounded" by local police.

Northport mom requests transparency after son is investigated for making threat at school

Mon, Sep 23 2024
Schools

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A dedication ceremony for Kennedy Court in Northport Village’s Cow Harbor Park will take place tomorrow, September 20, at 4pm. The court opened to the public last month.

Kennedy Court dedication to honor those who made Northport Village’s new basketball court possible

Thu, Sep 19 2024
Village

A lease between BOCES and the NENUFSD regarding a lease of part of Dickinson Avenue Elementary School was signed last week.

Lease for Dickinson signed by both parties, agreement details explained

Wed, Sep 18 2024
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Runners in last year’s Cow Harbor 10K round the corner at Ocean Avenue and Lewis Road.

Don’t miss out! Cow Harbor Weekend schedule, from the race to the rest

Tue, Sep 17 2024
Village

Nicaraguan artist Ledis Chevez Coronna (inset) shares her paintings in her first ever exhibit at Trinity Community Art Center in Northport Village.

Peace and positivity: Nicaraguan artist and Northport resident displays paintings in first ever art exhibit

Mon, Sep 16 2024
Voices

Details of the lease agreement between the Northport-East Northport Union Free School District and Variety Child Learning Center for portions of Bellerose Avenue Elementary School, pictured, were released to the Journal late last week.

Lease for Bellerose signed by both parties, agreement details explained

Wed, Sep 11 2024
Schools

The East Northport Fire Department will hold a candlelight vigil tomorrow, September 11, at its East Northport headquarters at 8pm.

Never forget: Candlelight vigil to pay tribute to those lost in September 11 attacks

Tue, Sep 10 2024
People