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Oct 6, 2025

Adventureland raises 400K through Helping Hands event

Long Island’s most popular amusement park since it opened in Farmingdale in 1962 recently hosted its eighth annual Helping Hands Foundation Friends & Family VIP Night.

Oct 6, 2025

Gio's law prevails: epipen mightier than partisan sword

Georgina Cornago lobbied for EpiPens in police patrol cars. After the first life saved by its recent implementation, "Gio's law" sponsor, Suffolk County Legislator Dominick Thorne, explained "money doesn’t matter when it’s somebody’s life."

Oct 6, 2025

Romaine honors Sandpebble Project Management on 50th Anniversary

For fifty years, Sandpebble has been leading projects on our public libraries, firehouses, village halls, and emergency services buildings.

Oct 5, 2025

Hero’s welcome for Honor Flight vets

Long Island loves its vets.

Oct 5, 2025

Fall Fishing Fever in Full Swing

Angles hit the beach for fall season.

Oct 5, 2025

Monarchs dazzle during South Shore stop

Monarchs overnight on the South Shore along their epic migration to Mexico.

Oct 4, 2025

Holbrook woman indicted for carjacking

Woman accused of injuring an 84-year-old woman while stealing her car in a Walmart parking lot.

Oct 4, 2025

Family reunites since 1885 to preserve historic sites

Family dedication since 1885 preserves Farmingville’s history.

Oct 3, 2025

Rehab of two key bridges in Suffolk County is complete

An $8.7 Million project to rehabilitate the Robert Moses Causeway and Great Neck Road bridges is complete.

Oct 3, 2025

Riverhead man convicted of second-degree murder

“Mr. Reyes was one month away from becoming a father when the defendant [Brent Henry] made the senseless decision to murder him,” said DA Tierney.

Oct 3, 2025

Fall Estate Planning Review: Beneficiary Designations

Many people think that once they sign a will or a trust, all of their assets will follow those instructions.

Oct 2, 2025

Brookhaven to shutter Holtsville Hal’s longtime zoo

Holtsville Hal and friends will be located as town looks to close animal preserve.

Oct 2, 2025

Deputy Sheriff Dexter: Meet Suffolk’s newest K9 officer

Already having assisted in numerous investigations—including tracking down a suspect who fled from a DWI crash—2-year-old Dexter has been hard at work even before assuming his official title on October 2, said Suffolk County Sheriff Errol Toulon.

Oct 2, 2025

Mazzarella staffer receives Mastic Beach Conservancy Award

Suffolk County Legislator Jim Mazzarella proudly announced that his Chief of Staff, Timothy A. Rothang, has been awarded the 2025 Trailblazer Award by the Mastic Beach Conservancy.

Oct 2, 2025

Tri-Town open forum held at Lake Ronkonkoma Firehouse

Legislator Leslie Kennedy hosted an Open Forum for the Ronkonkoma, Lake Ronkonkoma, and Lake Grove communities on Monday, September 29th. The event kicked off at 6 p.m., during which residents were encouraged to express their concerns directly to elected officials in attendance.

Oct 2, 2025

VFW Post 414 hosts first Rifleman Run

Big turnout for the Post 414 Rifleman Run.

Oct 2, 2025

Suffolk police launch $600K drone fleet

Suffolk Police have new eyes in the sky.

Oct 2, 2025

Would be Middle Island cop killer sentenced

Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney addressed the media following a court appearance of a Middle Island man sentenced to 20 years in prison for attempted murder of Suffolk County police officers.

Oct 1, 2025

Paws of War rescues animals, heals heroes

Saving pets, changing lives—the Paws of War mission.

Oct 1, 2025

Pickleball’s rise brings health benefits—and risks

Beware of the pickleball, popular sport brings some risks.

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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

Bad Bunny gets some Super Bowl competition

Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA is countering Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show with “The All-American Halftime.”


Opinion

From the Newsroom: The South Shore Press in Butler. PA

After spending a few days in and around Butler, Pennsylvania, with South Shore Press reporter Robert Chartuk, I truly question how one troubled young man was able to fire shots at President Trump at the Butler Farm Fairgrounds.