This image of the Waverly Ave. School in Holtsville, N.Y. is from 1944. Joseph Benesch, of Holbrook, built the school in 1929 for $36,000. Photo is from the Town of Brookhaven Historian’s Office.
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Mercurio coaching Russians at World Games
There was a time when Rick Mercurio experienced the Cold War. It was real and there was tension. As a kid growing up on Long Island, the idea of being a lacrosse coach for Team […]
Sachem TBT: Lynwood city planners in ’68
This Sachem TBT photo takes us back to September 1968 when Lynwood Elementary School students were mock city planners.
Alum Michta wins another National Championship
She did it again. Sachem alum Maria Michta captured yet another National Championship in the racewalk Saturday morning at Sacremento State University. Michta, who graduated from Sachem 10 years ago this week, won her fifth […]
Sachem East and Sachem North Top 10
Seniors at Sachem East and Sachem North will graduate this week from the school district. Sachem North’s graduation will take place Friday, June 27 at 7 p.m., while Sachem East’s will be on Saturday, June […]
Sachem came to play at Empire Challenge
You might have shook your head, took a second look at the field and thought that you were watching a Sachem football game Wednesday night during the Empire Challenge. If it wasn’t Trent Crossan catching […]
Hiawatha Elementary celebrates 50th Anniv.
Welcome to 1964! That was the sign that greeted students as they entered Hiawatha for a 50th anniversary celebration at the school last month. Hiawatha celebrated its 50th anniversary in style. Staff members got in […]
#SachemTBT: Sagamore Jr. High in 1962
This photo is from April 1962 and shows the inside of Sagamore, then known as a junior high, during its construction. The photo originally appeared in the “Sachem News” publication distributed by the district.