On Sunday, April 7, Jason Borowski and the Blue Point Civic Association gathered at the property on Kennedy Avenue and Montauk to clean up the area as part of Save the Great South Bay’s Creek …
A rare New Jersey earthquake ranked 4.8 magnitude on the Richter scale was reported on April 5 at 10:23 a.m. According to Gov. Kathy Hochul, the earthquake hit west of Manhattan and was felt …
Mercury International, owners of the Idle Hour Mansion in Oakdale, missed their March 30 deadline to establish community outreach in regard to security and preservation of the property. On April …
On Feb. 5, Suffolk County executive Ed Romaine and Suffolk County Legislature presiding officer Kevin McCaffrey, joined by environmental and labor leaders, announced what Romaine categorized as …
New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul recently announced investments in Fire Island Resiliency projects to protect barrier island communities from extreme weather. After assessing the beach damage, …
With local schools closed, kids in SCN’s coverage area had furry friends and snowmen joining in on a day off!
On Monday, Jan. 22, approximately 140 gallons of No. 2 fuel oil was released to a crawl space beneath a residence in the Lincoln Drive area of Oakdale. On Thursday, Jan. 25 at approximately 3 …
Local state senators Alexis Weik (R-8th District) and Dean Murray (R-3rd District), along with 13 other senators, submitted a letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul urging her to rescind the electric bus …
The Town of Islip received clearance from the Federal Aviation Administration for the Midway Crossing project proposal in Ronkonkoma. In a letter to commissioner Shelley LaRose Arken, the FAA …
A bald-eagle was spotted on South Gillette Avenue in Bayport, a few hundred feet from the bay. Bayport resident Cindy Hagen Roman caught the majestic and patriotic visitor on the morning of …
Summertime staple for waterside dining, The Cull House, has been flooded multiple times in the past month and is still slated to reopen on their original date of Jan. 30. During the storm on Jan. 10, …
Community activist and member of the neighborhood watch group that has been patrolling Idle Hour mansion at night since the pandemic, Mike Burke, uncovered court documents from December 19 that …
The former Daisy Garden on the corner of Montauk Highway and Gillette Avenue, in Blue Point, will be taken over by local businesses Bayport Flower Houses and Stemmler Farms. The property, which …
Evocative of a behind-the-scenes documentary, Cory Schaetzle’s wildlife photography captures the hidden essence of creatures that he commonly finds engaged in their everyday tasks, carried out …
On Tuesday, Nov. 21 at 9:30 a.m., over 1,000 students, teachers, administrators and staff of the Sayville High School unleashed the power of community service on their local community. …
On Friday, Nov. 17, Bohemia BSA Troop 76 member, Patric Gleason, was celebrated by his family, community members, and elected officials in the official unveiling of his Eagle Scout project at Lotus …
The Blue Point Civic Association held its September meeting on Monday, Sept. 18 at the Gene Horton room in the Bayport-Blue Point Library. Dunkin’ construction on Montauk Highway, former …
At least 85 people, mostly homeowners on Davis Park, came to hear Brookhaven supervisor Ed Romaine and other town officials speak about the immediate severity of beach erosion on Tuesday. And to …
Local residents in the Idle Hour area of Oakdale were alarmed last week when community advocate, Tom Alfano, announced on social media that a routine check of zoning law revealed that the Planned …
The Islip Resource Recovery Agency submitted an application to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) for an Article 27 solid-waste permit modification to an existing …
