Despite more urgent concerns, the Greater Patchogue Chamber of Commerce’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade committee has committed to rescheduling the parade to some time in July or …

The bars come to you in this virtual bar crawl

Let the bars crawl to you Abby Gruppuso, head of operations at the Better Man Distilling Co. was delivering an order one night when a customer shared what they were doing: having their own at-home …

Better Man Distilling Co. switches from spirits to sanitizer

The Better Man Distilling Co. in Patchogue is switching their normal operations of producing gin and vodka to producing hand sanitizer, due to shortages experienced in response to the COVID-19 …

Patchogue disaster response community group is here to help

The Greater Patchogue COAD, Community Organizations Active in Disaster, organization has officially activated for the first real crisis since forming in response to Superstorm Sandy. In addition to …

Village meetings to go live online

Both villages have declared a state of emergency and are closely following CDC guidelines by taking all village meetings online.

Restaurants adapt to closure of dining

The coronavirus spread across the world has impacted almost every part of daily life. Not immune from that spread are local businesses, which are adapting to social distancing guidelines and …

Patchogue Theatre earns $25K grant

Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts recently announced that it would receive a $25,000 donation from American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc. The company is an independent …

Bellport’s Shannon Gibbons complet- ed the stress test on “American Idol” known as Hollywood Week, and she was chosen by the judges to move on to the next round. She and her …

Bellport art gallery offers window-viewing of exhibit

Mark Van Wagner began planning Marquee Projects’ “SpringSprung” exhibit, scheduled for last Saturday’s opening, in October. Getting the artists was a cinch. …

Shannon Gibbons passes first night of Hollywood week

Shannon Gibbons, the 20-year-old singer from Bellport trying to be the next “American Idol,” is one step closer to that goal. She moved on by recommendation of the three judges …

Bellport Village budget process continues

Bellport Village is continuing its budget process this month, working to shave down the needed tax levy as much as pos- sible. The inclusion of the Bellport dock project is inflating normal …

Rotary clubs combine for water quality efforts

Creating a breach at Gilgo State Park? Maybe. An educational environmental event at Heckscher State Park? Perhaps. Those two possibilities were presented last Thursday night when five South …

Artist action remembers Bellport slaves

On Saturday, Feb. 29, the last day of Black History Month, artist Mikael Levin facilitated a one-day action of renaming four Bellport streets that bear the names of prominent early slave-owning …

Gateway to debut Murder on the Orient Express

A luxurious train traveling with gorgeously costumed passengers — including European royalty and a witty, droll detective — is stopped in the middle of Turkey. A huge snowdrift has …