Days after addressing her priorities for the state in her State of the State Address, Gov. Kathy Hochul released the 2025-2026 Executive Budget, which recommends a 4.75 percent increase in school …
\ The Town of Islip held its first official meeting of the year on Jan. 28 at 2 p.m. at the Islip Town Hall. The board held an organizational meeting on Jan. 6, however this was the first meeting …
A close South Shore showdown in girls varsity basketball between Bayport-Blue Point and home team Sayville on Tuesday, Jan. 28, ended in a victory for the Golden Flashes with a final score of 41-38. …
This cold winter, the Islip Arts Council (IAC) warmly welcomes you to enjoy six musical afternoons at the Bayard Cutting Arboretum during the annual winter concert series. Workers once cared for …
Gov. Kathy Hochul delivered her annual State of the State Address on Jan. 14, with tax cuts, child care expansion, affordability, and safety among her top priorities heading into the new legislative …
The Suffolk County News sat down with decorated student athlete, Ava Meyn, who has been an integral player in lacrosse, basketball, and volleyball. Most recently, Meyn distinguished her athletic …
On Wednesday, Jan. 8, BFJ Planning held a community meeting on behalf of the Town of Islip at Town Hall West on the “TOI 360” comprehensive plan, which would set the tone and parameters …
The CM Performing Arts Center in Oakdale will be hosting a free book signing event on Thursday, Jan. 30, at 7 p.m. with acclaimed award-winning Suffolk County News journalist Sam Desmond. …
“I really want to be like her, in each and every way,” little sister says to older sister, Charlotte May, in the opening of Bayport author Shannon Milligan Urbancik’s new …
Five days a week at nine outreach posts throughout Suffolk County, Lighthouse Mission of Bellport serves hundreds of people by providing them with food, groceries, clothing and prayer. In 2022, …
On Monday, Jan. 6, at the Bayport-Blue Point Library, the Blue Point Civic Association held their first monthly meeting of 2025. Mary Bailey, president of the Bayport-Blue Point Heritage …
It’s a given that when locals are informed of an honoree status, they go, “Whatttttt?!” “Yeah, pretty much,” agreed Craig Clare when he heard he and his wife Wendy …
Judging from the over 1,000 who attended this year’s Bayport Memorial Day parade at Bayport Memorial Park, this well-tended space on Middle Road with thoughtful memorials, a large flagpole, …
Last Monday evening, the National Football Foundation hosted its first-ever photo shoot/media day at Brookhaven Town Hall, in Farmingville, for all the footballers that were recipients of merits for …
The four stone walls that graced the entry to its long-gone hotel, The Avery’s Five Mile Look, have been restored, all 190 feet, at the end of Blue Point Avenue. They’re waiting for …
The much-anticipated Girl Scouts of Suffolk County Holiday Light Show returned to Camp Edey this holiday season for the first time since 2016. The Enchanted Forest brought holiday cheer to Bayport …
Students, staff, and Bayport-Blue Point community members braved the cold this past Saturday to participate in the third annual Cocoa 5K run for mental health awareness and suicide prevention. …
Call it an early Christmas gift. GiGi’s Playhouse LI in Patchogue, the not-for-profit offering free services to individuals with Down syndrome, signed a contract for sale for its new home, …
Hundreds attended the annual Christmas at Meadow Croft event this year over the Dec. 7 and 8 weekend. This year’s theme was a “Candy-Coated Christmas,” and the Bayport-Blue …
Local fire districts held their annual elections for commissioner at their fire headquarters on Tuesday, Dec. 10. The results are as follows: West Sayville-Oakdale For the five-year term of …
