The Bayport-Blue Point Chamber of Commerce’s 35th annual St. Pat’s parade was held on Sunday, March 16. Earlier forecasts had predicted rain for the day, but despite cloudy skies, …
On Sat., March 1, Save the Great South Bay held the first Creek Defender cleanup at Stillman’s Creek, in Blue Point. Save the Great South Bay has implemented a model where each town along …
Tsiknopempti is the Greek word for a meat-fest. The idea is to eat the meat and “empty out the fridge,” before fasting begins. The popular event from Greece and Cyprus will be …
The sixth grade girls basketball team for Our Lady of the Snow, Blue Point won the Long Island Championship on Sunday, Feb. 2. In addition they also won the CYO (Catholic Youth Organization) …
On Friday, Feb. 7, the Blue Point Elementary School PTA held their annual Valentine’s K.I.S.S. dance. Created three years ago as a more inclusive experience for the students, the traditional …
On Saturday, Feb. 8, protestors demonstrated in front of Congressman Andrew Garbarino’s (2nd district) office at Oak Street in Patchogue. The Islip Democrats in Suffolk County organized the …
A rare creature captured by histor- ical society President, Mary Bailey, in Blue Point features a heron on the Great South Bay. Herons are long-legged, long-necked, freshwater and coastal birds in …
The fourteenth annual Wish Gala for the Blue Point-based charity Johnny Mac Foundation was held at the mansion at Oyster Bay on Saturday, Feb. 8. With a snowstorm en route, hundreds of attendees …
Innovative and Alternative Wastewater Treatment Systems are high efficiency replacements for outdated, conventional cesspools which are a major source of nitrogen pollution in Long Island’s …
Days after addressing her priorities for the state in her State of the State Address, Gov. Kathy Hochul released the 2025-2026 Executive Budget, which recommends a 4.75 percent increase in school …
Gov. Kathy Hochul delivered her annual State of the State Address on Jan. 14, with tax cuts, child care expansion, affordability, and safety among her top priorities heading into the new legislative …
Suffolk County Legis. Dominick Thorne and Department of Public Works commissioner Charles Bartha recently announced the completion repaving project on Middle Road in Blue Point. The project, …
Daniel Panico, Brookhaven Town Supervisor “In this coming year, I will continue the preservation of open space, and push the redevelopments in downtown North Bellport and downtown Mastic …
The CM Performing Arts Center in Oakdale will be hosting a free book signing event on Thursday, Jan. 30, at 7 p.m. with acclaimed award-winning Suffolk County News journalist Sam Desmond. …
It’s a given that when locals are informed of an honoree status, they go, “Whatttttt?!” “Yeah, pretty much,” agreed Craig Clare when he heard he and his wife Wendy …
Last Monday evening, the National Football Foundation hosted its first-ever photo shoot/media day at Brookhaven Town Hall, in Farmingville, for all the footballers that were recipients of merits for …
The four stone walls that graced the entry to its long-gone hotel, The Avery’s Five Mile Look, have been restored, all 190 feet, at the end of Blue Point Avenue. They’re waiting for …
Call it an early Christmas gift. GiGi’s Playhouse LI in Patchogue, the not-for-profit offering free services to individuals with Down syndrome, signed a contract for sale for its new home, …
Students, staff, and Bayport-Blue Point community members braved the cold this past Saturday to participate in the third annual Cocoa 5K run for mental health awareness and suicide prevention. …
Bellport Richard Omelchuk was re-elected with 47 votes. There were no propositions. Blue Point Dennis McCarthy was re-elected with 46 votes. There were no propositions or other …
