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Aug 29, 2025

Brookhaven to Host 16th Annual Women’s Services Conference

The Town of Brookhaven’s Department of General Services, Division of Women’s Services, will hold its 16th Annual Conference on Saturday, October 4.

Aug 29, 2025

Six Fire Departments Respond to Structure Fire

The Mastic Beach Fire Department was called to a large structure fire on Lafayette Drive.

Aug 28, 2025

Brookhaven ‘Dress for Success’ Hosting Free Career EDGE Job Readiness Series

The Town of Brookhaven Women’s Services Division will present its first of back-to-back sessions of the free Career EDGE Job Readiness series.

Aug 28, 2025

Patchogue-Medford School District Puts Social Media Bullies on Notice

With the new school year about to get underway, the Patchogue-Medford Superintendent of Schools and Board of Education are laying down the law on how to engage with the District on social media.

Aug 27, 2025

New Jersey Contractor Bilks Suffolk County Workers

Geraldo DeAlmeida, owner of R&L Concrete, Inc, plead guilty and will pay back $99,671 he illegally withheld from his employees on a project for Longwood Central School District.

Aug 25, 2025

Suffolk County to Get over $4.7 Million for Youth Employment Program

Over $4.7 million is coming to Suffolk County to provide year-round job opportunities and valuable training to at-risk youth.

Aug 25, 2025

DOGE Report: Secretary Noem Saving $50 Million Every Day

In the first 200 days of the second Trump Administration, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem has saved the American people $12 billion.

Aug 24, 2025

Two Killed in Ronkonkoma Crash

Peconic Street in Ronkonkoma was the tragic scene of a car crash over weekend that killed two people.

Aug 24, 2025

SUNY ReConnect Off and Running in Suffolk County

SUNY ReConnect incentivizes education and training in fields that have shortages in today’s economy

Aug 22, 2025

Man Flees Traffic Stop with Loaded 9mm Handgun

Suffolk County Police arrested four males for possessing weapons after a traffic stop in Patchogue.

Aug 22, 2025

Comptroller DiNapoli Honored by Italian American Organization

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli was selected for the Guglielmo Marconi Award.

Aug 20, 2025

New Correction Officers Are On the Job

The Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office held a graduation ceremony for 12 new Correction Officers.

Aug 20, 2025

Get Moving with the Blue!

The Suffolk County Police Department (SCPD) partnered with FRQNCY gym in Islip for the final ‘Workout with a Cop’ session of the summer.

Aug 20, 2025

Suffolk County Police Deparment: Woman Dies After Being Hit by Bus

A tragic accident in Port Jefferson Station took the life of a woman Tuesday night.

Aug 19, 2025

Men Rescued from Capsized Sailboat in Great South Bay

Suffolk County Police Marine Bureau officers rescued two people from the Great South Bay.

Aug 18, 2025

SCPD Commissioner Catalina Swears In New Recruit Class

Suffolk County Police Commissioner Kevin Catalina swore in the latest class of Suffolk County Police recruits.

Aug 18, 2025

DOGE Report: Failure to Address Significant Risk of Fraud and Improper Payments

The federal employee retirement applications process, administered by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), is "fraught with IT management weaknesses"

Aug 18, 2025

Tierney Angered After Indicted Guatemalan Foreign National Released

Suffolk County DA expressed outrage that Garcia was not held on bail, considering his alleged crimes against children and flight risk to evade prosecution.

Aug 18, 2025

Shorefront Park in Patchogue to Get New Playground Equipment

Shorefront Park in Patchogue will receive about $340,000 in a New York State grant to upgrade the playground in Shorefront Park.

Aug 15, 2025

Bell-to-Bell School Smart Phone Ban is Looming

Starting in September, New York State law requires Bell-to-Bell restrictions on smartphones and other internet-enabled personal devices in K-12 schools statewide.

Daily Feed

Education

Stony Brook students blend fitness and ecology in 3K EcoWalk

Stony Brook University students participated in the "Running Wild 3K EcoWalk," a new Earthstock event conducted on April 21 at the Ashley Schiff Preserve.


Sports

Your dynasty fantasy season is just beginning

So that’s it—the 2025 Major League Baseball regular season is over. Now you can finally breathe and relax, right? Wrong! Not if you play dynasty or keeper league fantasy baseball. For you, this is just the beginning.


Local

Suffolk settles $9M suit in death of Thomas Valva

$9 million to mother of murdered boy