Jonathan DellaSperanza.

Jonathan DellaSperanza. Credit: Hampton Bays School District

Jonathan DellaSperanza, of Riverhead, has been named Administrator of the Year by the East End Counselors Association. DellaSperanza is an assistant principal at Hampton Bays Middle School, where he has demonstrated “unparalleled dedication” to the school’s counseling program, according to the association. He was previously a special education teacher in the Hampton Bays district, where he founded a K-4 STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) program.

A trip to the emergency room in a Long Island hospital now averages nearly 4 hours, data shows. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports. Credit: Newsday Staff

'I'm going to try to avoid it' A trip to the emergency room in a Long Island hospital now averages nearly 4 hours, data shows. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

A trip to the emergency room in a Long Island hospital now averages nearly 4 hours, data shows. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports. Credit: Newsday Staff

'I'm going to try to avoid it' A trip to the emergency room in a Long Island hospital now averages nearly 4 hours, data shows. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.