On Wednesday, Jan. 8, BFJ Planning held a community meeting on behalf of the Town of Islip at Town Hall West on the “TOI 360” comprehensive plan, which would set the tone and parameters …
By C. E. Parry Before Amazon and Walmart and online shopping, companies like Sears Roebuck and Montgomery Ward brought retail shopping options to a mass consumer market, including, for some, a …
On Dec. 4, the Historical Society of Islip Hamlet voted in its 2025 officers and board. Pictured are 2024/2025 officers/board members. For more information on the society, sign up for …
A Greater Sayville Hamlet Study petition for an overlay district was provided to Islip Town Council members on Oct. 22. Sayville resident James Bertsch, who provided the petition to the town …
Pictured (left to right) Kyle Valentine, assistant principal at Tecumseh Elementary School; Jennifer Shanahan, social worker; Ben Economos, Joe Safina, Matthew Bowman, Jack McNeill and Denise …
The Town of Islip held a special town board meeting for a budget hearing on Nov. 7 at 9:30 a.m. at the Town Hall in Islip. The meeting was held to consider the adoption for the 2025 operating budget. …
We are facing an energy crisis across this country. On Long Island, our power grid is fragile and susceptible to major damage during the brutal storms that have become regular events while exorbitant …
Every summer, six servants arrived with John Ellis Roosevelt’s family from Manhattan and lived at Meadow Croft, the home of John Ellis Roosevelt, Teddy Roosevelt’s cousin and personal …
Newly elected Bayport-Blue Point Chamber president Karl Auwaerter, Bayport Flower Houses third-generation owner and manager, was already at this beloved landmark helm bursting with all things …
On Sunday, Oct. 6, Olivia Davis, a senior at Bayport-Blue Point High School, held a moving ceremony for her Girl Scout Gold Award at the 9/11 Remembrance Park in Ronkonkoma, where she fundraised for …
On Friday, Sept. 13 and Saturday, Sept. 14, the Sayville Garden Club hosted a live plant show at the Bayport-Blue Point Library. The largest conference room in the building was filled with …
Recently, a Girl Scout of Suffolk County named Adria Vargas completed her Girl Scout Gold Award project in partnership with Spadefoot Design and Construction, where they created a brand-new native …
The spotted lanternfly is an invasive species and if the public sees them, they should kill them. According to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, the spotted lanternfly …
A local family in need will soon move into a safe and affordable home right here on Long Island this fall. Marking a significant milestone in this state-of-the-art project, Long Island-based …
On the night of the Sayville Village Improvement Society’s recent fundraiser (110 years!) at Land’s End Restaurant, with 119 guests and officials like tax receiver Andy Wittman and …
With Election Day less than three months away, ballot propositions in Suffolk County have yet to be finalized, but sewage funding and an equal protection amendment could appear. Suffolk County …
Two homeowner gardens in Bayport and one in West Sayville and the grounds of a Sayville business are this summer’s picks for Sayville Garden Club’s Beautification Awards. Each year, the …
With Election Day less than three months away, ballot propositions in Suffolk County have yet to be finalized, but sewage funding and an equal protection amendment could appear. Suffolk County …
To find the best—and possibly biggest—home-grown pumpkins in Bayport, the Hodge family on Bay Avenue has been serving up some sizeable gourds for decades. A staple of Halloween time …
On Tuesday, July 23, The Bayport-Blue Point Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Century 21, KR Realty, formerly Century 21, Bay’s Edge Realty Inc., at their new location on …
