On Sunday, Oct. 1, St. John’s Episcopalian Church in Oakdale hosted an animal blessing for friends with fur, feathers, and fins in honor of a recently completed St. Francis, the patron saint of …
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 …
The 67th New York Voluntary Infantry hosted a Civil War reenactment weekend on Saturday, Sept. 30 and Sunday, Oct. 1. It is the 16th annual Civil War Weekend at the Islip Grange, which began in 2009, …
Released on December 20 to coincide with the United Nations’ International Human Solidarity Day, global musician, Gustavo Lovato’s “So Much Love” was an idea born in a Brooklyn subway train, …
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 …
In thanks of our nation’s veterans, St. John’s Lutheran held a fundraising concert to benefit the Friends of America’s VetDogs on Sunday, Nov. 12, with funds for the training of …
Next month, July 7 through 9, the St. John’s Greek Festival will return for food, pastries, and Greek traditions. The event has been a mainstay annual event in Blue Point for the past 40 years. …
Crowd ‘energizes’ players to victory BY SAM DESMOND The Bayport-Blue Point Phantoms varsity football team became 10-0 for the 2023 season after a blowout win against Mount …
“Doesn’t affect me, what we achieved last year. We’re on this year. We put so much effort in this year,” said Sayville varsity football head coach Reade Sands about the …
The Cortland Red Dragons won their first-ever football national championship last Friday night vs. North Central in Salem, Va. Cortland won the NCAA Division III National Championship with a 14-1 …
On Wednesday, April 24, the Sayville varsity baseball team played in their annual Salute the Troops game against Miller Place. The tradition to honor veterans on the field began in 2005 with …
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 …
Bayport-Blue Point girls varsity lacrosse is hoping to return to the Suffolk County championship game in 2024. They have lived up to their high expectations as they’ve executed dominance …
It’s been a successful season at “The Swamp” on Brook Street for Sayville varsity baseball. The Golden Flashes are in second place in Suffolk League VI with a 10-5 record. After …
On Saturday, April 27, The Greater Sayville Chamber of Commerce held their annual Springfest. Originally scheduled earlier this year in March, the event was moved to April following heavy rains. …
The National Park Service held two information sessions last week to hear from the public about proposals to update the rules for off-road vehicle access to Fire Island National Seashore. The rules …
In an afternoon of ambiance, both musical and floral, the Bay Area Friends of Fine Arts and the Sayville Garden Club hosted a tour of six local gardens, with musicians and artists curated at each …
Say “yes” to more than the dress at Sayville Bridal, which will be commissioning local artist Erin Devine Natter with her business, Devine Brides, to create portraits for all shoppers who …
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 …
Longtime ally of the LGBTQIA+ community, Station Pub, in Sayville, hosted a grand celebration of over a dozen drag performers on Sunday, June 11, hosted by the grand dame of South Shore drag, Annie …
