The faces and names of over 100 victims of the opioid epidemic were memorialized on Dec. 29 in a beautiful tribute from The Purple Rock Project. A group of bereaved Long Island parents placed …
One year ago this week, I graduated from New York University without a clue whether I’d find a job or if I’d ever be able to work in my dream role as a reporter. A few months later, in May …
As we ring in 2026, The Suffolk County News reached out to local community figures to ask them about their resolutions for the new year. Here’s what they have to say heading into the new year. …
After coming within a basket of reaching the Suffolk Class A girls basketball playoffs last season, Bayport-Blue Point is on a mission this winter to make a run with a roster loaded with three-sport …
Blue Point students will perform in the New York Dance Theatre’s 43rd season of “The Nutcracker” at Hofstra University’s John Cranford Adams Playhouse. Performances are on Saturday, Dec. 20, …
The Mitten Tree concept started at the old Bayport-Blue Point Library, said library director Mike Firestone. “We based it on ‘The Giving Tree’ book by Shel Silverstein,” he said. …
Losing not only two of its leading scorers but a pair that combined for nearly 50 points per game last season has Bayport-Blue Point’s boys basketball team in a transitional stage. But head …
Christine Rudkin has been on many adventures, from designing her own beach houses in New Jersey and Amagansett to shooting the stars on camera in America’s most remote locations. But …
Sayville Fire Department Candidate Gene Giacoia won a five-year commissioner term after receiving 82 votes. West Sayville Fire Department Incumbent commissioner Kevin Candido won a …
The frigid weather provided a fitting temperature for the Bayport-Blue Point Library’s inaugural Winter Wonderland fair, bringing local artisans, musicians, and organizations together for a …
It was another banner season for Bayport-Blue Point’s football team, which captured a fourth-straight Suffolk Division IV title and its third Long Island Class IV championship in four years. …
One of the wildest fourth quarters in Long Island football championship history came down to the right leg of Bayport-Blue Point junior Tommy Steyert on Saturday evening. With the Phantoms …
Bayport-Blue Point’s football program added another chapter to its dynasty last Friday evening, and it took quite a comeback to do so. The Phantoms scored 23 unanswered points to rally …
The Town of Islip held its monthly meeting on Nov. 18 at 2 p.m. in the Islip Town Hall on Main Street. Members of the town board and supervisor Angie Carpenter recognized the start of the holiday …
The hobby horse, sporting real horsehair tufted on its head and a leather saddle, was a charming throwback to the past, as was the elephant, on wheels so it could be pulled around. “Its …
With the spectacle of recent local elections still fresh in mind, Islip Town native Garrett Petersen is eyeing a higher office—the U.S. House of Representatives. Motivated by a desire to …
While its beaches are summer getaways close to home for Long Islanders today, during the 19th century, the barren dunes and pine forests of Fire Island were witnesses to disasters as ships wrecked en …
Islip Town supervisor Angie Carpenter has announced the preliminary budget for the upcoming fiscal year, reflecting a balance between maintaining essential services, supporting employees, and …
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A banner season for Bayport-Blue Point’s girls volleyball program ended with a hard-fought five-set defeat to Wheatly in the Long Island Class B championship match, held Nov. 12 at Hauppauge …
