Two days before Thanksgiving, singer Jane Monheit was back on Long Island for a visit with family before jetting off to India to perform at a jazz festival. After Mumbai, her upcoming tour …

Members of the Idle Hour Neighborhood Watch and the Oakdale Civic Association put up the Vanderbilt Well Christmas Tree before Thanksgiving and held a tree lighting on Sunday, Nov. 26. In the …

Oakdale Civic president, Dave Chan, hosted his third annual, albeit informal, Turkey Trot at his home in the Idle Hour community. Chan began the tradition as a “friendly, neighborhood …

The Long Island Maritime Museum is auctioning off nearly three-dozen original works from local artists, with starting bids around $40 and “buy now” options starting at $150, for their …

“Hunger is very real here on Long Island.  The number of local residents experiencing difficulty affording food over the last year has steadily increased.  This number doubles during …

The Oakdale Historical Society held their annual “March of the Scarecrows” contest for community members to design their most creative interpretations of straw bodies to put on display …

During a board meeting for the Town of Islip on Tuesday, Oct. 17, councilmembers voted unanimously to pass a resolution changing the zoning of the Idle Hour mansion in Oakdale to a Planned Landmark …

With writing a foundational aspect of any performance, there is perhaps no one who gives as solid footing and as ripe of an origin point for other artists as Mel Brooks. The CM Performing Arts …