The glee that Ricky Chalifoux had as day camp sports leader when he was a teen at the Great South Bay YMCA spilled right out into his charges. He’d pitch a ball to help an unsure kid, or mix it …

The Greater Sayville Chamber of Commerce’s Summerfest will be held next weekend starting Friday night at 5 p.m. on Aug. 4 and continuing through Saturday, Aug. 5 and Sunday, Aug. 6. When …

There are so many funny, endearing stories about the Sayville Rotary Beefsteak fundraiser, you can’t make them up. Like the time the area’s electricity was wiped out during the …

The second annual, and resurrected, Firecracker 5K was held at the Bourne Mansion in Oakdale on Tuesday, July 4, with a maxed-out participant registration of over 600 runners/walkers. Organizer …

The Patchogue Lions Club returns to host their ever-popular Main Street Fourth of July parade in the Village of Patchogue. This year’s theme is “Let Freedom Soar This Fourth of …

The Bay Area Friends of Fine Arts Gallery at the Gillette House in Sayville is hosting an exhibit by 30 artists from Women Sharing Art for the month of May. Open from 12 pm to 4 p.m. every …

On Saturday, May 13, the Friends of the Bayport-Blue Point Library hosted a book signing for local author and program educator at the library, Kristin Yook. Yook’s book, “Five Little Seals,” …

A plaque near the entrance to the Gil- lette House in Sayville describes its for- mer owner, Ida Gillette, aka “The Grand Old Lady of Sayville,” as a suffragist, benefactor, civic leader, and …

Nearly 10 storm troopers from the 501st Legion descended upon the Bayport-Blue Point Library on Saturday, May 6, for fans of the “Star Wars” franchise. Julie Pernice, a children’s librarian, …