The Blue Vagabond Surf Festival was postponed due to wind and weather concerns. The festival was originally scheduled to take place at Ho-Hum Beach on Sunday, Sept. 12, but will now take place on …
I am a born and bred Long Islander. I was raised on Billy Joel and ate EBC SPK’s while staring at the glittering Great South Bay. I love Long Island and despite its incurably high cost of …
The disappearance of Blue Point resident, 22-year-old Gabrielle Petito, was officially declared by Suffolk County Police Department in a public information press release on Sunday, Sept. 12, sent out …
Patchogue-Medford Youth & Community Services recently appointed Karen Drago as their new executive director.
Drago has been working with children and families since 1996; she started her …
The sea turtle, especially as Kathleen J. Graves has portrayed it, communicates a silent, urgent message aiming straightaway to the viewer. It’s a benign and knowing look, but also a reminder …
The town board held its regularly scheduled meeting on the afternoon of Sept. 14. It was a quiet meeting, one without any public commentary. Still, a number of resolutions were passed, including a …
Twenty years after the 9/11 terror attacks rocked our nation and changed the world as we knew it,
Patchogue Village dignitaries and residents came together for a memorial event.
The Patchogue Village Rider Avenue pickleball crew hosted their first annual tournament on Monday, Sept. 13. A total of 16 players participated with four alternates. Marilyn and Mike Lent ran the …
The Greater Patchogue Chamber of Commerce Cultural Heritage weekend will resume after a long pause due to the pandemic. The events will begin with a Hispanic Heritage event at the Patchogue Theatre …
On the evening of the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Bellport residents, dignitaries, and first responders gathered at Osborn Park. Together, they paid tribute to the lives lost, and the lives …
At a recent village meeting, residents voiced concerns about noise and environmental pollution; a few months prior, they presented a petition asking the board to take a deeper look. They’re …
Brookhaven hamlet resident and celebrity photographer Marc Baptiste had his exhibit at Pamela Lerner Home & Design. Over 130 friends and residents poured into Lerner’s store to greet …
The kitchen needed a decent ceiling, it was noticed, while Lovey, the white dove, cooed in the next room. Led by CEED executive director Sally Wellinger with board member Lori Zaikowski, New York …
Brookhaven Town highway superintendent Daniel P. Losquadro and councilman Michael Loguercio have announced the completion of two paving projects in Patchogue and Bellport.
In the first project, …
At the Aug. 26 Brookhaven Town meeting, the town board gave a status update for $55 million in federal funding the town is slated to receive or has already received, as per the American Rescue Plan …
The New York State Independent Redistricting Commission met virtually on Sept. 9 to discuss the helpfulness of public hearings as well as plan for their first in-person meeting on Sept. 15.
Back …
On Saturday, Sept. 4 at the Paramount in Huntington, Alex Vargas was the main event for a crescendoed evening of boxing.
With five amateur and two other professional fights, Vargas kept his …
PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act, sponsored by Sen. Thom Tillis, has recently passed the Senate and the House, allowing insurance benefits to cover service dog expenses for veterans with …
