This is the first November election cycle since the launch of the Northport Journal and it is time for endorsements! Without further ado, they are: Decency, Civility, Listening, Respecting the electoral process…
The Town of Huntington has a big choice to make this upcoming November. What are the choices? To restore the honor and integrity of the Supervisor’s office or retain the stains that dirty it today. I’m proud to say…
Not In Our Town Northport, the local anti-hate and anti-bullying group, met some resistance at the district’s last board of education meeting, where one resident took to the podium and said, in reference to a…
We sat amid a field of dead poppies where I attempted to understand the burly and bearded village elder who communicated through our interpreter, Viktor. I struggled for patience as I waited for the translation.…
Dear Principal Larkin, Superintendent Banzer and Board of Education members, We are the founders of Not In Our Town (NIOT) Northport, a local chapter of the national anti-hate and anti-bullying organization. We formed…
We’re here as parents of two elementary school children and we’re going to do something different tonight and tell you a story. This story couldn't possibly be real because there's no way something this tragic would happen in…
This week we learned that Book Revue, Long Island's largest independent bookstore, and more importantly, a Huntington gem and institution, will soon be closing its doors forever. The loss of Book Revue is yet another blow to…
We were among the nearly 1,000 members of our community who attended the district’s 8/11/21 special Board of Education meeting, and we are appalled. Though some of us were among the 80 or so community members who attended in…
This week, our board of education scheduled a meeting at which it listened to members of the community – most or all of whom have no expertise in epidemiology – share their feelings about kids wearing masks at schools.…
What if there was a deadly virus that had already killed hundreds of children – over four times more than during a typical flu season? What if that virus had hospitalized thousands of children, leaving many of them with…
As a fifth-year umpire, I have warned many people that the umpire is becoming extinct. I have written countless social media posts about what I have endured through my first four seasons. I have gained some unbelievable…
However, Northport is a special place. The students of Northport make everyone put aside their temporary differences and focus on what really matters. Shop in town – it is there where you will find the kids working…
