The Serenity Garden at Brookwood Hall in East Islip is shaping up to be a beautiful addition to the East Islip community, and beyond. Located on the grounds of Brookwood Hall, this one-acre …
On Tuesday, March 19 at 7 p.m., the grand reopening of the transformed labyrinth in Rotary Park between Candee and Gillette in Sayville will take place to coincide with the celebration of the spring …
Famed Connetquot sports photographer Joe Maniaci played basketball in 1966. A family tradition, Maniaci’s son, Philip, and grandson, Joseph, also have played basketball for Connetquot, with all …
On Tuesday, Jan. 30, the Town of Brookhaven demolished the blighted former gas station at the corner of Kennedy Avenue on Montauk Highway in Blue Point. The building of a nature-interest spot has …
On Monday, Jan. 22, approximately 140 gallons of No. 2 fuel oil was released to a crawl space beneath a residence in the Lincoln Drive area of Oakdale. On Thursday, Jan. 25 at approximately 3 …
A bald-eagle was spotted on South Gillette Avenue in Bayport, a few hundred feet from the bay. Bayport resident Cindy Hagen Roman caught the majestic and patriotic visitor on the morning of …
Widespread flooding throughout the South Shore of Long Island occurred when Suffolk County was walloped by two severe storms on Tuesday, Jan. 9, and days later on Friday, Jan. 12. Residents …
W ith flooding reported as worse than 2012’s Superstorm Sandy, area officials are preparing for the next storm after last week’s Jan. 10 nor’easter. It seems that our rising …
On Friday, Jan. 5, a truck struck a pole on Montauk Highway near the King Kullen Shopping Center that resulted in a power outage for the businesses in the strip mall for several hours. PSEG crews …
The former Daisy Garden on the corner of Montauk Highway and Gillette Avenue, in Blue Point, will be taken over by local businesses Bayport Flower Houses and Stemmler Farms. The property, which …
Evocative of a behind-the-scenes documentary, Cory Schaetzle’s wildlife photography captures the hidden essence of creatures that he commonly finds engaged in their everyday tasks, carried out …
BY SAM DESMOND The Greater Sayville Civic Association held their annual Light the Night community event on Friday, Dec. 15, where they invited participants to light luminaries and place them …
Light in darkness was the imaginative spark that gave birth to the Lt. Michael P. Murphy Navy SEAL Museum in West Sayville. The museum was built to inspire hope in challenging times. It turns …
The Bayport-Blue Point Heritage Association hosted its annual Christmas tour at Meadow Croft in Sayville this past weekend, commencing with a private tour on Friday, Dec. 1, the first-ever preview …
The Oakdale tree lighting on Saturday, December 2 at the Long Island Rail Road Oakdale station included a blessing of the crèche by the Knights of Columbus, Sunrise Council 6607, hot cocoa and …
Cue the romantic music. The natural process of oysters reproducing. Mature oysters reproduce by releasing sperm and eggs into the water during spawning season. Fun fact: oysters can change sexes …
Members of the Idle Hour Neighborhood Watch and the Oakdale Civic Association put up the Vanderbilt Well Christmas Tree before Thanksgiving and held a tree lighting on Sunday, Nov. 26. In the …
With entire families attending to pick out their seasonal tree at St. Ann’s Christmas tree sale, it was a community event worthy of a heroine fawning in a Hallmark Christmas movie. For the …
Looking to save water? The Suffolk County Water Authority has some ideas, including watering your lawn only every other day. That was one of the conservation ideas SCWA representatives …
On Friday, Nov. 17, Bohemia BSA Troop 76 member, Patric Gleason, was celebrated by his family, community members, and elected officials in the official unveiling of his Eagle Scout project at Lotus …