A blue wave struck most of the country during this week’s midterm elections, and in Suffolk County, Democrats flipped a few state legislature seats, with Republicans holding most of their …
Voting has already started across New York State for local, state, and federal races ahead of Election Day on Nov. 3. For those who haven’t gone to the polls yet, here’s a final rundown of …
Incumbent U.S. Rep Andrew Garbarino is facing a challenge from former Suffolk County executive and Democrat Pat Halpin in this November’s election. The second congressional district covers South …
For nearly 500 days, Evan Gershkovich had little control over where he went and when he would see his friends and family. But he could still report. The Wall Street Journal correspondent, …
The Islip Democratic Committee held their 2026 Town Hall last Saturday, Oct. 3. Hosted at East Islip’s Greenwood Hall from 11 to 2 p.m., Democratic candidates for the Islip area answered questions …
One morning, while combing through the hundreds of press releases, newsletters, and story ideas that flood the editor’s email weekly, one pitch stood out from the rest. “I’m Wren, an AI …
There’s only a month until Election Day and your hometown newspapers will be publishing profiles on local races throughout October. Here’s what’s on the ballot across the South Shore of Suffolk …
On a stormy Friday night in Sayville, a group of around 30 volunteers of different backgrounds gathered to organize against a proposed 4.2-million-square-foot Amazon warehouse on Veterans Memorial …
Suffolk County Democratic Committee chair Rich Schaffer survived a challenge against his leadership during an over three-hour-long party conference Tuesday night. Schaffer, who is the Town of …
Rich Schaffer, supervisor of the Town of Babylon, has chaired the Suffolk County Democratic Committee for 26 years, mostly unchallenged. But Southold Town Democratic chair Kathryn Casey Quigley …
Who among us who were alive on that unseasonably warm day in September cannot remember where they were, what they were doing, or what they were feeling shortly after 9 a.m. on Sept. 11, 2001? …
An 11-year-old brain cancer survivor from Bellport received a sweet surprise from Suffolk County police officers last Wednesday. Dilara Coker was diagnosed with brain cancer in early 2024, and …
After decades covering local news, award-winning author and journalist, Linda Leuzzi, has become a well-known fixture in her community and beyond. In her most recent book, “Car Dogs,” Leuzzi …
Jack Turner, Sayville native and Sayville High graduate of 2021, was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 10th round of the 2026 Major League Baseball Draft, as the 306th overall pick. The lofty …
After the severe winds and rain that blew across Suffolk County on July 4, causing significant local damage, the county, in collaboration with New York State, has developed an online Damage …
The Town of Brookhaven held a public hearing and vote on a motion to impose an 18-month moratorium on data centers in the Town of Brookhaven on Thursday, July 16. After nearly five hours of …
Marcus Stroman, Medford native and graduate of Patchogue-Medford High School who pitched 11 seasons in Major League Baseball with the Toronto Blue Jays, Chicago Cubs, New York Mets, and New York …
Gov. Kathy Hochul recently signed the state budget for the upcoming fiscal year after months of negotiations between legislators and lobbyists. The approved $269 billion budget includes increased …
Mike Buck, Sayville alumnus class of 1985 who played quarterback at the University of Maine, then in the NFL for five seasons with the New Orleans Saints and Arizona Cardinals, was inducted into the …
Pete Yozzo, Sayville native and graduate of 1983, was inducted into the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame last Thursday at Flowerfield in Saint James. Yozzo wrestled collegiately at Lehigh University at …
