Leave your troubles behind and peel your eyes, ladies and gentlemen, as eight chiseled performers of the famed Chippendales are set to bring a night of excitement to The Paramount next week as part of the “Best. Night. Ever. 2017 Tour.”

As Dr. Mark Capodanno instructs his students in the finer points of the human anatomy at the college-level course at St. Anthony’s High School in South Huntington, he uses an image of a cross section of a brain.

Nag's Head is offering specials across the board, and several restaurants throughout town are gearing up for Super Bowl Sunday in unique ways.

A trio of St. Anthony’s High School students earned spots as semi-finalists in the Junior Science and Humanities Symposium for their innovative research that pushes the frontier in science research.

Huntington High School’s annual Stuff The Bus community service campaign is in high gear as students are beginning their collection of non-perishable items for the less fortunate.

Krista Albrecht, an instructional technology specialist in the Elwood Union Free School District, shuffled around the classroom Friday afternoon. She was assisting students of Lisa Margrino’s fourth grade class at James H. Boyd Intermediate School with their multimedia projects on individual Samsung Google Chromebooks.

A packed house at the John W. Engeman Theater Tuesday night gave Northport-native Patti LuPone a standing ovation following her second “Don’t Monkey with Broadway” performance in two nights.

Ten-time Tony Award nominee “The Full Monty” is bringing plenty of laughs to Northport village’s John W. Engeman Theater.

The venue was roaring with laughter during Saturday night’s show, causing audience member Rose Santopietro, of Northport, to call it “better than Broadway.”

Former world champion boxer Chris Algieri is on YouTube, Long Island Restaurant Week is underway, Starbucks has discontinued its sales of beer and wine, and more in this week's food news.

National Catholic Schools Week begins this Sunday, Jan. 29, and runs through Saturday, Feb. 4. This year’s theme is “Catholic Schools: Communities of Faith, Knowledge and Service.” Various schools around the Town of Huntington will hold special events for students and open houses to the general public.

Eleven Walt Whitman High School students recently spent a day Huntington Hospital, where they maneuvered a surgical robot, practiced setting bones and witnessed a clinical emergency.

A loud roar bellowed from the gymnasium at Northport Middle School last Friday as students witnessed the school’s boys basketball team battle against AMP1, a basketball team comprised of amputee players who travel the country to visit schools and share with students their stories of overcoming obstacles.

Cause Cafe has expanded its hours to incorporate dinner service, and the inaugural Winter Long Island Restaurant will be underway very soon at over 100 restaurants.

M. Scott Johnson was able to see art in the world around him from an early age. He felt a connection to stone that would go on to shape his career.

Huntington High School’s Robotics Team is gearing for the annual For Inspiration & Recognition of Science & Technology (FIRST) Robotics Competition, after the unveiling of this year’s theme for the competition, dubbed Steamworks, on Jan. 7.

For Edwards, who is now a Town of Huntington councilwoman and has been named Long Islander News’ Person of the Year for 2016, efficiency is the name of the game.

Sara Bluestone began her lifelong passion for volunteer work as a brownie in Girls Scouts when she was 8 years old in Rochester, where she grew up. There, she collected food and personal care items for members of the armed forces and their families, and visited nursing homes to entertain seniors.

Now, Bluestone, 58, has been recognized for her efforts in the Huntington community by being named the recipient of the Larry Kushnick Memorial Award for 2016.

Elizabeth Black became known locally during the nine years she served on the Huntington school board, and later as a candidate for public office. However, Black, who died this past October of ovarian cancer at age 63, might have preferred to be remembered for her day-to-day work as an educator. Over four decades as a teacher, Black taught English at the middle and high school levels, and as an adjunct professor for Syracuse University.

Prime restaurant is celebrating its 10-year anniversary, Tutto Pazzo is offering its signature snowfall discount, and a new restaurant may be coming to New York Ave. soon.

East Northport Middle School’s SHARE club amassed 575 pounds of pet food during its second annual Pet Food Drive this winter, besting last year’s total of 300 pounds.