After coming within a basket of reaching the Suffolk Class A girls basketball playoffs last season, Bayport-Blue Point is on a mission this winter to make a run with a roster loaded with three-sport …
Sayville girls varsity basketball has a young team and is staying in contention in Suffolk County League V in the 2025-26 season. They currently maintain a 2-3 league record and a 4-5 overall record. …
Santa Claus made an early visit from the North Pole to families at the Fire Island Lighthouse on Dec. 13, flying overhead before climbing down the 17-story tower to bring holiday cheer to crowds of …
Looking for winter family fun during the holiday break? Look no further than your backyard at the Sayville Falls Light Show and Winter Garden, with festive light displays on display through Jan. 11, …
The Greater Sayville community is mourning the loss of 9-year-old Laney Jace McGowan, a young girl who, friends said, lived her life as a fighter with a smile. McGowan died on Friday, Dec. 12, …
Sayville boys varsity basketball has ushered in a new era with first-year head coach Kevin O’Halloran, a 2015 Sayville alumnus who played three years collegiately at St. Joseph’s University. The …
Community members traveled back 160 years at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Oakdale for a full day of period-appropriate activities during the eighth annual “Civil War Christmas” event on Dec. …
The Bohemia Fire Department recently completed its annual Adopt-A-Family event, delivering toys and holiday food to 25 local families in need. This year’s initiative, organized by Brian and …
The Islip Town Board voted to table an attempted repeal of a portion of the town code that prohibits elected officials from serving in leadership positions in major political parties. The Dec. …
Every December, leading up to her dance studio’s weekend-long performance of “The Nutcracker,” Emily Finn had dreamed of snow covering the ground while she took to the stage. Almost a …
Residents across the Town of Islip began celebrating Hanukkah on Dec. 14, with menorah lightings, bringing community members together in resiliency in the hours following a terrorist attack on a …
After watching his older brother, Milton, sail the globe chasing whales for their blubber to make oil, Ferdinand Lee, of the Shinnecock Nation, joined a whaling ship in 1857 with eyes on the distant …
Suffolk County district attorney Raymond A. Tierney recently announced that postal worker Jovanni Jamison-Lewis, 35, of Mastic Beach, was arrested and arraigned for grand larceny in the fourth …
The Mitten Tree concept started at the old Bayport-Blue Point Library, said library director Mike Firestone. “We based it on ‘The Giving Tree’ book by Shel Silverstein,” he said. …
Need a last-minute Christmas gift? The Bay Area Friends of the Fine Arts gallery had plenty of affordable local art for sale on Dec. 13 and 14 during their holiday pop-up artisan show at the Gillette …
A prism of colors was the theme for the Bay Area Friends of the Fine Arts Symphony Orchestra’s Fall Concert, “Shades of Music,” on Dec. 12. The BAFFA Symphony Orchestra took to the stage …
James Wilson Young Middle School’s Brainstormers 1087 robotics team welcomed Dr. Chapelle, a paleontologist from Stony Brook University, for a presentation on Dec. 10. As part of their …
During recess at Oakdale-Bohemia Middle School, a student began choking and quickly sought help from the supervising teacher on duty, Sharon Johnson. Acting with calm and precision, Johnson …
South Shore University Hospital (SSUH) was one of several Northwell hospitals to receive top-tier recognition by the U.S. News & World Report for exceptional maternity care. The honor marks U.S. …
The Sayville Unified Topgolf team recently began its season after expanding membership to include over 30 students from diverse backgrounds, who support one another while having fun taking swings on …
