he Oakdale Improvement Society, the Oakdale Civic Association, and the Knights of Columbus Sunrise Council 6607, in conjunction with Keep Islip Clean, held a cleanup event at the historic Oakdale …

Nearly 10 storm troopers from the 501st Legion descended upon the Bayport-Blue Point Library on Saturday, May 6, for fans of the “Star Wars” franchise. Julie Pernice, a children’s librarian, …

Devin Fickling’s earliest memories are of helping his family operate the Sayville Theater:   sweeping up popcorn, collecting ticket stubs, greeting community members. “It was …

The West Islip Symphony Orchestra began a month-long celebration of the achievements of Black composers and writers throughout the history of music with “Culture Sounds: African American Music …

On Friday, Feb. 3, at the Blue Point Elementary gymnasium, a KISS (Kids Invite Someone Special) Dance was held. Described by event planner Nora Garvey as a “resounding success,” it …

The Bayport-Blue Point girls varsity field hockey team dominated the Suffolk County Field Hockey Awards, taking home three All State and three All County honors. “A Division II school …

Douglas Goodhart, who stars as the beloved Adam Sandler lead, Robbie, in The Gateway’s “The Wedding Singer, The Musical Comedy,” was a wedding singer in real life. “I used to …

Sayville and the surrounding community have come together to support the McGowan family whose daughter, Laney, was hospitalized on Christmas Eve following a life-threatening episode affecting her …

Patiently waiting a year and a half at the Shabby Tabby Cat Café in Sayville, Piper, an adult cat, was finally adopted by a repeat adopter to the organization. Amanda Trantel had …

The community rallied and donated over $50,000 in less than a week to a GoFundMe for Laney McGowan, a Sayville child suffering from Dravet syndrome, who has been in surgery for a life-threatening …

The winner of 2022’s Holiday Photo Submission Contest is the Galeotafiore family from Bayport, right, with brothers Cameron, 10, Brooks, 8, and Dean, 3, who couldn’t help but get a last …

Pete Venier, a Bohemia resident and photographer of the Connetquot student athletes for over 40 years, was honored at an alumni ceremony held prior to a league wrestling meet at Connetquot High …

A special journey for children and their parents in Blue Point took place this past Saturday, Dec. 17, when The Polar Express pulled up on their block to take them to see Santa. Julieann Jensen, …

The audience was grabbed when Marley’s ghost drifted down to the expansive Patchogue Theatre stage, a wild, white-haired specter, ghost-faced with red lips, warning Scrooge on Christmas Eve. …

The Oakdale Historical Society hosted its fifth annual Civil War Christmas at St. John’s historical Church in Oakdale on Saturday, Dec. 10. The four-hour event was filled with historically …

On Saturday, Dec. 10, the Friends of Connetquot State Park got together to decorate the historic former South Side Sportsmen’s Club for the holidays. On hand at the get-together were Friends of …

The capstone of the Christmas season, and indeed the most enviably decorated house in The Suffolk County News ’s coverage area, is the Meadow Croft estate in December. Lovingly and …

With Fallfest coming on Oct. 29, the Greater Sayville Chamber of Commerce is gearing up one of the biggest Halloween events this season, but in the month leading up to it, has already held a number …