The Congregational Church of Patchogue, fully funded by their own contributions, started an enormous and necessary project to close the septic tanks and connect to the village sewer last week. …
The holiday shopping event began back in 2010 as a campaign for American Express. Small Business Saturday is now an important day for local retailers that reminds holiday shoppers to shop small and …
It may have been raining cats and dogs on Sunday, but Saturday was a good day to go home with one. Last Chance Animal Rescue hosted two of their weekly pet adoption events in Patchogue on …
On Monday, April 22, New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that for the FY 2025 budget, she would be increasing school aid by $1.3 billion to nearly $36 billion, including $24.9 billion in …
The graduating Class of 2023 danced the night away at their prom on Tuesday, June 13. Students began the night at Veterans Park in Medford with mocktails and a candy truck at 5 p.m., before …
The Baking Coach owner and founder, Lisa Basini, said inspiration to start the nonprofit of her baking lesson company, Recipes 4 Learning Inc., initially came from students who took her community …
Once again, the Patchogue-Medford varsity cheerleading team has been invited to High School Nationals at Disney World in Florida this February. The team went for the first time in 20 years, last …
The Patchogue-Medford School District is proposing a $241.3 million 2024/25 budget with a 2.67 percent increase of the tax levy. The proposed budget does not pierce the tax cap. The average tax …
Former Village of Bellport trustee Maureen Veitch faced-off against Kieran Murphy during the Meet the Candidates, hosted by The Long Island Advance on Saturday, June 10. Veitch and Murphy will be …
The Greater Patchogue Chamber of Commerce in partnership with Locale Gastro Bar and Pizzette will be hosting their first annual “Pridesgiving,” the first-ever dinner party event. …
Patchogue-Medford alum Marcus Stroman will be on the pitcher’s mound at Yankee Stadium this coming season pitching for the home team. The two-time All-Star signed with the Yankees for two …
Voters in the South Country School District will decide on May 21 whether to approve a budget of just over $143 million for the 2024-2025 fiscal year, an increase of 1.54 percent from the current …
Friends of Lakeview Cemetery, a committee of the Greater Patchogue Foundation, held a volunteer training day on Saturday, June 10, as part of their Union Cemetery Restoration Project. Union …
The 61st annual Village of Patchogue Christmas Parade will start at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 25. The village expects thousands of spectators lining both sides of Main Street. Attendees will be …
Rich Brown’s pro basketball journey took him to Spain, Australia, and Costa Rica as a player. Now, the Bellport High School alum can add a new line to his resume: owner of a pro basketball …
Bellport High School senior Dennys Cardenas has received a St. Joseph’s University Presidential Grant. The merit-based scholarship gives him a full ride to the school. Cardenas said he cried …
Around 200 students have signed up already for The Gateway’s Acting School’s spring and summer sessions. Stop by this Bellport landmark, off South Country Road, when sessions let out or …
Six women who have set themselves apart through their service to the community were honored last week as Women of Distinction by local officials in a special ceremony attended by their families and …
“Enchanted April,” Matthew Barber’s adaptation of the novel by Elizabeth von Armein, is set in 1922, and it takes four very different British women with problematic lives and plunks …
Tremont Elementary School launched a student-centered renovation of its courtyard, turning the area into a working farm. As part of the district’s mission to enhance the education of …
