On Oct. 19, the hospice team at NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk hosted Camp Hope at the Long Island Aquarium in Riverhead. Camp Hope is a free, full-day event designed to support children grieving …
The Town of Islip IDA has voted to grant up to $5.1 million in tax breaks for the construction of the incoming Benchmark Senior Living facility in East Islip. The 4.27 acre property is currently home …
This Halloween season, treat your children to a graciously ghoulish original theatrical production at the Bayway Arts Center in East Islip, “Boo! A Musical Adventure.” From the Our …
St. John’s Greek Church in Blue Point will be hosting a Gyro Day event on Saturday, Oct. 25 from 3 to 7 p.m. Customers can pick up or eat in at the church’s Community Center. The event is …
Gen. John Thomas Digilio is a distinguished military leader and public servant whose career spans over three decades of active duty, National Guard service, and civilian leadership. He is also …
The Town of Islip held its monthly board meeting on Oct. 21 at 2 p.m. In honor of Italian American Heritage month, seven members of the community were recognized for their contributions to their …
Mike Landesberg, the executive chef and owner of Jackson Hall in East Islip, has a motto: “Courtesy is contagious, pay it forward.” The renowned chef practices what he preaches. …
The Islip United Methodist Church held its biannual yard sale on Oct. 11, just one day before the nor’easter was set to strike Long Island. From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., everyone was welcome to stop …
The Islip United Methodist Church will be having its second yard sale of the year on Oct. 11. The church previously held its spring yard sale back on April 27. Its fall sale will take place Saturday …
Service dogs Storm and Tucker were united in holy matrimony during a ceremony on Friday, Sept. 19, at Smithtown Landing. The wedding of the year was hosted by two Long Island-based nonprofit …
Suffolk County Legislator Steven J. Flotteron recently supported Cornell Cooperative Extension/Suffolk County in collaboration with the Long Island Coalition for the Homeless at a Free Mobile …
The West Islip Chamber of Commerce held its annual Country Fair on Sept. 21, just one day before the autumnal equinox, at the West Islip Public Library grounds. Friends and family and locals stopped …
The Veterans Administration replaced the damaged headstone of Civil War veteran Alexander Watts (1827-1891). He served as a private with the Co. G. of the 158thh New York Infantry, “The …
County Legis. Dominick Thorne, the chair of the legislature’s Fire, Rescue and Emergency Preparedness Committee and first responderw himself, successfully proposed and passed legislation to …
St. Patrick’s Church held a gathering on Sept. 11 both in remembrance of the attacks that day as well as to honor the UN’s International Day of Peace. As deacon Greg Nardone of the …
The Town of Islip held its annual memorial ceremony in remembrance of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. This year marked 24 years since the deadly attacks that claimed the lives of many Americans, …
Early Saturday morning, about 30 members of the Brightwaters community gathered at Ackerson Plaza to place 3,000 American flags in the ground. Each flag represented a life lost nearly 24 years ago …
On the afternoon of Sept. 3, while operating at the scene of a gas leak, Chief-30 was monitoring Suffolk Police Command Band, where he was made aware of a swimmer in distress, about a half-mile …
Longtime Bay Shore resident Steve Starlust, 1972 graduate of Bay Shore High, 25-year vice president to Donna Periconi of the Bay Shore Chamber of Commerce, and 40-year ad agency owner of Paragon …
In a heart-wrenching yet beautiful ceremony held on Saturday, Sept. 6, Exchange Ambulance of the Islips dedicated an ambulance to Honorary Chief Heather McNamara. Heather began her fight against …
