A bill to enhance school security guard training, sponsored by Sen. Monica Martinez, recently passed the New York State Senate, will be presented to the Assembly this winter and then, possibly …
On July 24, Suffolk County executive Ed Romaine issued an executive order outlining how the county would address migrants and asylum seekers being brought to Long Island. In the proclamation it …
Originally owned by the Gardiner family, Suffolk’s first non-native landowners, and later part of the historic Sagtikos Manor Estate, Gardiner County Park is a 231-acre nature-oriented public …
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 …
I, Edward P. Romaine, Suffolk County Executive, in accordance with a Proclamation of a Local State of Emergency issued on January 5, 2024, February 4, 2024, March 5, 2024, April 4, 2024, May 3, 2024, …
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 …
Tom Cilmi, the former minority leader of the Suffolk County Legislature, has long been regarded as the quintessential businessman. Cilmi was born and raised in West Babylon and earned a business …
On Tuesday, July 23, The Bayport-Blue Point Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Century 21, KR Realty, formerly Century 21, Bay’s Edge Realty Inc., at their new location on …
On Tuesday, July 16, community leaders of Oakdale civic and historical groups met with representatives of Mercury International at the Weber Law Group LLP, in Melville, about the blighted Idle Hour …
Suffolk County district attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced on July 2 that Major Crime Bureau chief Kerriann Kelly was awarded the 2024 Prosecutor of the Year Award for Trial Advocacy at the …
On Saturday, June 29, the much-anticipated Byron Lake Pool in Oakdale opened to community members of the Town of Islip. Elected officials councilman James P. O’Connor (R-District 2), …
Pictured are Blue Point girls, Doireann Garvey, Emma Hogan, Mia Longo, Katherine Hogan, and Saoirse Garvey hosting a lemonade stand. The selling of lemonade on the streets of New York can be …
Steven Niciforo plays the bass in the band Kool Spektrum, a group of fellow musicians that play classic rock covers, who, like Niciforo, are also on the autism spectrum. The band often plays at Rock …
Brookhaven Town councilman Neil Foley will be the grand marshal for this year’s Patchogue Lions Club July 4th parade. The parade steps off at 10:30 a.m. at West Avenue and East Main Street and …
Legislator and deputy presiding officer Steven J. Flotteron (LD-11) and Citizens Campaign for the Environment (CCE) executive director Adrienne Esposito were joined by Cameron Engineering on June 17 …
On June 25, Town of Islip supervisor, Angie Carpenter, alongside Breeze Airways co-founder and vice president, Jim Smith, announced Fort Myers, Fla., as a new destination from MacArthur Airport in …
Last week, Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) declared an “indefinite delay” in the implementation of congestion pricing for drivers entering New York City that was due to begin June 30. The …
Gov. Hochul announced $10 million for the Town of Islip Regional Shellfish Hatchery. The establishment of the Regional Shellfish Hatchery will expand New York’s blue economy and address …
On Wednesday, June 5, the Town of Islip Planning Board held a meeting to hear public comments on the proposed construction of 40 garden apartments for special-needs individuals on 405 Locust Avenue, …
During the public portion of the Tuesday, May 14 Islip Town Board meeting, a concern brought forward by Central Islip resident Elvin Fuentes stood out above the rest. Fuentes, who is a director …
