On Wednesday, Dec. 6, Regency Centers announced the new name of the development at the former SunVet Mall, The Shops at SunVet. Progress moved forward when the Town of Islip Planning Board …
A “through-the-fence” (TTF) agreement recognized by the FAA and dating back to the 1960s and semi-formalized in the 1970s with annual fees between November Romeo LLC (on the Halstead …
Holiday theater creates core memories for many children who become lifelong patrons of the arts, and the challenge is to produce a show that is both fanciful, fun, and also of proper caliber for the …
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 …
Since 2010, the Saturday between Black Friday and Cyber Monday has been dedicated “Small Business Saturday” in an effort to help boost local economies and preserve the businesses that …
Voters in Suffolk County overwhelmingly supported Republicans, with many candidates winning with over 55 percent of the vote. For Suffolk County executive Ed Romaine, former Town of Brookhaven …
The Islip Democrats faced a series of defeats on Nov. 7. The Democrats spent the evening of Election Day at the IBEW Local 1049. Dave Calone lost the Suffolk County executive seat to current …
The Islip Arts Council will be hosting a Veteran’s Wellness Exhibition sponsored by AARP. This exhibition will focus on bringing awareness to PTSD and other mental health issues associated with …
Works of art transcend viewers, either by scene or pose, brush strokes or color. But last Friday night, at the Islip Arts Council Gallery’s closing reception of “Limitless: Healing Cancer …
The Town of Islip hosted their annual Apple Fest and had over 30,000 festivalgoers enjoy an afternoon of autumn fun, despite the unseasonably high temperatures of the day. With dozens of craft …
The Greater Sayville Chamber of Commerce hosted their annual Fallfest on Saturday, Oct. 28, and gave out over 1,000 goodie bags to children attending the festival. “We could not have been …
Suffolk County Executive Former federal and state prosecutor Dave Calone (D) and current Brookhaven Town supervisor Ed Romaine will be vying for the Suffolk County executive seat as current …
During a board meeting for the Town of Islip on Tuesday, Oct. 17, councilmembers voted unanimously to pass a resolution changing the zoning of the Idle Hour mansion in Oakdale to a Planned Landmark …
John Lorenzo (R) John Lorenzo was appointed to the Council District 4 seat in January of 2023 following Mary Kate Mullen’s departure from the board to a judgeship. Prior to being …
Andrew Wittman (R) Incumbent and Republican candidate Andrew Wittman was elected into the office of receiver of taxes for the Town of Islip in 2021. Wittman had previously served the Fire …
On Wednesday, Oct. 17, all five ambulance districts in the Town of Islip voted to pass the referendum of two resolutions on the ballot to end the current defined contributions retirement plan ($240 …
This past Thursday, community members were welcomed to attend a Meet the Candidates night at the old Sayville Junior High School. The forum included the candidates for the positions of Suffolk …
Angie Carpenter (R) Elected to the position of Town of Islip supervisor in 2015 midterm, incumbent Angie Carpenter was reelected later that year in November, and again in 2019. …
Anthony Piccirillo (R), incumbent “As a lifelong resident of this district and its county representative for the past four years, I think my experience and leadership in government has …
