02.08.2013 Education Union, school officials battling Cuomo’s cuts Shelter Island teachers joined administrators and Board of Education members in letting Governor Andrew Cuomo know their displeasure at cuts in state aid that are projected for the district....
12.18.2012 Education A time of fear, a time to offer support The mass murder at the Sandy Hook Elementary School last Friday is leaving schoolchildren everywhere as well as their parents feeling fearful and vulnerable, according to Dr. Richard O’Connell,...
12.17.2012 Around the Island School superintendent on security updates On the one hand it was “inconceivable,” said Shelter Island School Superintendent Michael Hynes, but to protect students, a plan has to be in place if the inconceivable becomes...
11.21.2012 Columns Cutting the coaches some slack With tomorrow’s American festival of football and family ready for kick off, it’s good to take a moment to consider the roles of those who prepare teams for competition,...