North Fork teen chefs compete in cook-off competition
Chris Johnson of CJ’s American Grill in Mattituck gives the teens a cooking demonstration. (Credit: Claire Leaden) A half dozen students competed in the inaugural teen cook-off at Mattituck High School...
View ArticleMattituck track won’t get gold stripes or McKenna naming
The track at Mattituck High School. (Credit: Cyndi Murray) The color gold will appear on Mattituck-Cutchogue School District’s new track, but it won’t be in the form of stripes. And as for naming the...
View ArticleMattituck BOE members split about naming track, auditorium
The newly completed Mattituck High School track features six lanes. (Credit: Garret Meade) Mattituck-Cutchogue school board members have officially decided against naming the high school’s new track...
View ArticleMattituck investing in modern technology for future engineers
Mattituck teacher Steve Lavinio, right, and junior Matthew Wells working with AutoCAD. (Credit: Jen Nuzzo) When tech teacher Steve Lavinio arrived at Mattituck High School in 2001, the school had only...
View ArticleSee photos of Mattituck’s track work before Friday’s opening
(Credit: Garret Meade photos) The Mattituck-Cutchogue School District is hosting a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday to unveil the new high school track. After the 6 p.m. ribbon cutting, which will...
View ArticleUpdate: Mattituck student struck by car listed in fair condition
A pedestrian was struck by a sedan at the corner of Wickham Avenue and Pike Street Friday morning. (Credit: Carrie Miller) A Mattituck High School student was airlifted to Stony Brook University...
View ArticleFLASHBACK: Relive past Mattituck boys soccer championships
Sunday’s state championship came 11 years to the day since the Mattituck boys soccer team last won a state title. That victory came 21 years after the Tuckers first won a state championship in 1982....
View ArticleState champion Mattituck soccer team gets warm welcome home
Mattituck soccer players at the high school Sunday night. (Credit: Jen Nuzzo photos) There were several reasons why Tuckers goalkeeper Ben Knowles had tears in his eyes Sunday night. First and...
View ArticleMattituck’s long-lost school song recovered, sung once more
Mattituck High School music teacher Jacob Fowle, right, and principal Shawn Petretti in the chorus room where students practiced the school song for the winter concert. (Credit: Jen Nuzzo) Mattituck...
View ArticleWrestling: Mattituck hosting North Fork Invitational today
Some of the top wrestlers in Suffolk County will make their way to Mattituck today for the 18th annual North Fork Invitational. The Mattituck wrestling team posted a second-place finish in the...
View ArticleMattituck’s wrestler with a ‘million-dollar smile’
Mattituck’s Tanner Zagarino (top) wrestles against Raheem Brown of Riverhead Saturday in the 170-pound finals of the North Fork Invitational. (Credit: Daniel De Mato) Tanner Zagarino has the face of a...
View ArticleTeen filmmaker from Mattituck gets national recognition
Oliver Orr, 17, learning his way around a camera during the week long mentor program earlier this month. (Credit: Courtesy Robert Leslie) The film opens with a familiar scene: a boy and girl enjoying...
View ArticleMattituck Junior-Senior High second quarter honor roll
HIGH HONOR ROLL Grade 12: Lisa Angell, Courtney Benediktsson, Christopher Dwyer, Harrison Forte, William Gildersleeve, Joshua Hassildine, Walter Jacob, Rony Javier, Madison Kent, Adrianna Lawson, Emma...
View ArticleMattituck graduate finding artistic success in newspapers
Lily Padula. (Credit: Courtesy photo) An editorial illustrator and 2009 graduate of Mattituck High School, Lily Padula’s work has appeared five times in The New York Times since she graduated from New...
View ArticleProgram helps students with disabilities develop friendships
From left: Mattituck Best Buddies chapter president Chris Massey, vice president Michael Goodale, director Nick Mele, Ben Hinsch and treasurer Ryan Shuford. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch) When Mattituck...
View ArticleColumn: He’s tackling the world of professional gaming
Jeffrey Avilas Ramos, a Mattituck High School junior, competes in eSports called Major League Gaming playing mostly Call of Duty. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch) Down a steep wooden staircase, in a small...
View ArticlePhotos: Mattituck H.S. presents ‘You Can’t Take It With You’
A scene from Mattituck High School’s production of the comedy ‘You Can’t Take It With You.’ (Credit: Katharine Schroeder) Mattituck High School presents ‘You Can’t Take It With You’ in the James F....
View ArticleVIDEO: Teen builds agility course as a gift for the dogs
Trainer Gina Lepine and Maddalena Mineo, 17, places treats on the agility plank to encourage Coco, 2 1/2, to walk down the incline Thursday afternoon. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch) With a skip and a...
View ArticleVideo: Celebrating a final chorus practice with ice cream and song
data-width="500" data-allowfullscreen="true"> Ever see a movie where the characters suddenly break out into song? And you think to yourself, when does that ever happen in real life? Well, in...
View ArticlePhotos: NOFO Glow dance party, race at Mattituck High School
A conga line through the dance party at NOFO Glow Saturday night. (Credit: Bill Landon photos) A glow in the dark dance party and obstacle course race was held as a fundraiser for the...
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