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 …

Dashing from the double-decker diesel train to the electric locomotive across the platform is a staple of the daily commute for thousands of Long Island Rail Road riders. The diesel-to-electric …

Throughout the past year, social media in the Bayport area has had a steady stream of wild turkey photos. A big male was dubbed Tom and at least two different turkey families wandered with children …

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 …

Years ago, I was out on a late-night run at Island Hills Golf Course, having just arrived home from graduate school in Colorado. I wondered: was it foolish of me to come home? The woods are …

Fire Island National Seashore will have weekend-only lifeguard service at Barrett Beach/Talisman. “One of the conditions that did not allow for lifeguard service has changed, allowing Fire …

People are always wondering how to find joy. Maybe we don’t. Maybe, joy finds us. I think a large of that is God’s bird’s-eye view. He knows when we need certain people in our lives …

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 …