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 …

Mario Fiore first heard about Empire State Ride a few years ago when he read a news article about a different cyclist completing it. “When I retired, I read an article about a gentleman …

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 …

Save the Great South Bay will be holding their first annual Oyster Ball to be hosted by Phil and Victoria Boyle, Kevin McCaffery, Danielle Campbell, Stephanie Racanelli, Gregg and Mitchell Rechler, …

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 …

Remembering a cheerful soul It is likely that every person in the East Islip and Islip Terrace community was touched by Heather McNamara in some way. The 22-year-old EMT for The Exchange …

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 …

Nick Tropeano, West Islip, native is currently a pitcher for the Long Island Ducks. Tropeano is a West Islip High School alumnus and pitched at Stony Brook. Tropeano   was drafted by the Houston …

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 …

According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) , a single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza A36 crashed near the end of the runway at Long Island MacArthur Airport in Ronkonkoma around 6 p.m. on …

Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the death of a 7-year-old boy who was pulled unresponsive from a swimming pool in Bay Shore yesterday. Third Precinct officers …

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 …

Whoever said a dog is a man’s best friend never saw the bond between 12-year-old Keegan and Patience VII. Keegan King graduated from Canine Companions training camp in April with her service …

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 …

Timber Point Raises $22K for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital East Islip’s Timber Point Elementary School students worked hard and used their math skills while participating …

Suffolk County Police Third Squad detectives are investigating a wrong-way, head-on, motor vehicle crash that injured three people in West Islip on Sunday, July 14, at approximately 9:35 p.m.. The …