Long Island Rail Road service might shut down entirely on Saturday, May 16, if LIRR unions go on strike. A coalition of unions said on Tuesday that they will continue talks with LIRR officials …
Voters will be heading to the polls to decide on their school district’s 2026-27 budgets on Tuesday, May 19. Here’s what to know from local districts: Connetquot School District …
Five candidates are running for two open seats on the Connetquot Board of Education in the May 19 election. Incumbent trustees April Iannitelli and Jacquelyn DiLorenzo are facing challengers …
Young creative minds from a dozen Suffolk County school districts presented their artwork at the Bay Area Friends of the Fine Arts’ annual Juried Invitational High School Student Exhibition on …
The Long Island Advance , Suffolk County News , and Tide of Manorville & The Moriches won a total of seven awards from the New York Press Association last week for editorial and advertising …
The Connetquot Board of Education adopted its 2026-2027 school year budget, to be voted on by residents next month, following months of disagreements over how to fill an over $3 million deficit. …
The Bay Area Friends of the Fine Arts Chorus welcomed spring with their program “Peace & Joy Through Music,” at the Bayport United Methodist Church on March 29. From songs in Spanish and …
With less than two months until residents vote on their school budgets, the Connetquot School District still faces a multi-million-dollar deficit in its proposed budget for the upcoming school year. …
Connetquot alumnus Alex Unger recently signed a contract with the Chicago White Sox. The 6-foot-2, 190-pound outfielder who bats right and throws right graduated from Connetquot High School in 2020 …
The Citizens Campaign for the Environment (CCE) hosted a webinar last Thursday, March 5, to discuss the impacts of toxic PFAS chemicals in New York, where scholars discussed their findings regarding …
Stepping inside the train room of the Central Operating Lines Model Railroad Club in Bohemia, it’s not unusual for visitors’ jaws to drop in amazement as they become giants inside an elaborately …
When thinking about early strides for women’s rights, many people imagine suffragettes marching on Washington, D.C., and later earning the right to vote. But according to Suffolk County Community …
In her 2026 State of the Town address, Town of Islip supervisor Angie Carpenter laid out a vision for the municipality’s future, with a focus on the town’s comprehensive plan, along with …
Four T-Bird grapplers earned All County honors at the Section XI Tournament. The event was held at Stony Brook University on Feb. 14 and 15.
During a March 10 Board of Education Meeting, Connetquot School District administrators presented the first budget draft for the 2026-2027 school year, which revealed a roughly $3.5 million deficit. …
Suffolk County saw its likely larg- est recorded snowfall on Monday, Feb. 23, after more than 31 inches of snow fell in Central Islip, according to the National Weather Service, breaking a 13-year …
Local school districts continued their preliminary budget presentations at board meetings recently as each district prepares its budget for a vote in May. All figures each school district …
For many, fire departments are an ubiquitous presence, thought of only when seeing a fire truck speed to a call. But local departments, and the thousands of volunteer firefighters who work in them, …
For the first time, artwork from students attending two Eastern Suffolk BOCES schools was featured in a public art gallery for a weekend-long exhibition. “Art From the Heart: An Artistic …
Two months after the death of 18-year-old Emily Finn, friends and family of the West Sayville teen have their eyes and hearts set toward action and awareness in their fallen “angel’s” memory. …
