Suffolk County announced Friday that it is planning to reconstruct part of County Road 79, better known as the Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike, on an approximately 1.5-mile stretch from Scuttlehole Road north to Brick Kiln Road.

The New York State Education Department on Monday released its "vision to transform" how students graduate from high school in the state, the culmination of a five-year process that sought to update older standards and acknowledge the different ways that students learn and show progress.

There was lots of good news out of the Springs School this week, including a one-year contract extension that will give teachers a 3-percent pay raise in the school year ahead, news of student achievements, and even celebratory words for some of the grownups.