The Mastic Angels of Long Island thrift shop and food pantry has closed its doors after a long struggle to stay open. “I should have waved the white flag months ago, but I knew how much …
By Gary Haber The co-owner and general manager of the Whalehouse Point restaurant at Watch Hill Marina hopes a meeting this week with officials from the Fire Island National Seashore and …
Eight wrestlers from our area will be in Albany on Thursday, Feb. 27, competing in the first-ever girls state wrestling tournament sanctioned by the New York State Public High School Athletic …
On Tuesday, Feb. 12, Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) announced a $150 million investment to connect the Long Island Rail Road’s (LIRR) Ronkonkoma Station with the proposed North Terminal at MacArthur …
Doing Something About It will be hosting their seventh annual Cultural Empowerment Event: Hip-Hop & Mental Health. The event will take place on Saturday, Feb. 22 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Boys …
Seventeen brave souls dressed down on a cold Sunday and ran into the waters of the Patchogue River at the Sandspit Marina Sunday to raise money for St. Paul’s Food Pantry and Soup …
The Bellport Fire Department is planning to bring back their ever-popular St. Patrick’s Day parade for the fifth time after a five-year hiatus, under chief Jason Crane’s direction. …
The developer chosen for a long-awaited redevelopment of the Neighborhood Road area in Mastic Beach is seeking tax breaks from the town’s Industrial Development Agency. Mastic Dev. Co. …
If you’ve been to Smith Point County Park recently, you may have noticed some large equipment there. Contractors for Orsted, the company that is developing a 924-megawatt wind farm off the …
Tranquility Within, located on Main Street in Patchogue Village, has officially closed its doors as of Sunday, Feb. 16. The business, which opened in 2015, held their final gathering as a day …
When pastor Jim Ryan established Lighthouse Mission in North Bellport, his electric bill, which encompassed their walk-in freezers, was $800 a month. That was 15 years ago. “Now, it’s …
Some life journeys receive a magic spark early on. An experience at age 10 eventually compelled Jangir Sultan to found Patient Advocates of America Inc., in Bellport, a company that fights for and …
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 …
Pickleball is one of the U.S.’s fastest-growing recreational sports, with 36.5 million Americans playing it in 2022, according to the APP Pickleball Participation Report. And a …
It was quite a Christmas for Kayla Masotto. The day after the big holiday, she risked her life and rescued a man who fell through the ice on Poospatuck Creek. Legis. Jim Mazzarella recognized …
A trip that visits Athens, Santorini, Mykonos, Crete, Ephesus and other fabulous sun-kissed places and opportunities to form friendships over lively dinners and excursions with people from all over …
“Mythos,” the latest curation from professor John Cino, opened on Friday, Feb. 15, and will be on exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art, in Patchogue on 20 Terry Street, until April …
The Patchogue-Medford High School’s dance team, the Raiderettes, recently competed in the first competition in the program’s history—and they got off to a great start, earning …
The 2025 Alive After Five dates have officially been approved by the Patchogue Village Board of Trustees. Also, according to Greater Patchogue Chamber of Commerce executive director Silvana Aloisio, …
The William Floyd boys and girls basketball teams and the Bellport boys basketball team are headed to playoffs, which start Thursday. William Floyd boys 12-0 in League I, (17-3 overall) The …