SUFFOLK COUNTY
Learn how to do Broadway at a discount
You could call Brian Stoll a Broadway superfan. The West Islip resident has the Playbill from each of the more than 300 Broadway …
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Earning his stripes
Marcus Stroman grew up in Medford and graduated from Pat-Med High School in 2009. Stroman grew up a Yankees fan and his dream of …
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Explore the allure of the abandoned with the Islip Historical Society
On Sunday, April 14, the Historical Society of Islip Hamlet will host award-winning photographer and author John Lazzaro as he …
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Sayville

Brass band benefit concert for housing not-for-profit

On Sunday, April 28 at 3 p.m. in St. John’s Lutheran Church (48 Greene Avenue, Sayville), the esteemed Long Island Brass Guild will perform with organist, Cindy Holden, in a benefit concert for …

Rally Point holds networking event for veterans

Members of the Sayville Michael Murphy Team and the LT Michael P. Murphy Navy SEAL Museum recently welcomed a young veterans’ business networking group to the Portly Villager. Led by veterans …

Student artists honored in Sayville gallery

Connetquot student artist Drew DeSiano’s sculpture “The Cat” is equal parts Edward Gorey and Tim Burton. This rendition of the beloved “Cat in the Hat” is not the …
Bayport

Over 500 pounds of debris removed from creek

On Saturday, April 13, Save the Great South Bay hosted its annual spring cleanup in Bayport as part of the island-wide Creek Defender Program that is responsible for 50 locations. Bob Draffin, …

Library to host ‘Barkminster’

On Sunday, April 28, from 1 to 4 p.m., the Bayport-Blue Point Public Library will be hosting the “Bayminster” dog event that will include a dog parade at 3 p.m., vendors, a barbecue food …

Civic volunteers help save the bay

On Sunday, April 7, Jason Borowski and the Blue Point Civic Association gathered at the property on Kennedy Avenue and Montauk to clean up the area as part of Save the Great South Bay’s Creek …
Food & Drink
Oysters, beer, and wine to save the Great South Bay
On Friday, May 10, from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. at The View in Oakdale, Save the Great South Bay will be hosting their annual Oyster …
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Lemonade-stand fundraiser for fallen officer
On Saturday, March 30, children in the Sayville community set up a lemonade stand on Loop Drive and Lucille Drive to fundraise for …
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$1 million awarded to GiGi’s Playhouse Long Island
During GiGi’s Playhouse’s third annual Black-tie Gala, held on March 16, congressman Andrew Garbarino (R) announced that …
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'Toast' to open 5,000+ square feet location in Ronkonkoma Station Yards
Toast Coffee + Kitchen, a beloved purveyor of local breakfast and lunch eatery, is set to open a new location at the bustling Station …
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Beer, wine possible at Byron Lake restaurant
With the Byron Lake Pool project in Oakdale in full force and scheduled to open at the end of June, the Town of Islip placed a Request …
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Springfest postponed, Easter bunny will still make indoor appearance
The annual Greater Sayville Chamber of Commerce Spring Festival has been postponed due to rain forecasted. The new date is …
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School News

‘Her generation is the future’

The annual Congressional Art Contest was held at the Islip Arts Council in Bay Shore on Sunday, April 14. Two students from Connetquot, Sidney Shurgin and Sofia Policano, won first place and …

Arts
The Friends of Connetquot River State Park Preserve will be holding their annual Day of Gifting on Sunday, April 14 at 11 a.m. in the Clubhouse Dining Room. “After two years of diligent …
On Sunday, April 7, the Bay Area Chorus, one of the three branches of the Bay Area Friends of Fine Arts, held a concert at the United Methodist Church’s auditorium in Bayport. Titled …
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 …
Hometown Heroes
On Wednesday, April 3, a house caught fire on Astor Drive in Sayville, where a good Samaritan rescued a resident from a second-story window. Suffolk County Police Fifth Precinct officers …
The Great South Bay will only be as healthy as the 50 creeks that flow into it. That is why Save the Great South Bay (STGSB) launched the Creek Defender Program, in which local Creek Defenders …
The Town of Islip celebrated and honored a few of the outstanding women from our community on Tuesday, March 19, at 2 p.m., during their Women’s History Celebration. Among the women honored for …
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