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Oct 21, 2025

Moriches Teen Reported Missing

Suffolk County Police Seventh Squad detectives are seeking the public’s help to locate a Moriches teen who was reported missing Friday.

Oct 21, 2025

Avery Homestead is hosting its first Fall Fest

The Avery Homestead is hosting what they hope will be an annual Fall Fest.

Oct 20, 2025

Devoted mom turns to public to raise funds for a wheelchair van

Family tries to raise funds for a more functional wheelchair van for their disabled daughter.

Oct 20, 2025

Lock my phone, please

Yondr, the phone-poaching pouch-pen founded in 2014 to create phone-free environments in entertainment and education spaces, posted up at the UBS Elmont Arena gates on Wednesday, October 15th to remind me that rockstar comedian John Mulaney has earned the right to temporarily take away mine.

Oct 20, 2025

Teacher-no-more: Islip predator poached for photo soliciting

Courtesy of the online vigilante organization Predator Poachers and the Suffolk County Police Department, Shoreham-Wading River music teacher Mark Verity, 37, was arrested for allegedly soliciting indecent photos from someone he believed to be a 13-year-old girl.

Oct 18, 2025

Eisenhower, JFK, Castro and the Bay of Pigs Invasion

"Victory has a hundred fathers and defeat is an orphan.” President John F. Kennedy, 1961

Oct 17, 2025

Butler father doubts official Trump shooting story

Doubts continue in Butler over official shooter explanation.

Oct 17, 2025

South Ocean Middle School provides free haircuts for picture day

A partnership with Three Jays Barber Shop helps South Ocean students look smart for picture day.

Oct 17, 2025

Woman indicted for allegedly stealing over $230,000

Brightwaters woman allegedly stole from her employer while also illegally collecting unemployment insurance benefits.

Oct 17, 2025

Burner Prudenti Law: Small Estates and You

Typically, when a person passes with assets in their name alone that have no named beneficiaries, those assets require probate or administration in the Surrogate’s Court before the heirs can access them.

Oct 17, 2025

Smithtown Fire Department invites public to Fire Prevention Day on October 19

Fire Prevention Day will take place on October 19 at the Smithtown Fire Department.

Oct 17, 2025

Fribble the cat is dead due to cruelty and neglect

A Suffolk County woman was arrested this week on charges related to the death of Fribble the cat.

Oct 17, 2025

‘Ghoul Scout Halloween Happenin’ with K-pop Demon Hunters

The Girl Scouts of Suffolk County “Ghoul Scout Halloween Happenin’,” a day of spooky fun is almost here.

Oct 17, 2025

“Cat’s in the Cradle” doc to screen at Cinema Arts on Nov. 1

Rick Korn’s documentary recently won Best Film at the 2025 Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame (LIMEHOF) Film Festival. It celebrates 50 years since the folk singer-songwriter turned world hunger fighter released his most popular song.

Oct 17, 2025

William Floyd students design their own fish at Osprey Park

What would you do if you could design your own fish? Tangier Smith Elementary 4th graders had a chance to do just that.

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.

Oct 15, 2025

Four teens charged in Middle Island robbery

According to police, they arrested four teenagers in direct connection with the gunpoint robbery of another teen's luxury clothing in the parking lot of a Middle Island apartment complex.

Oct 15, 2025

Connetquot High School makes a splash with pool reopening

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at Connetquot High School to celebrate the reopening of the school’s indoor pool.

Oct 15, 2025

100 Suffolk students to perform with US Marine Band member

An annual festival gathers Suffolk musicians from county schools to celebrate two unique instruments – the tuba and the euphonium.

Oct 15, 2025

Brookhaven Recycles student poster contest is underway

Brookhaven wants you to show them your best artwork that will inspire others to reduce,

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William Floyd Celebrates the Olympics

This week, as Olympic fever swept across the globe, the William Floyd School District joined in the excitement with its own celebration of the Winter Games. While many of the world’s greatest athletes gathered in Milan Cortina, Italy, for the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics, William Floyd Elementary School hosted a memorable version of its own Winter Olympics opening ceremony.