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Parents want controversial coach to run lacrosse program
JENNIFER GUSTAVSON PHOTO | Lacrosse players and parents at last week’s Mattituck school board meeting. A recent decision by the Mattituck Board of Education not to hire a controversial lacrosse coach...
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Mattituck sees athleticism, competition for positions
GARRET MEADE PHOTO | Courtney Murphy, who is recovering from a sprained left ankle, shot on the side during Monday’s practice. While her Mattituck teammates drilled and scrimmaged on the basketball...
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Girls Basketball Preview: Expect Tuckers, Clippers to speed things up
GARRET MEADE FILE PHOTO | Shannon Dwyer was an All-League player for Mattituck last season, averaging about 14 points a game. One can’t help but sense that Steve Van Dood takes special pleasure in...
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Boys Basketball Preview: New Porters coach anxious to tip off season
GARRET MEADE FILE PHOTO | Greenport’s Austin Hooks pulling down a rebound against Port Jefferson last season. When the Greenport Porters step onto their home court Friday night to tip off the new high...
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Owner of Love Lane Market announces closure, apologizes
MICHAEL WHITE PHOTO | The doors have been closed at Love Lane Market for several weeks. After overcoming electrical problems caused by Hurricane Sandy and reopening this summer, the story of Love Lane...
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LINDENHURST TOURNAMENT FINAL | TUCKERS 62, WARRIORS 56 It was going to take a good high school girls basketball team to beat Amityville in the Lindenhurst Tournament final on Thursday night. It was...
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‘Leap of faith’ leads to new Cutchogue church
CYNDI MURRAY PHOTO | True Light Church pastor Keith Benson with wife Claire, daughter Connie, 5, and son Noah, 7, in the newly founded church in Cutchogue. Without sounding trite, the Bensons are the...
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Boys Basketball: In lieu of 2-pointers, 3s work just fine for Tuthill
GARRET MEADE FILE PHOTO | Mattituck has numerous scoring options, including Will Gildersleeve, who scored a career-high 27 points against Bridgehampton. Two games into the high school boys basketball...
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Iconic 7.8-ton oak tree removed from church grounds
BARBARELLEN KOCH PHOTO | The long-standing 15,000-pound oak tree was removed from Mattituck Presbyterian Church Thursday. Thursday marked the end of an era at Mattituck Presbyterian Church. An iconic...
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Allen’s 22 boards lift Tuckers in league opener
ROBERT O’ROURK PHOTO | Chris Dwyer of Mattituck sinking a 3-point shot as Port Jefferson’s Cameron Harvey defends. Dwyer scored a career-high 21 points. TUCKERS 64, ROYALS 54 He is the indispensable...
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Dwyer pushes Tuckers, not at their best, over top
DANIEL DE MATO PHOTO | Shannon Dwyer passing the ball during the first quarter. Dwyer shot 7 of 10 from the field and scored 19 points in Mattituck’s win over Westhampton Beach. TUCKERS 49, HURRICANES...
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Boys Soccer: Mattituck’s Ilgin named All-Region player
GARRET MEADE FILE PHOTO | Mattituck junior forward Kaan Ilgin has received a flood of honors recently, not the least of which was being named an All-Region player. Kaan Ilgin has yet to play his senior...
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Allen flips the switch, Tuckers outlast Porters
GARRET MEADE PHOTO | Mattituck’s Joe Tardif, left, kept in close contact while guarding Greenport’s Gavin Dibble. TUCKERS 75, PORTERS 65 (OT) The Mattituck Tuckers undoubtedly knew that if they wanted...
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Girls Basketball: Clasen is too much for Tuckers
DANIEL DE MATO PHOTO | Shoreham-Wading River’s Courtney Clasen was unable to block this shot by Mattituck’s Liz Dwyer in the first quarter, but Clasen finished with the game with 9 blocks. WILDCATS 50,...
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Cops: Florida man charged with DWI after crashing car in Mattituck
FILE PHOTO | Southold Town police arrested a Florida man Friday on DWI charges. A Florida man was nabbed on a drunken driving charge early Friday morning after crashing his car in Mattituck, police...
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Video: Residents’ New Year’s resolutions
Each each on Jan. 1 thousands of Americans embark on a mission to improve their lives and the lives of those around. The popular tradition of making a New Year’s resolution is alive and well today on...
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2013 Civic People of the Year: Ron and Doris McGreevy
TIM KELLY FILE PHOTO | Doris and Ron McGreevy of Mattituck survey the stretch of Long Island Sound beach east of Mattituck Inlet that will be rebuilt with material dredged from the inlet. Residents...
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Girls Basketball: Here’s a name the Tuckers will not forget: Fotopoulos
GARRET MEADE PHOTO | Mattituck’s Liz Dwyer dribbling into the paint during Monday night’s game in Hampton Bays. The Tuckers were outrebounded by 42-21 and whistled for 21 fouls. BAYMEN 67, TUCKERS 56...
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Boys Basketball: Double-figure scoring works for Tuckers, again
ROBERT O’ROURK PHOTO | Mattituck junior Will Gildersleeve scoring 2 of his career-high 30 points against Bishop McGann-Mercy on Tuesday night. TUCKERS 85, MONARCHS 61 The Mattituck Tuckers have the...
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Girls Basketball: Cutchogue East a home away from home for Tuckers
GARRET MEADE PHOTO | Mattituck’s Courtney Murphy is guarded by Southampton’s Sydney Katz during Tuesday night’s game at Cutchogue East Elementary School. TUCKERS 45, MARINERS 26 For the Mattituck...
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