Smith Point County Park News

Smith Point County Park News


Oct 15, 2025

Smith Point Beach ‘severely eroded’ after Nor’easter

Smith Point County Park Beach in Shirley—along with other nearby oceanfronts—suffered significant damage during the Nor’easter that battered Long Island from Sunday, October 15th, into Monday the 16th.

Jul 1, 2025

Get Ready to Shell-ebrate: Oyster Jamboree Coming to Smith Point

Shuck Yeah! First-Ever Long Island Oyster Jamboree to Hit the Beach

Mar 3, 2025

Wind Cables Coming Through

Onlookers flow in to view once-in-a-lifetime installation.

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The King is Back in the South Shore Press

The legendary Long Island journalist Karl Grossman’s latest column.


Sports

Don't Expect Bregman to Pay Off

This week, one of the bigger names in the free agency cycle signed with the Chicago Cubs, and fantasy managers everywhere sighed. Usually, anyone heading to Wrigley Field is viewed as a positive, but for Alex Bregman, more information has emerged suggesting this move could spell trouble for his fantasy outlook. Bregman is a right-handed pull hitter who previously played in two of the more favorable home parks for that profile in Houston and Boston. Both parks feature short left-field dimensions that reward pulled fly balls and help inflate power numbers.


Sports

Futures Bettors Will Be Smiling

The College Football Championship is set, and it pits two of the more unlikely teams against each other. Indiana may have the largest living alumni base in the country, with more than 800,000 graduates, but few expected the Hoosiers to reach this stage. They feature zero five-star recruits and have instead relied on depth, discipline, and consistency while dominating all season long.