“I will leave here with a profound sense of pride in the work I have done alongside dedicated public servants with who I have had the honor and the privilege to work.” For the last …
Elementary students in Sayville wrote letters to the Suffolk County Police Department’s Fifth Precinct to thank them for their service in 2023 following a visit during the holiday season. …
The Connetquot wrestling team took first place honors in the prestigious Massapequa Invitational Tournament. Ten teams competed. Perennial Nassau powerhouse Long Beach High School placed second …
The Connetquot varsity cheerleaders placed first at the most recent Section XI Class A competition. Connetquot ranked second in the Class A standings with an average rating of 86.80.
In a quiet diner off Route 112, I sat across from Mike Tesoriero—president and founder of The Newspaper Museum, a vast collection of print publications stretching from present day to as far …
The Sayville Running Company hosted its ninth annual Ugly Christmas Sweater Fun Run on Christmas Eve, Sunday, Dec. 24, for the community with over 200 participants. The event has grown in nearly …
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 …
Out with the old and in with the new; let’s all say goodbye to 2023. Now is a better time than ever to review the last 12 months. Here is to good health and prosperity in 2024! …
I still have yet to watch the last season of “Boardwalk Empire,” and it broadcast in 2014. There is a part of me that gets attached to a show like a new group of friends I’ve …
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 Saturday, Dec. 16, Momo’s Too in Bayport held a packed Breakfast with Santa event that sold old almost all four seatings, from 8 to 11 a.m. The Cimino family (pictured are sons Joey and …
The grand marshal for the annual Bayport-Blue Point Chamber of Commerce St. Patrick’s 2024 parade was announced earlier this month at the member appreciation dinner, as Ronnie Devine Jr., who …
BY SAM DESMOND The Greater Sayville Civic Association held their annual Light the Night community event on Friday, Dec. 15, where they invited participants to light luminaries and place them …
On Sunday, Dec. 17, Bayport’s resident piano man, J. K. Hodge, gave a winter recital complete the yuletide aesthetic with a Fair Isle sweater and a roaring fireplace. The audience was …
The Bohemia Civic held their first annual holiday celebration at the Bohemia Historical Society on Saturday Dec. 2. The free event was funded by a grant that was provided to the civic …
On Saturday, Dec. 15, the Bayport-Blue Point School District, in conjunction with the Coluccio Foundation, held a Cocoa 5K that had over 225 participants, with about 30 elementary students in a …
The Bay Area Friends of Fine Arts held their first pop-up art show on Saturday, Dec. 16 and Sunday Dec. 17, with member artists providing glittering and unique gift options for the holiday season. …
Light in darkness was the imaginative spark that gave birth to the Lt. Michael P. Murphy Navy SEAL Museum in West Sayville. The museum was built to inspire hope in challenging times. It turns …
Dozens of toys were picked up from Islip Town Hall and delivered to the Salvation Army, for distribution to the organization’s Angel Tree recipients. Town of Islip employees went above and …
