For Career Week at South Country Elementary Schools in Bellport, students met with community leaders and also enjoyed Spirit Week revolving around careers and colleges. A special visitor, who …
That’s Martha as in Stewart, the amazing businesswoman, writer, television personality, and all things about classy homes. And Nick as in Nick Sekela, founder of Oasis Realty Group in Bellport, …
New York State legislators are hearing loud voices coming from Long Island colleges and universities, who are demanding that recently proposed legislation for schools include provisions for higher …
An immigrant from El Salvador who needs a job, a sponsor and whose visa is running out, is the premise of filmmaker, comic, and actor Julio Torres’s movie “Problemista.” Torres, who …
If you’ve ever scanned grandparents’ or great-grandparents’ photos, chances are scenes of front stoops, fire escapes, small-business storefronts, a subway entrance, and a distant …
This year brings promises of a spring packed with Easter happenings. Below is a compiled list of some of the local events this spring. Bunny Run and Easter Egg Hunt, Patchogue Village …
Suffolk County executive Ed Romaine said he will hold a meeting of officials of Suffolk County’s 10 towns in April to forge a regional approach to handling the disposal of the county’s …
Members of the Brookhaven Landfill Action & Remediation Group had a clear message when they met last week with officials from New York State attorney general Leticia James’s office. …
Plans for building a complex of four warehouse-distribution buildings and trucking terminal in North Bellport advanced after the Town of Brookhaven Planning Board on Feb. 26 approved a site plan and …
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), in partnership with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), will be conducting the first hydrographic dye study of wastewater …
After interviewing Bellport-based metal detectorist and local historian Mike Pisano last year, he said his hobby is all about the hunt and finding the story behind each and every item he uncovers. …
Mary Pontieri was recently sworn in as the Village of Bellport’s new village clerk. “When mayor Veitch approached me, I felt the position of clerk would be a good fit,” …
Shirley resident and owner of Freshy Fresh Bagels, Will Backhaus, and his son Joshua, 22, a William Floyd High School graduate, will open their second location at the former Spicy’s chicken …
Jarell White is one of the greatest players in Bellport High School history. White, who graduated in 2019, holds the school’s boys basketball mark for career points and career rebounds. …
If moviegoers find Sean Penn a convincing New York City EMT in the new film “Asphalt City,” Bellport native Eric Cardamone had a lot to do with it. Cardamone, who is EMS director at Wyckoff …
Doing Something About It Inc. held its sixth annual Cultural Empowerment event on March 2 at the Boys & Girls Club of the Bellport Area. The event, which came near the start of Women’s …
The Boys & Girls Club of the Bellport Area will hold its sixth annual Legacy Celebration on April 6 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. The event will be at the club at 471 Atlantic Avenue in Bellport and …
The hard-working ball bearing got its due in Bellport Village Monday. Mayor Maureen Veitch, joined by the Bellport-Brookhaven Historical Society (BBHS), proclaimed March 13 to be Ball Bearing …
Bellport’s exciting playoff run ended Sunday in a 47-41 loss to Westhampton in the Suffolk AA championship game. But while the Clippers’ season is over, they have plenty of things to …
Brookhaven Town Board members at their meeting on Feb. 22 voted themselves a 24 percent pay increase for 2024 that will raise their pay to $98,000. They approved a pay hike for supervisor Daniel J. …
