On Saturday, April 19, the annual cleanup of Bayport Beach and Homan’s Creek was held, spearheaded by the Bayport Civic Association and BBP Junior Civic. Save the Great South Bay developed …
About 50 people attended a presentation hosted by Rechler Equity Partners and the Island Hills Advisory Committee at True North Community Church, in Bohemia. The presentation included a …
The one-eighth cent sales tax approved by Suffolk County voters in November is expected to generate nearly $2.7 billion over the next 35 years. The money from the Suffolk County Water Quality …
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 …
