Bugs are the cornerstone of the food web, including the stunning monarch butterfly. Unfortunately, in developing Long Island over the past century, we have destroyed much of their natural …
Islip Town supervisor Angie Carpenter and the Islip Town Board recently honored six women and organizations from across the township as part of the Women’s History Month Celebration held during …
Many residents may have noticed the distinctive Islip Town seal used on official correspondences, documents, and property of the Town of Islip. Many towns have their own official seal, but when …
The International Save a life Tour visited Islip High School, providing students with hands-on virtual-reality driving simulators, on Tuesday, March 14, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the Islip High …
The grand-prize winner of the 2023 Island Symphony Orchestra’s Young Performers’ Competition, 13-year-old piano prodigy Jessica Zhao, will perform the ebullient “Piano Concerto No. …
Virtually everyone can attest to the universal healing power of music to sooth, uplift and inspire, and one genre of music that is especially salubrious is classical. Nassau Winds, a classical group …
One of the many aspects making the Islip area so remarkable is its wide array of diversity, and in honor of this fact, the Islip School District hosted a well-attended Multicultural Night, in the …
Earlier this week, Suffolk County executive Steve Bellone and Brookhaven Town supervisor Ed Romaine announced a giant step forward to cement Suffolk County as a national leader of the growing …
Fire Island National Seashore donated 3,211 pounds of venison to Feeding Westchester, located in Westchester County, N.Y. With a mission to nourish their neighbors in the fight against hunger, the …
Uh oh! The Body mansion is rife with sinister doings. Warning: Pay attention. To who might do it, who will do it, and, well, who did it. The fast-paced murder-mystery “Clue,” which …
The Board of Trustees of the Village of Brightwaters held their monthly meeting on Monday, March 6, at Brightwaters Village Hall, at 40 Seneca Drive. Village of Brightwaters mayor John Valdini …
Family and friends of longtime West Islip resident Anthony Scuderi turned out for a car parade celebrating his 99th birthday this week. “If I ever reach 99 or 100, I want a parade to come down …
A public informational meeting was held at Long Island MacArthur Airport, on Thursday, March 2, at 5:30 p.m. Representatives were in attendance from New York State Department of Environmental …
Universal access to free school lunches and breakfasts has recently come to an end, prompting concern from some residents in the district, and across the country, after expanded federal funding, …
The National Park Service (NPS) announces the temporary closure of the Fire Island Lighthouse Tower. On the morning of March 4, an exterior panel on the northeast side of the Fire Island …
On Sunday, March 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., in honor of March being Women’s History Month, Helen Cohen, an entrepreneur who runs Fantastic Gardens Market, located at 67 Avery Avenue in …
The 2023 Bay-Shore Brightwaters St. Patrick’s Day parade took place Saturday, March 11 at 2 p.m., stepping off from Saxon Avenue and marching west on Main Street to the foot of St. Patrick …
A group of local high school students recently competed on the All-Stars Bowling team upstate. Eight of the bowlers are from the Islip area. The team competed against every county in New York State. …
“It’s been nearly 20 years in the making,” said Legis. Anthony Piccirillo (R-8th District) about the dredging of Browns River in Sayville that has not occurred in approximately 18 …
The recent buzzworthy major motion picture, “Babylon,” starring Margot Robbie and Brad Pitt, which catapulted, larger than life, onto the big screen in 2022, may have prompted some to …
