“It was a lifelong dream that was fulfilled for me; it’s something I’ve always wanted to do, and I’m not getting any younger.” Michael Thomas Perone is an established …
On Saturday, Oct. 14 the Bayport-Blue Point Phantoms held their annual Hall of Fame induction for celebrated athletes before a rainy but enthusiastic homecoming parade, capped off by a blowout …
The Sayville School District held their pep rally on Friday, Oct. 13, which ended in a celebratory dance-off with the juniors strutting their moves to British pop songs from the 1960s through the …
The Bayport-Blue Point girls varsity soccer team played for an extra-special goal on Wednesday, Oct. 4. In an enthusiastic pre-game fundraiser, the team and parents raised nearly $500 selling …
The annual Apple Festival and Scarecrow Contest will take place on Oct. 21 at the Islip Grange in Sayville. The Town of Islip Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs will host the festival. It …
The Bayport-Blue Point girls varsity volleyball team faced off against longtime rival John Glenn, and won, bringing their season record to 6-2. “In all my years of coaching, I’ve …
A commemorative press conference was held on Friday, Oct. 6, in front of the future Roe Park in Blue Point, where elected officials, civic leaders, and the Schettino Family gathered to celebrate the …
Mike Pellegrino graduated from Connetquot High School in 2012 and grew up in Oakdale. Pellegrino is in his ninth season as a coach for the New England Patriots and since 2019, he has been the …
Moving their record to an impressive 4-0 for the 2023 season, the Bayport-Blue Point varsity football team was victorious over the previously undefeated John Glenn on Saturday, Sept. 30, after a rain …
On Sunday, Oct. 1, St. John’s Episcopalian Church in Oakdale hosted an animal blessing for friends with fur, feathers, and fins in honor of a recently completed St. Francis, the patron saint of …
When Hathaway Scully bequeathed her beautiful 1917 Normandy-style mansion and 70 acres of grounds for preservation as a wildlife sanctuary and nature preserve in the early 1980s, she probably never …
The Sayville Golden Flashes hosted East Islip in varsity football on Saturday Sept. 30, on a misty evening on the South Shore. With playoff implications and seeding for Suffolk Division III on their …
The 2023 Mayor’s Cup Regatta & Charity Celebration benefiting Save The Great South Bay, a local environmental nonprofit, took place on Saturday, Sept. 9 at the Long Island Yacht Club, …
The Bayport-Blue Point varsity football team crushed their way to 3-0 this past weekend with a 35-21 victory over Shoreham-Wading River in an away game on Friday, Sept. 21. Still recovering from …
As the back-to-school excitement of September ends and October begins, Suffolk County law enforcement will continue putting a stop to illegal school bus passing through Suffolk County’s School …
With the Town of Islip and Town of Brookhaven both going purple for the month of September for recovery from opioid addiction, one Bayport-Blue Point community figure is central to the fight against …
Next weekend, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., on Saturday, Sept. 30 and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 1, the 67th New York Voluntary Infantry will be hosting a Civil War reenactment. It is the 15th …
The Bayport-Blue Point Phantoms continued their winning streak with a final score of 49-20 against the Islip Buccaneers on Thursday, Sept. 14. Senior and linebacker Zac Teufel, No. 68, suffered a …
I had the opportunity to chat with one of the organizers of Bradstock, Dennis O’Doherty. The festival celebrated its 30th anniversary of freewheeling fun and music over this Labor Day weekend out …
The Sayville varsity football team, who were last year’s Division III Long Island Champions, have won their first two games of the 2023 season. On Sept. 8, in a home game against Kings Park, …
