“Googootz” is American slang for the Italian word “cucuzza,” which is a large type of squash. And large it is for South Country Road, Bellport, resident Lily Izzo, who only …
An effort to give tribute to a man they called “Mr. Medford,” Niel M. Marturiello, became a reality with the naming of the Horseblock Road Bridge over the Long Island Expressway. …
When the quails were let loose recently at the Center for Environmental Education and Discovery, a couple turned around and ran back to their enclosure. Like, “I’m not sure!” …
The Brookhaven Highway Department is announcing receipt of a $910,000 New York State grant to replace the culvert that carries water from Swan River beneath the Barton Avenue overpass in East …
Ho Hum Beach reached full capacity on Saturday at 1 p.m. forcing the village to close access. “On Saturday we had our Sand Castle contest there and a lot of boats moored outside of the …
Youngsters from the Boys & Girls Club of the Bellport Area and the Center for Environmental Education and Discovery’s Summer Conservation Leadership Program got to spend a day on a charter …
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 …
A dozen elementary school youngsters ran over to get a peek at the young crab that Biba Wanni netted out of the Bellport Village marina waters last Thursday. “Why isn’t it pinching …
A new film highlighting the work of a Sayville-based group of student environmental activists got two enthusiastic thumbs-up from the audience at a screening Thursday night at the Plaza Cinema & …
Save The Great South Bay is a local environmental nonprofit whose mission is to restore water quality in the Great South Bay for current and future generations to enjoy. The organization partners …
Center for Environmental Education and Discovery (CEED) and Inspiration Plus held their third annual Sculpture on the Trail event on Saturday at CEED in Brookhaven hamlet. Several hundred people …
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 …
The Bellport Garden Club recently raised over $1,000 to maintain the Circle at N. Howells Point Road, in memory of Matt Palace. “The Circle, for Matt, always in our hearts and …
Supervisor Dan Panico has announced that the Brookhaven Town Attorney’s Office has successfully prosecuted an incident of illegal dumping of a debris-filled boat, a violation of section …
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 …
Some Bellport residents raised their concerns about weekend garbage drop-offs to the Village of Bellport trustees on July 22 during their first meeting since elections took place in June. The …
Dashing from the double-decker diesel train to the electric locomotive across the platform is a staple of the daily commute for thousands of Long Island Rail Road riders. The diesel-to-electric …
Winters Bros. Waste Systems, the Long Island-based recycling and trash hauling company, has been acquired by Houston-based WM. The purchase price for the deal, which was completed on July 15, was not …
Phil Grucci, CEO and creative director of Fireworks by Grucci, was in Virginia at the company factory when the call came from board member Ken Searles. He had been chosen as honoree for The …
