School district budget votes will be here before you know it. The Islip Bulletin compiled everything you need to know about the proposed 2024-2025 budget for your district. Learn about the potential …
Three seats on the Islip Board of Education are opening, with three unopposed incumbent candidates vying for the spots. Board members Tom Leggio, Paul Austin, and Eric Buehler have terms that expire …
Two seats on the Bay Shore School District Board of Education are up for election this year. Two incumbents—board trustee Susan Gargan and board president Jennifer Brownyard—are running …
The Islip School District has finalized and adopted the 2024-25 district budget, which maintains all current programs and services. “We have no reduction or loss of programs at all,” …
On the morning of Sunday, May 5, gloomy skies and ominous clouds threatened to rain all day through the Islip Street Fair. Yet the rain miraculously held off until later in the evening, allowing …
Continuing its concert series celebrating Women in Classical Music, the Island Symphony Orchestra’s May 19 program will feature the 2024 Young Performer’s Competition Winner, 15-year-old …
With over 28,000 children in New York State diagnosed with autism and over 40,000 diagnosed with ADHD, the need for literature that addresses coping skills for students to maximize their learning in …
East Islip and Islip boys on the St. Mary’s CYO basketball team became Long Island champions after defeating St. Thomas of West Hempstead on Saturday, March 23. Winning the Long Island Championship …
If weekends are becoming a bore, here’s a solution. Take in the Kiwanis Club of the Islips and Bay Shore “Kiwanis Rocks” Car Show this Sunday, Sept. 17, at Islip Town Hall, 655 Main …
Four thousand plastic Easter eggs littered the grass of Wohseepee Park in Brightwaters on Saturday, March 30, for the annual Easter Egg Hunt. Families with their children arrived in droves to the …
I had the opportunity to chat with one of the organizers of Bradstock, Dennis O’Doherty. The festival celebrated its 30th anniversary of freewheeling fun and music over this Labor Day weekend …
The Town of Islip hosted their fifth annual Seafest last weekend on Sept. 9. Located at the Bay Shore Marina and sponsored by the Town of Islip, locals and visitors were able to enjoy a nice day with …
New York State Sen. Dean Murray, along with Jennifer Marino Rojas, executive director, Child Care Council of Suffolk Inc., recently held a roundtable discussion with parents, child care providers, …
The Central Islip Board of Education has appointed Dr. Nathaniel Marner as principal and Yenifer Mercado as assistant principal of Cordello Elementary School. Mrs. Mercado comes to the Central …
A record number of ninth graders, accompanied by their parents and guardians, participated in Islip High School’s annual freshman orientation on Aug. 31. Eighty Buccaneer University …
Smiling students returned to East Islip’s schools—East Islip High School, East Islip Middle School, John F. Kennedy Elementary School, Ruth C. Kinney Elementary School, Connetquot Elementary …
The sun was certainly shining bright as students and staff at West Islip School District were welcomed back to school for the start of the new year on Sept. 6. Staff, administrators and board of …
Islip Goes Purple is a monthlong initiative designed to unite the Town of Islip in raising awareness of mental health substance-use disorder and celebrating those in recovery. All townships are …
“It was a lifelong dream that was fulfilled for me; it’s something I’ve always wanted to do, and I’m not getting any younger.” Michael Thomas Perone is an established …
Enjoying a swim in the pool seems to be a timeless hobby for people of all ages. But for residents of West Islip, the clock is ticking. The district’s indoor swimming pool facility has not had …
