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 …
On Saturday, July 13, the Island Sym phony Orchestra will perform Leopold Mozart’s “Hunting Symphony” at Bay Shore’s Under the Big Tent Festival. The twist? The piece requires …
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 …
East Islip residents and runners from far and wide flocked to the East Islip Marina Park on April 28 for the 19th annual EJ Autism Jigsaw Run / Walk. Hosted by the nonprofit EJ Autism Foundation, …
On Saturday, May 4, the Village of Brightwaters will be promoting Pedestrian Safety Day throughout the Village. The theme for the event is “It’s Our Town, Slow Down.” …
The Bay Shore Union Free School District’s proposed 2024-25 budget has been finalized, exhibiting a minor increase in the budget grand total compared to the 2023-24 budget. The 2024-25 …
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 …
The East Islip Union Free School District has finalized the proposed 2024-2025 budget. The proposed tax levy of $75,825,241 is a 1.5 percent increase from the previous year. Implementing a small …
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 …
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), in coordination with the State Department of Health (DOH), held an online Community Availability Session to provide updates and …
