A little over a year after opening its first New York location, The Fresh Grocer, in Oakdale, recently announced that the local supermarket will close in the next two weeks. Ken Thompson, owner …
News stories and events across the South Shore of Suffolk County have made quite the headlines this year. From new businesses opening, to protests outside elected officials’ offices, to heated …
On a stretch of Montauk Highway in Oakdale sits a 15,000-square-foot maze of nostalgia. The storefront is unassuming, but once inside, the past unfurls in every direction: vintage posters, …
State Sen. Alexis Weik, who serves the 8th Senate District, announced on Dec. 30 that she would not be seeking a new term in Albany this November, for personal reasons. Weik made the …
Do early reminders of Valentine’s Day at supermarket displays bring stress while being single? Looking to meet the right one, or just someone with similar interests, even as friends? Certified …
The faces and names of over 100 victims of the opioid epidemic were memorialized on Dec. 29 in a beautiful tribute from The Purple Rock Project. A group of bereaved Long Island parents placed …
One year ago this week, I graduated from New York University without a clue whether I’d find a job or if I’d ever be able to work in my dream role as a reporter. A few months later, in May …
As we ring in 2026, The Suffolk County News reached out to local community figures to ask them about their resolutions for the new year. Here’s what they have to say heading into the new year. …
Community members traveled back 160 years at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Oakdale for a full day of period-appropriate activities during the eighth annual “Civil War Christmas” event on Dec. …
Suffolk County district attorney Raymond A. Tierney recently announced that postal worker Jovanni Jamison-Lewis, 35, of Mastic Beach, was arrested and arraigned for grand larceny in the fourth …
During recess at Oakdale-Bohemia Middle School, a student began choking and quickly sought help from the supervising teacher on duty, Sharon Johnson. Acting with calm and precision, Johnson …
Charles Dickens gets the CM red carpet treatment in this December’s production of “A Christmas Carol: The Musical,” directed by Alyse Nicole Arpino. The dazzling production …
Residents of the Idle Hour neighborhood of Oakdale passed a proposition for the implementation of the Oakdale Sewer Project’s first phase by a landslide on Dec. 8. Three hundred and …
Neighbors and friends in the Idle Hour neighborhood of Oakdale took to the streets on the morning of Dec. 6 for a 5K run to collect toys for charity. Organized by Idle Hour Neighborhood Watch …
Residents in the first phase of the Oakdale Sewer Project in the southern Idle Hour neighborhood will vote on whether to approve the project’s 1A phase on Monday, Dec. 8. Engineers with …
For the second time this year, the Oakdale Civic Association has reorganized its board following the resignations of its president and vice president. After reaching out to community members, …
The Town of Islip held its monthly meeting on Nov. 18 at 2 p.m. in the Islip Town Hall on Main Street. Members of the town board and supervisor Angie Carpenter recognized the start of the holiday …
With the spectacle of recent local elections still fresh in mind, Islip Town native Garrett Petersen is eyeing a higher office—the U.S. House of Representatives. Motivated by a desire to …
While its beaches are summer getaways close to home for Long Islanders today, during the 19th century, the barren dunes and pine forests of Fire Island were witnesses to disasters as ships wrecked en …
Islip Town supervisor Angie Carpenter has announced the preliminary budget for the upcoming fiscal year, reflecting a balance between maintaining essential services, supporting employees, and …
