Bay Shore native Greg Weissert and Bay Shore High School 2013 alumnus   was drafted by the New York Yankees in 2016 and is in his second season as New York Yankees’ relief pitcher. A …

The Bay Area Friends of Fine Arts hosted their annual juried art show for high school students at the Gillette House on April 29 and 30. The artwork of nine students from each of the 11 …

Bay Shore native Greg Weissert and Bay Shore High School 2013 alumnus   was drafted by the New York Yankees in 2016 and is in his second season as New York Yankees’ relief pitcher. A …

The Connetquot girls lacrosse team extended its winning streak to three last week after its thrilling double-overtime triumph against Bay Shore. The final score was 6-5. Junior defender Madison …

Robert Haas, who has served as principal of Bayport-Blue Point High School since 2019, was named the assistant superintendent of the school district beginning in July 2023. On Tuesday, May 2, …

Dr. James J. Bertsch (Incumbent, Unopposed) Dr. James Bertsch said his main goal is to bring the civility and inquiring nature of the classroom to the public sphere. He ultimately wants to be …

For the 2023-2024 school budgets, all three districts in Suffolk County News’s coverage area came in under their allowable tax cap and were described by their respective districts as operating …

Milynn Augulis (Incumbent) I have been a Sayville resident for over 18 years. I have been married almost 29 years and I have three amazing children and three grandsons who light up my life and …

Connetquot High School principal Michael Moran publicly resigned from his position in a district-wide message that cited a leave of absence on March 10. Piquing the interest of the community was …

Michael Miller (Incumbent, Seat 1) Michael Miller has been a proud resident of Blue Point for 15 years, originally moving to Long Island from upstate New York after college. He lives with his …

On Tuesday, April 25, the Bayport and Blue Point civic associations held a joint monthly meeting to welcome guest speaker, superintendent of Bayport-Blue Point School District Dr. Timothy Hearney, to …

A 911 call was made at 7:08 pm, Wednesday, March 15 requeting police presence at a residence at Canterbury Drive in Sayville as a domestic dispute with gunshots purportedly fired in the …

Islip Town supervisor Angie Carpenter and councilman John M. Lorenzo visited Sayville High School recently to participate in the school’s scholar athlete recognition ceremony.  …

Mike Pellegrino grew up in Oakdale and graduated from Connetquot in 2012, where he played football and lacrosse proceeded by lacrosse at John Hopkins University, then played lacrosse professionally …

Sayville alum Jack Coan played his first game as quarterback of the San Antonio Brahmas in the XFL on Sunday, Feb. 19. A stunning upset, with a final score of 18-15 against the St. Louis Battle …

The Suffolk County Police Department were called to Connetquot High School on Feb. 15 and Feb. 17, in both cases for the Hate Crimes Unit to investigate homophobic, anti-LGBTQIA+ graffiti. In …

While the Bayport-Blue Point boys varsity basketball team’s season came to a close after a hard-fought playoff game against No. 1 seed Kings Park that resulted in a 63-58 loss in overtime, the …