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6 Valentine’s Day Traditions

Valentine’s Day is a day of love nestled in the middle of February. Sweethearts use Valentine’s Day as an opportunity to show the people they care about just how deep those feelings run. A 2023 survey from the National Retail Federation found consumers expected to spend $25.9 billion on
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Wine And Dessert Pairings

Love is in the air come February, when plenty of sweethearts enjoy romantic evenings together. When the Valentine’s Day meal is through, it is prime time for something sweet. Often individuals feel they have to put away the wine from dinner and switch over to coffee or tea at this point in the meal. However, […]
Community News

Students Get A Taste Of Books And Cultures

Photos courtesy of the Sachem Central School District Waverly Elementary School recently held a cultural book tasting during library and music classes to celebrate the many cultures in Sachem and around the world. Students of all grade levels had the opportunity to learn about different languages, traditions and music while rotating through different stations. Students
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Polar Animal Centers At Tackan Elementary

Pictured: Tackan Elementary kindergarten students learned about different animals in hands-on “Polar Animal Centers” Photo courtesy of Smithtown CSD How does blubber keep an animal warm? How tall is a penguin? These questions and more were answered by kindergarten students recently at Tackan Elementary School. For the past few weeks, students have been studying several
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Start Off Valentine’s Day With Breakfast

Valentine’s Day is about expressing love for special people in your life. One way to do so is to pamper that person as much as possible. That can mean starting the day off with delicious breakfast in bed. Muffins can be prepared in advance and are easy to enjoy in hand for a breakfast that […]
Recipes

Slow Cooking Creates Free Time

Who couldn’t use a little more free time in his or her day? Slow cookers can create that by enabling home chefs to set their ingredients to simmer early in the day and then head to work, school, recreational activities — pretty much whatever they need to get done — as the food cooks. Not […]
Recipes

Outstanding Berry Grilled Cheese

Grilled cheese is a beloved comfort food that can be enjoyed any time of the day. Although there isn’t much that needs to be added to cheese to make it delicious, the inclusion of tart strawberries and blackberries in this recipe titled “The Sweet Sheep Grilled Cheese” from “The Reading Terminal Market® Cookbook” (Camino Books) […]