Preregistered residents picked up supplies to create their own unique scarecrow to display downtown in Bellport Village at the annual Scarecrow Contest. About 40 scarecrows will now be displayed …
You can mingle with a drink in the new 40-by-60-foot bar area with its glass wall exterior in front of the barn and still view the Gateway sign behind it, say hello to friends in the enlarged lobby …
Suffolk County Police today arrested a school bus driver following a motor vehicle crash in North Bellport. Fifth Precinct officers responded to a motor vehicle crash involving a …
Bellport faces off against Division II rival West Islip in a rare Thursday afternoon game at Joe Cipp Field. It’s an important game for Bellport, which is looking for its third consecutive …
SOUTH COUNTRY Voters in the South Country School District will decide whether to approve a budget of just over $143 million for the 2024-2025 fiscal year, an increase of 1.54 percent from the …
Kudos to Dave Kaskel, assistant deputy of Department of Public Works, who worked for the village just under 31 years, and was recognized after Bellport’s public hearing. Kaskel is retiring and …
WILLIAM FLOYD Two trustees seek re-election In the William Floyd School District, two trustees are up for re-election, including Jennifer Ng Heitman and Kevin Meyer. They are running unopposed for …
The recent South Country Education Foundation gala, at the home of Chantal and Richard Berman, celebrated a quarter century of this nonprofit funding enrichment programs for South Country students …
On Monday, Sept. 11, our local heroes paid another year of tribute to those who lost, or risked, their lives on that unforgettable day. Bellport The Bellport Fire Department, South Country …
Every year, seniors from Bellport High School gather to participate in a Senior Sunrise the day before school starts. This year, the members of the Class of 2023 made pancakes and bacon at …
On Feb. 5, Suffolk County executive Ed Romaine and Suffolk County Legislature presiding officer Kevin McCaffrey, joined by environmental and labor leaders, announced what Romaine categorized as …
Dolphus Knowles is the oldest member of VFW Post 8300 in East Patchogue and celebrated his long life with his family and fellow veterans last Saturday. Officially, he turned 100 on Wednesday. …
Celebrating 100 years of the Pattersquash Gunning Club By Nicole Fuentes This weekend, on Saturday, March 2, the Long Island Decoy Collectors Association will be hosting their 52nd …
Bellport Village’s annual wreath contest is currently on display throughout the Business District. Each wreath has been hand-decorated by dozens of residents and their families. Judging will be …
Maureen Veitch is a longtime Bellport resident who grew up on North Howell’s Point Road, graduated from Bellport High School, and spent her teen years ringing up customers at Wallen’s IGA …
Outgoing mayor Ray Fell, deputy mayor Bob Rosenberg, and trustee Mike Ferrigno sat down with the Advance for a send-off story after 10 years of serving Bellport Village. (They were term-limited from …
Every year, Bellport’s Lighthouse Mission teams up with the South Country School District’s social workers and hands out thousands of free gifts to local families in need. Each …
NASA describes the eclipse as "an awe-inspiring celestial event that drastically changes the appearance of the two biggest objects we see in our sky, the sun and moon." The events …
The Suffolk County Legislature unanimously voted to authorize the county attorney to start negotiations to purchase the former John J. Foley nursing home located at 4 Grover Drive, in Yaphank, for …
You can drive into Bellport Village at night and witness the glow from 4,500 LED lights framing Main Street shops. It’s the third year the stores have been framed in white lights at …
