The grand marshal for the annual Bayport-Blue Point Chamber of Commerce St. Patrick’s 2024 parade was announced earlier this month at the member appreciation dinner, as Ronnie Devine Jr., who …
BY SAM DESMOND The Greater Sayville Civic Association held their annual Light the Night community event on Friday, Dec. 15, where they invited participants to light luminaries and place them …
On Sunday, Dec. 17, Bayport’s resident piano man, J. K. Hodge, gave a winter recital complete the yuletide aesthetic with a Fair Isle sweater and a roaring fireplace. The audience was …
The Bohemia Civic held their first annual holiday celebration at the Bohemia Historical Society on Saturday Dec. 2. The free event was funded by a grant that was provided to the civic …
On Saturday, Dec. 15, the Bayport-Blue Point School District, in conjunction with the Coluccio Foundation, held a Cocoa 5K that had over 225 participants, with about 30 elementary students in a …
The Bay Area Friends of Fine Arts held their first pop-up art show on Saturday, Dec. 16 and Sunday Dec. 17, with member artists providing glittering and unique gift options for the holiday season. …
Dozens of toys were picked up from Islip Town Hall and delivered to the Salvation Army, for distribution to the organization’s Angel Tree recipients. Town of Islip employees went above and …
During the Bayport Fire Department’s treasured Santa run down the blocks of Bayport and Blue Point on Sunday, Dec. 17, a community member flagged down Santa’s “sleigh” for the …
The New Year at the Bayport-Blue Point Library will celebrate 2024 with a bang. Make that caffeine jolt. Island Dreams Coffee Roaster owners Vin Loscalzo and his wife, Lindsey, are ready to …
On Saturday, Dec. 9, St. John’s Episcopal Church in Oakdale hosted their sixth annual Civil War Christmas. The all-day event delves into different aspects of life during the 1860s holiday …
The Bayport-Blue Point and Greater Sayville chambers of commerce each held a menorah lighting on the first night of Hanukkah, Dec. 7, at Chamber Park in Bayport and the Chamber House in Sayville. …
East Islip traveled to Brook Street in West Sayville for the only meeting against the Golden Flashes this season in varsity boys basketball. This scuffle on the hardcourt was a non-league …
Wrestling is a family sport at Connetquot High School. The team often has sons and daughters of former T-Bird grapplers, and of course, numerous kid brothers and sisters over the years. However, this …
The Bay Area Friends of Fine Arts’ symphony orchestra, led by conductor Bradley Hartman, a Sayville schools alumnus, held their winter concert on Saturday, Dec. 8, at the Sayville Middle …
The Bayport-Blue Point Heritage Association hosted its annual Christmas tour at Meadow Croft in Sayville this past weekend, commencing with a private tour on Friday, Dec. 1, the first-ever preview …
Bayport-Blue Point’s BSA Cub Scout Troop 130 held their first pancake breakfast for Santa at the Blue Point Fire Department on Sunday, Dec. 3. “We wanted an event that involved the …
The Boyle family with Keenan, Anna, and daughter, Daisy, who moved to Blue Point earlier this year, said how excited they were for the Bayport-Blue Point Chamber of Commerce’s tree lighting …
The Oakdale tree lighting on Saturday, December 2 at the Long Island Rail Road Oakdale station included a blessing of the crèche by the Knights of Columbus, Sunrise Council 6607, hot cocoa and …
Holiday theater creates core memories for many children who become lifelong patrons of the arts, and the challenge is to produce a show that is both fanciful, fun, and also of proper caliber for the …
Opening the doors to the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame felt like I was entering a mini-Graceland exhibit; but I was far from Memphis. When I mention the expo’s strong …
