On Sat., March 1, Save the Great South Bay held the first Creek Defender cleanup at Stillman’s Creek, in Blue Point. Save the Great South Bay has implemented a model where each town along …
In evocative moments of flight or rest, Frank Giovinco’s nature photography creates an ambiance of wonder and suspended flurry around his delicate, but substantial subjects. With a Nikon …
If you’ve been to Smith Point County Park recently, you may have noticed some large equipment there. Contractors for Orsted, the company that is developing a 924-megawatt wind farm off the …
\ 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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
A Greater Sayville Hamlet Study petition for an overlay district was provided to Islip Town Council members on Oct. 22. Sayville resident James Bertsch, who provided the petition to the town …
The spotted lanternfly is an invasive species and if the public sees them, they should kill them. According to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, the spotted lanternfly …
On the night of the Sayville Village Improvement Society’s recent fundraiser (110 years!) at Land’s End Restaurant, with 119 guests and officials like tax receiver Andy Wittman and …
With Election Day less than three months away, ballot propositions in Suffolk County have yet to be finalized, but sewage funding and an equal protection amendment could appear. Suffolk County …
On Monday, Aug. 19, Eagle Scout Patric Gleason was honored by the Suffolk County Council for Eagle Scout Project of the Year in Connetquot High School’s auditorium. Gleason’s Eagle …
A new film highlighting the work of a Sayville-based group of student environmental activists got two enthusiastic thumbs-up from the audience at a screening Thursday night at the Plaza Cinema & …
With Election Day less than three months away, ballot propositions in Suffolk County have yet to be finalized, but sewage funding and an equal protection amendment could appear. Suffolk County …
On Aug. 3, Oakdale community leader Mike Burke alerted the Idle Hour area that a historical pillar on the corner of Chateau and Connetquot Road had been defaced with scrawling graffiti incoherently …
To find the best—and possibly biggest—home-grown pumpkins in Bayport, the Hodge family on Bay Avenue has been serving up some sizeable gourds for decades. A staple of Halloween time …
For nearly a decade, The Bayport-Blue Point Chamber of Commerce has been responsible for the Dickensian decorations in the winter and the vibrant flowers in the spring on the lampposts that line …
On Monday, July 6, Rechler Equity Partners submitted their third and latest proposal for the former Island Hills Golf Course in Sayville on Lakeland Avenue. The new proposal is named …
On Saturday, June 29, the much-anticipated Byron Lake Pool in Oakdale opened to community members of the Town of Islip. Elected officials councilman James P. O’Connor (R-District 2), …
On Saturday, June 1, eight Boy Scouts from Sayville Boy Scout Troop 184 gathered at the Gillette House to come to the aid of the Sayville Garden Club. The Gillette House Garden was planted and is …
