National Hero Visits Sachem High School North and East  On October 16 & 17, Darius Weems touched the hearts of 1500 Sachem High School Health Education students and raised awareness for a debilitating form of muscular dystrophy. Darius and his production crew of college students made a surprise visit to Sachem North and Sachem [...]
Sachem Arrows Marching Band Places First in Championship  On Sunday October 26, the Sachem Arrows Marching Band finished first-place in the “Large School 3 Competitive Class” at the 2008 New York State Field Band Conference Championship. The show entitled “Quidam from Cirque de Soleil” featured the selections “Atmadja”, Ninkov Latova”, “Quidam” and “Incantation.”  [...]
Ohrenstein & Brown, LLP Announces Addition of New Associate Garden City, NY – The Garden City based law firm of Ohrenstein & Brown announces the addition of Laurie DiPreta to the firm.  Ms. DiPreta is an attorney with experience in appeals, mass tort litigation, construction accidents, municipal and premises liability, employment discrimination and commercial litigation. [...]
Patchogue YMCA Ground Breaking The Brookhaven Roe YMCA is proud to announce the ground breaking of a new Patchogue facility. All members of the community are invited to attend this festive event scheduled for Monday, November 3rd at 9:30 AM. This ceremony will take place on the future site of the Patchogue YMCA on the [...]
Sachem School District was happy to host an exhibit of M.C. Escher’s artwork at the Sequoya Middle School. Â M.C. Escher has been called the “Master of Artistic Illusion”. On October 14th students and staff at Sequoya Middle School found out first hand why Escher received that prestigious title. Giant reproductions of Escher’s work were [...]
Sequoya Middle School Summer Reading Program  The Sequoya Building Leadership Team (BLT) sponsored a summer reading program and contest to encourage Sequoya Middle School students to continue reading for fun and enrichment during the summer months.  Participating students completed a summer reading journey review and summary about each book that they read. They [...]
Northport Orchestra to Perform Free Concert on November 7 The Northport Community Orchestra, under the direction of Richard Hyman, will present a free concert on Friday, November 7, 2008 at 8:00 P.M. at Northport Middle School. The program features Symphony No.1 by Ludwig van Beethoven and will also include additional works by Beethoven, Vaughan Williams, [...]
Wheelchair Dancer Kitty Lunn to Perform in Adelphi University’s New Performing Arts Center In observance of Disability Awareness Week, Adelphi University will host a variety of events to celebrate the talents of the millions of Americans with disabilities and raise awareness to disability issues through dance performances and educational workshops. Â Professional dancer Kitty Lunn [...]
Where the Past Becomes the Present….Only on WCWP Every weeknight, listeners can catch Déjà Vu Radio on WCWP. The show presents the best in classic rock. Déjà Vu Radio showcases music from the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, playing great classic rock artists such as Aerosmith, Blue Oyster Cult, and The Beatles. Déjà Vu Radio airs [...]
Start the Holiday Baking Season with a Pumpkin Pie Recipe Makeover Carmel, IN – Heartland Sweeteners, LLC, a leader in the production and distribution of no calorie sweetener products announces the availability of Nevella® no calorie sweetener at grocery retailers in New York City and Long Island including A&P, Pathmark, ShopRite. Nevella is a sucralose-based [...]