The fourteenth annual Wish Gala for the Blue Point-based charity Johnny Mac Foundation was held at the mansion at Oyster Bay on Saturday, Feb. 8. With a snowstorm en route, hundreds of attendees …
As of Jan. 1, all boaters looking to operate a vessel must obtain a safety certificate, regardless of age. Additionally, there is no longer a 120-day grace period and all New York State boaters must …
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced a transformational $150 million investment to connect the Long Island Rail Road’s (LIRR) Ronkonkoma Station with the proposed North Terminal at MacArthur …
An eighth individual was arrested last week in the kidnapping case involving a 14-year-old girl from Patchogue. Since the first arrest on Jan. 3, there have been seven additional arrests, and it …
Innovative and Alternative Wastewater Treatment Systems are high efficiency replacements for outdated, conventional cesspools which are a major source of nitrogen pollution in Long Island’s …
Students from Sayville and Wyandanch High Schools’ leadership met on Friday, Jan. 31 for their 2025 Ambassador Exchange. The event, which began in 2014, saw the students hailing from …
On Friday, Jan. 31, the Bayport-Blue Point Chamber of Commerce held their Grand Marshal Dinner for the 2025 St. Patrick’s Parade. This year’s co-grand marshals are Wendy and Craig …
The CM Performing Arts Center in Oakdale recently hosted a free book signing event on Thursday, January 30 with acclaimed award-winning Suffolk County News journalist Sam Desmond. About 200 …
Reade Sands, head coach of Sayville varsity football who led the team to eight uninterrupted playoff appearances in his eight years at the helm from 2017-2024, has decided to step down as the head …
A new documentary on the tragic story of Gabby Petito, a Bayport-Blue Point graduate, debuted on Netflix this week. Previously a Lifetime movie dramatizing the events and family members of Gabby …
Back in the 1950s, on any given summer night in the “old neighborhood,” you’d be almost guaranteed to hear a group of teenage boys harmonizing under a street lamp on the corner, …
Interview with Jack Coan, Sayville Class of 2017 alumnus and current quarterback for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League, who is currently doing QB training teaching QB …
For the month of February, the Bayport Junior Civic will be collecting pet toys, pet food, pet supplies (bedding, leash/collars, bowls, bath supplies etc) at the Bayport Blue Point Library. The …
On Saturday, Feb. 9 at 3 pm, Sayville’s own Camryn Quinlan will perform live at the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame (97 Main Street, Stony Brook, NY). Described as …
The Sayville School District announced that as of Feb. 1, Covert Investigations & Security will take over the leadership and management of the district’s security program. On Jan. 7, …
Days after addressing her priorities for the state in her State of the State Address, Gov. Kathy Hochul released the 2025-2026 Executive Budget, which recommends a 4.75 percent increase in school …
Amtrak is studying possibly bringing service to the Long Island Rail Road station in Ronkonkoma, something both county executive Ed Romaine and Islip Town supervisor Angie Carpenter are pushing for. …
Anna Macukas and daughter, Daisy, 9, of Blue Point, enjoy ice-skating on the frozen Great South Bay at the end of Blue Point Avenue. It is the first time in six years since temperatures have been low …
\ 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 …
South Shore Sourdough started as the overflow from the love of breadmaking and clean eating with the Hall family in Oakdale. Starting a cottage bakery from her home with a bread cart put out at …
