Village of Patchogue board voted on Dec. 9 to spend up to $1.35 million to renovate one of the softball fields at Waldbauer Field Complex on Rider Avenue. The village is hiring The Landtek …

It didn’t matter that it wasn’t actually midnight, but it was exciting and dark enough outside when Bellport Middle School’s two boys basketball teams cashed in on an invite by …

Brookhaven Town supervisor Dan Panico announced an independent investigation launch with Suffolk County district attorney Ray Tierney last week after allegations of severe animal neglect were …

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, …

Patchogue Menorah Lighting, Sunday, Dec. 29 Temple Beth-El asks the community to join them in prayer and song at the lighting of the menorah at Capital One Plaza on Main Street on Saturday, …

Patchogue-Medford basketball players were taunted on Friday, Dec. 6, during the varsity boys basketball game held at West Islip High School. According to the Pat-Med School District, players …

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. …

Robert (Bob) Crowley and his son, Bob Jr., spoke to the Advance about his wife, Marge, before the recent board meeting. “For over 30 years, she worked on the Architectural Review Board and …

It was a Tuesday night, and Thanksgiving was just two days away. A lot of people would be in the kitchen getting a start on preparing Thanksgiving dinner, or at the supermarket buying some …

This event had a great turnout, with over 100-plus families in attendance. In lieu of admission fees, we asked everyone to bring nonperishable food items as they enter. Patchogue Parks and …

Long Island Community Hospital staff held a Stop the Bleed training at William Floyd High School in Mastic Beach for more than 50 students to teach them how to apply pressure to a wound and use …

The Village of Patchogue Parks and Recreation Department recently celebrated the collaboration between the department and the Suffolk County Police Department PAL on Thursday, Nov. 7. The …

Oregon Middle School mathematics teacher Chris Schiefer recently came to the rescue of one of his students. Schiefer noticed the student choking on a gumball and quickly went into action by …

South Country Schools COMPASS Unity project director Atisha Wilkins Robinson recently helped re-secure a DFC Drug-Free Communities Grant in the amount of $125,000 for the next five years. The funding …

A report released last week by a Stony Brook University researcher found that water quality in Long Island waterways mostly got worse this year. The report found a record three-dozen dead zones …

Two Patchogue food pantries will benefit from Halloween haunted houses being held this month. On Thursday, Oct. 31 from 4 to 8 p.m., RISE Life Services will host a Little Monsters Mash Halloween …

 Long Island Community Hospital (LICH) in Patchogue has officially been designated by the NYS Department of Health a Provisional Level II Adult Trauma Center.   The designation, …

New York State Sen. Dean Murray (R,C - E. Patchogue), New York State assemblyman Keith Brown (R,C - Northport), and several members of the New York State Senate Republican Conference have sent a …

I love all things British. That includes TV series, movies, the late awesome Queen Elizabeth and Maggie Smith, and the entertaining historian Lucy Worsley. So, when my husband booked a …