Masses of people, tools in hand, swarmed around the Bellport Marina ticket booth Saturday waiting to dig into the sand for a Labor Day weekend tradition. By 10 a.m., parents and children lined up to …

The Great South Bay Yacht Racing Association held its annual Labor Day Invitational Regatta on Saturday at Bellport Bay Yacht Club. Six sailboats took to the water under sunny skies and with …

Brookhaven Town supervisor Dan Panico and parks commissioner Ed Morris recently released a schedule inviting residents to register online for free Ho-Hum Beach ferry passes. The passes include …

Families headed to the Village of Patchogue’s Mascot Dock on Aug. 24 for the 41st annual Snapper Derby. The event, sponsored by J&J Bait and Tackle, was held from 1 to 2 p.m. Families …

High school football players and coaches from public schools across Suffolk County met the media Friday at the National Football Foundation’s Media Day at Ward Melville High School. The …

Avery Koenig is an avid tennis player and a fan of defending U.S. Open champion Coco Gauff. She admires Gauff’s powerful backhand and court savvy, including what she calls Gauff’s …

Last week, the Village of Patchogue named the South Ocean Avenue basketball courts in honor of the Campbell family. The dedication took place at the Patchogue Village Recreation Center, at 380 Bay …

The Town of Brookhaven has hired a former Brookhaven Town Supervisor and former federal prosecutor to explore possible legal action against the Village of Bellport, it was announced at a press …

No Zoom meeting was available due to loss of the internet because of the storm, but while Tuesday night’s Bellport Village board meeting at the Community Center covered a number of items, the …

Racers from the Bellport Bay Yacht Club are setting sail this weekend during the club’s annual Labor Day Invitational Regatta and Queen of the Bay races. Starting Saturday at 10:30 a.m., …

An office building being developed at the corner of East Main Street and Rider Avenue on the eastern end of downtown Patchogue is being acquired by New York Cancer & Blood Specialists from New …

The Boys & Girls Club of the Bellport Area raised a record amount in sponsorships and donations at this year’s Beach Ball. The 21st annual Beach Ball to Benefit the Boys and Girls Club …

Growing up, Medford resident Danielle Hofmann’s father, Robert Forte, was an avid Buffalo Bills fan. Before he died about eight years ago, Hofmann promised him she’d sing the national …

With Election Day less than three months away, ballot propositions in Suffolk County have yet to be finalized, but sewage funding and an equal protection amendment could appear. Suffolk County …

Artist Laura Kessler paints a mural on the parking-lot side of the Patchogue-Medford Public Library. Kessler started painting the mural, which is called “Octopossible,” last month. The …

Carole King’s muse was an almost divine-inspired, non-stop floodgate, racking up 188 pop hits, many of which she wrote with lyricist husband Gerry Goffin (they wrote more than 50 top 40 hits …

Across the Great South Bay from Wednesday, July 31 through Friday, Aug. 2, multi-colored sails cruised along the water before the Robert Moses Bridge as they participated in the Great South Bay Yacht …

The Patchogue Arts Council will receive a $2 million state grant to help pay for a new cultural arts center it plans to build on East Main Street across from the former Mediterranean Manor site in …

Between the stilt walkers and dancers on Main Street in Bellport, artists, local restaurants, and other vendors lined the road at the annual celebration. Live entertainment at the stage included …

Noise, the possibility of a fire, and the possibility of the developers getting a tax break were among numerous concerns skeptical Medford residents raised when they turned out to hear from …