Originally owned by the Gardiner family, Suffolk’s first non-native landowners, and later part of the historic Sagtikos Manor Estate, Gardiner County Park is a 231-acre nature-oriented public …
Bring your poles and buckets to Gilbert Park for the annual Brightwaters Snapper Tournament! The rain-or-shine tournament will be held on Thursday, Aug. 22, from 4 to 8 p.m. and is a long-standing …
Across the Great South Bay from Wednesday, July 31 through Friday, Aug. 2, multi-colored sails cruised along the water before the Robert Moses Bridge as they participated in the Great South Bay Yacht …
On Wednesday, July 24, the most creative, colorful, and humorous rafts to grace the waters of the Great South Bay set sail in the basin of the Bay Shore Yacht Club. The Rise of the Minions boat …
The SCPD invites residents to join them for a night of family-friendly fun on Tuesday, Aug. 6, while taking a stand against crime in our communities during National Night Out! Events at each of …
The Bay Shore Garden Club’s roots have been growing strong and deep for 95 years. All are welcome to celebrate the monumental occasion at the anniversary luncheon at Captain Bill’s on …
Babies“R”Us, the one-stop-shop for all things baby, will be opening up 200 stores nationwide throughout this fall within Kohl’s department stores. With 25 stores opening in New York …
Almost 1,500 school districts nationwide have joined a consolidated, multidistrict federal lawsuit, accusing popular social media giants, including Snapchat, YouTube, TikTok, and Meta (Facebook and …
Anthony Montemarano has been appointed as the new principal of East Islip Middle School (EIMS), replacing interim principal John Dolan, and Nicholas Spiegler has been named as an assistant principal …
Save the date! After a five-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this cherished Concert in the Park, held by the Islip Arts Council, is back on Saturday, Aug. 10, at 8 p.m. Long Islanders …
The annual Run to The Pump 5K Run, Walk and Hangout in Brightwaters returned on Saturday, July 20. Proceeds raised from the event benefit the members of the Bay Shore Engine Company No. 1. The …
The Great South Bay Music Festival returns to Shorefront Park in Patchogue on July 18-21. It’s the 16th year for the popular event, which this year includes headliners Jim Messina, Yes …
On July 11, 2024, Madeleine Hsu would have turned 18 years old, had she not tragically lost her life during the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Conn., on Dec. 14, 2012. Yet, her …
After a hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual Under the Big Tent Festival is back! A day of free music, food, and fun on the grounds of Bay Shore’s First Baptist Church, the event …
Since 2018, the Islip School District has implemented the departmentalization model for the fifth-grade class. Fifth graders at Commack Road Elementary School and Sherwood Elementary School have …
Joe Palumbo, Holbrook native who is a St. John the Baptist in West Islip alumnus, Class of 2013, has played professional baseball for 12 seasons. The left-handed pitcher pitched for the Texas Rangers …
Is it safe to assume almost every native Suffolk County Long Islander knows of, or has been to, Magic Fountain in Mattituck? Though we all know the place with the painted-face ice cream cones and …
Members of the Manetuck Elementary School community in the West Islip Union Free School District gathered together to celebrate the release of two rehabilitated seals returning back to the waters at …
As the first of 316 graduates passed under the trellis, loud cheers erupted from packed bleachers on both sides of the turf field. Proud family members and friends continued to laud West Islip High …
On the beautiful summer night of June 26, Islip High School’s 99th commencement took place, as the graduating seniors of the Class of 2024 walked on to the school’s athletic field in …