Main Street fashion boutique Debra Canavan Classics will close its doors atthe end of this month, owner Debra Canavan announced. But not to fret, fashionmongers: the Sayville staple will be just a …

Linda Craig’s mom, Donalee Verry, “was the best nurse I ever worked with and the reason I became a nurse.” Verry was a utility nurse who handled every unit wearing her crisp …

Patti Collins started as a dining room server at The Bristal Assisted Living at Sayville. “I worked early morning,” Collins said. “You get to know the residents’ likes, so it …

Local officials will have to go back to the drawing board after Islip Town Planning Board members reserved its decision on an application to construct a new drive-through Starbucks in West Sayville, …

Optimism and looking to the future have been the unspoken mantra of Sayville resident Edna Limouze all her life. Just one example of her attitude: purchasing a new refrigerator last October with a …

This year our readers helped us raise a total of $2,315 through our Holiday Greeting Fund in support of the Chestene M. Coverdale Sayville Food Pantry. Earlier this week, we presented the pantry with …

Over two weeks, Sayville community members have raised nearly $7,000 in an effort to save Station Pub on Lakeland Avenue from shut down. Greater Sayville Chamber of Commerce president Eileen …

In the apex Instagram/Pinterest photo opportunity paradise, The CM Performing Arts Center in Oakdale is hosting its “North Pole Experience” through Dec. 20. Decking out the entire …

St. Ann’s, a picturesque church equally at home in the English countryside, is also a haven for an active and robust vestry that has taken the challenge of fundraising during a pandemic to new …

Adding some zest to the downtown Main Street area is Sayville N Spice, which had their grand opening/ribbon-cutting on Saturday, Nov. 21. With an enthusiastic crowd gathered outside, Sayville N …

Surrounded by inquisitive but cautious cats, drag performer Annie Manildoo (“any man will do”) led a bingo night at the Shabby Tabby Cat Café on Saturday, Nov. 21. The six-round …

Jackie Gordon, the Democratic candidate for New York’s Second Congressional District, called her opponent 36-year-old Andrew Garbarino Wednesday, Nov. 18 at around 4 p.m., conceding the …

On Saturday, Nov. 14, the Greater Sayville Chamber of Commerce and elected officials, including Islip supervisor Angie Carpenter and Legis. Anthony Piccirillo, gathered to honor Chris Bodkin, Bill …

Neither lacrosse softwall rebounders nor brick walls are really that adequate for wall ball exercises. Laxworx, a Patchogue-based company, recently released its Lacrosse Hardwall Rebounder 2.0, which …

A brunch-style takeout restaurant may be coming to Foster Avenue in Sayville. Last Wednesday, Oct. 28, the Islip Town Planning Board approved a special permit for a minor restaurant located at 32 …

In a fitting October gathering, The Flow Collective held a Halloween Art Show where a collection of horror movie-inspired pieces were on display for a haunting, macabre experience. Liz Slionski …

G.K. Chesterton must have known John and Carol Ann St. Lawrence.  John was astonished to learn his uncle, a veteran, could not be honored alongside other veterans.  That was because no one …

The alchemy of nature has a calling some answer if they’re lucky. Steve Kuhn followed the vocation that was offered. The glint of the sun on the water, puffy clouds, warm summer air, the …

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