On Wednesday, Oct. 17, all five ambulance districts in the Town of Islip voted to pass the referendum of two resolutions on the ballot to end the current defined contributions retirement plan ($240 …
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 …
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 …
A local Blue Point woman lost her wallet at Brinkmann’s True Value on Montauk Highway that contained around $500 in cash and four credit cards. The intact wallet was returned to her within …
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 …
The Town of Islip hosted a Health Fair at the Caesar Trunzo Senior Center. Numerous agencies throughout the town participated, including Catholic Health, which provided flu shots and various health …
Shark bites on Long Island dominated headlines of local and national publications over the summer after five people were bitten during the July 4 weekend. In August, a sixth bite was reported, this …
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 …
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, …
In a unanimous decision, the Bayport Fire District’s Board of Commissioners voted to replace a 100-foot antenna on top of the building as engineering reports concluded that the radio tower had …
The Sayville Fire District, after obtaining a $30,000 federal grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for fire prevention, has purchased 1,600 smoke detectors to distribute to the …
The white van was innocuous enough, but when the back door opened, alpacas Mauriso-Gustavo, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Julian walked gracefully down the ramp with their parents, Conrad and Luisa Lissade, …
The Bayport-Blue Point varsity football team won their first home game of the ’23 season against formidable opponent Mt. Sinai, with a final score of 27-7. Great expectations surround the …
Rechler Equity Partners, who own the former Island Hills Golf Course on the corner of Lakeland Avenue and the Sunrise Highway Service Road, have assembled a community outreach group, consisting of …
A Color Run for a cause By Michaela Medeck Islip Goes Purple is a monthlong initiative designed to unite the Town of Islip in raising awareness of mental health substance-use disorder and …
On Sunday, Sept. 10, at around 7:30 p.m. in the evening, power went out in the Idle Hour neighborhood in Oakdale, after three power wires began sparking following an alleged squirrel attack. The West …
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 permit …
The Long Island Herbivore, a new vegan consulting business for restaurants looking to offer vegan dishes alongside their regular menu, held a five-course tasting dinner at That Meetball Place in …
