Early on Jan. 10, a nor’easter brought in severe rain and strong winds, causing major flooding. Since then, Brookhaven Town supervisor Daniel J. Panico declared a state of emergency effective …
Dan Panico was sworn in as Brookhaven Town supervisor on Monday, and the longtime town board member said one of his first priorities will be to deal with a housing shortage by …
The Greater Patchogue Chamber of Commerce can be accredited with much of the successes found in Patchogue Village. The only time Patchogue was quiet, current executive director David Kennedy …
Back in late October of last year, officials at Braemar Senior Living told their nearly 200 residents they would be removing their personal landlines, citing technical changes going from copper …
The state Department of Environmental Conservation has declared the Mastic Fire Department substation at Calabro Airport in Shirley a state Superfund site, after the chemicals PFOA and PFOS were …
Five days a week at 10 outreach posts throughout Suffolk County, Lighthouse Mission of Bellport serves hundreds of people by providing them with food, groceries, clothing and prayer. In 2023, …
Many pet owners consider their pets to be a part of their family. Dogs are the most popular pets to own in the United States, followed by cats. Unfortunately, many dogs and cats don’t have a …
The Long Island Advance reached out to area elected officials asking them for their resolutions for 2024. Here’s what they told us. Brookhaven Town Supervisor Dan Panico “My New …
Promising a more efficient county government and an administration “rooted in the values of hard work, personal initiative, and accountability,” Ed Romaine took the oath of office as …
A couple of weeks ago the New York Times ran their annual “Best of” in the various categories of the arts. When I went to read television’s best of 2023, I realized that I was now …
In a quiet diner off Route 112, I sat across from Mike Tesoriero—president and founder of The Newspaper Museum, a vast collection of print publications stretching from present day to as far …
The rest of the nation learned from Long Island’s mistakes. We were the nation’s first suburb, after all. They learned from us that, when starting out, building wastewater treatment …
On Tuesday, Jan. 9, the Bayport-Blue Point Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for Tico’s Empanadas in Blue Point on Montauk Highway. Tico’s opened in August of last year and …
Not all heroes wear capes—some donate kidneys. Consider becoming a hero and saving a life by becoming a kidney donor, Fifty-seven-year-old Mario Gallo, from Farmingville, was diagnosed …
Pat Cannone grew up in Bayport, graduated from Bayport-Blue Point High School in 2004, and was a hockey forward for 11 professional seasons. Cannone attended Miami University in Ohio and post-college …
The turn from one year to the next marks a special time in which people celebrate the past year and welcome what is to come—and those that attended Midnight on Main got to celebrate twice. At …
If you walk along South Ocean Avenue most mornings, you’ll see a guy wearing a neon safety vest picking up litter, alongside his golden retriever, who also wears a neon safety vest. Meet …
These Patchogue shakers and movers shared insightful and humorous comments about their intentions for 2024. Here they are. Patchogue mayor Paul Pontieri “It’s more goals …
Patchogue-Medford got off to a 9-0 start and never gave up the lead in a 65-46 non-league win at Half Hollow Hills West on Dec. 28. The Raiders move into the new year and the heart of conference …
The Cortland Red Dragons won their first-ever football national championship last Friday night vs. North Central in Salem, Va. Cortland won the NCAA Division III National Championship with a 14-1 …