The annual Easter Egg Hunt at Wohseepee Park in Brightwaters is once again right around the corner. Hop on down to the scenic park for the free egg hunt on Saturday, March 30, at 3 p.m. With the …
A winter storm warning is in effect for the South Shore from 4:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 13, as heavy snow is expected to accumulate. The Town of Islip is projected to receive 5 to 10 …
Bay Shore Bay Shore High School’s homecoming will take place on Saturday, Oct. 7. The homecoming parade begins at 11:30 a.m. It will start at 5th Avenue School and end at Fan Fest at Bay …
Town supervisor Angie Carpenter and the Islip Town Board recently congratulated Islip resident Lt. Justin Hespeler of the FDNY, for receiving the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor from President …
When Hathaway Scully bequeathed her beautiful 1917 Normandy-style mansion and 70 acres of grounds for preservation as a wildlife sanctuary and nature preserve in the early 1980s, she probably never …
A shark-bite victim who was transported to South Shore University Hospital (SSUH) earlier this month reunited with her doctors on Thursday, July 20. Lyudmila Emag, 47, of Brooklyn, was swimming …
The Town of Islip paid tribute to the memory of its fallen hometown heroes, FDNY Jesse Gerhard and FDNY William Moon, with a cupola-lighting ceremony. The event marks the National Fallen Firefighters …
During an Islip Town Board meeting on July 18, the town board approved Local Law 4, establishing Chapter 69 of the Islip Town Code entitled “Bureau of Administrative Adjudication.” …
Amy Kusuga Folk is the manager of collections for the Oysterponds Historical Society, as well as the manager of collections for the Southold Historical Society and the town historian for Southold. …
On Veterans Day, Amvets Post 18 held a ceremony for those who served honorably in the United States military. At the end of the ceremony, Wolf Scouts Troop 205 was taught how to properly fold the …
The Sayville Golden Flashes hosted East Islip in varsity football on Saturday Sept. 30, on a misty evening on the South Shore. With playoff implications and seeding for Suffolk Division III on their …
Islip High School’s girls varsity soccer team recently won the 2023 New York State High School Girls Soccer Hall of Fame tournament. Over 60 of the top teams in New York State from all six …
Cosmic Dreams Apothecary is a metaphysical supply store located in Islip. The store recently celebrated its second anniversary in October. Initially, the business was named Cosmic Dreams, which …
Winners of the Town of Islip Pool Safety Poster Contest were recognized by town officials recently for their creativity. The participating students are all part of the town’s popular …
The authorized project provides for hurricane protection and beach erosion control along five reaches of the south shore of Long Island between Fire Island Inlet and Montauk Point, a distance of …
In a quiet diner off Route 112, I sat across from Mike Tesoriero—president and founder of The Newspaper Museum, a vast collection of print publications stretching from present day to as far …
George Munkenbeck remembers the moment that made him a historian. “As a kid, I hated history,” said Munkenbeck, the Islip Town historian. At the time, Munkenbeck was a teenager …
During a Change of Zone meeting held Dec. 14 at Islip Town Hall, the town board voted to officially rezone the property from Residence A and Business 3 to Residence C, effectively allowing Benchmark …
Community activist and member of the neighborhood watch group that has been patrolling Idle Hour mansion at night since the pandemic, Mike Burke, uncovered court documents from December 19 that …
John Valdini, Mayor of Brightwaters “My main goal is to continue getting the residents involved in their village. Whether you have lived in the village for 100 days or 100 years, we feel …
