Unions, MTA reach deal after three days By Connor Patton For over three days, five unions representing over 3,500 workers at the Long Island Rail Road went on strike for the first time in …
Voters across Long Island headed to the polls on Tuesday, May 19, to decide on school budgets and candidates for boards of education. Read the following local school election results below: …
Eileen Tyznar, president emeritus and administrator of the Greater Sayville Chamber of Commerce, was recently awarded the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award for her years of dedication and …
N.Y. Sen. Dean Murray honored Blue Point resident Jennifer McNamara as this year’s Woman of Distinction for the 3rd Senate District at the NYS Senate Women of Distinction Celebration. This annual …
Long Island Rail Road service might shut down entirely on Saturday, May 16, if LIRR unions go on strike. A coalition of unions said on Tuesday that they will continue talks with LIRR officials …
Voters will be heading to the polls to decide on their school district’s 2026-27 budgets on Tuesday, May 19. Here’s what to know from local districts: Connetquot School District …
Five candidates are running for two open seats on the Connetquot Board of Education in the May 19 election. Incumbent trustees April Iannitelli and Jacquelyn DiLorenzo are facing challengers …
The Sayville School District recently adopted a $107.7 million budget for the 2026-27 school year, a roughly $2.1 million, or 1.94 percent increase from the current year. The proposed budget, if …
There are two uncontested seats on the Bayport-Blue Point School District’s Board of Education in the upcoming school board election. Incumbent trustees Jessica Pignataro and Michael Miller …
Environmentalists are sounding the alarm on a portion of the proposed state budget, which, if passed, would roll back restrictions on the state’s environmental review procedures. A section of …
The Bayport-Blue Point Board of Education adopted a roughly $88.4 million budget for the 2026-27 school year. To fund the budget, the district adopted a 2.75 percent tax levy increase, which …
The Holtsville Wildlife & Ecology Center’s zoo has shut down after 46 years in operation. Months after allegations of animal mistreatment by former employees and animal rights activists …
The former Dowling College campus in Oakdale is back on the market. Tigar Realty, which listed the property now owned by Mercury International LLC., is seeking bids through June 30 for the …
The Connetquot Board of Education adopted its 2026-2027 school year budget, to be voted on by residents next month, following months of disagreements over how to fill an over $3 million deficit. …
A Democratic candidate for Congress on the South Shore is withdrawing his candidacy following challenges filed by both of his opponents against his campaign filings. One of his opponents is facing …
Sayville residents are raising concerns about an asbestos removal company seeking to move its headquarters to Main Street in Sayville. International Asbestos Removal, a Babylon-based company …
Long before there was an east, west, central, and hamlet of Islip, there existed a village of only a few hundred people in the middle of England bearing the name Islip. Since the Nicoll …
Years after a Blue Point gas station closed its doors, leaving cracked concrete and overgrowing plants behind, the Town of Brookhaven has revealed plans for a new “passive” park that will soon …
Nonprofit Save the Great South Bay (SGSB) held the “Guardians of the Water: Long Island’s Waterkeepers” event at the View in Oakdale on March 27. Organized in celebration of SGSB joining the …
The Bayport-Blue Point Public Library recently hosted its 2026-2027 budget information meeting, with the library’s board seeking a nearly $4.6 million budget this year. The $4.582 million …
