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Smithtown Central School District students ‘Go Gold’
Smithtown students raise money for cancer awareness.
Lawmakers call for HALT repeal, prison safety reforms
HALT Act failing, legislators call for prison reform.
SCPD officer busted on DWI charge
A Suffolk County police officer has been indicted on charges of vehicular assault and driving while intoxicated after allegedly striking a pedestrian in Huntington Village while off duty.
Community celebrates five years of Alma’s East Moriches salon
It’s not often the County Executive drops in on your salon.
Burner Prudenti Law: Accidentally Damaged Will
After going through the effort of carefully preparing your estate documents, it can be disheartening to find your original paperwork damaged or destroyed
Together for the Community at Your Library
Costume Drive - Monday, September 15 to Friday, October 17 at all open Library Locations
Driver sparks 12-car parkway pile up
Reckless driver causes 12-car parkway pile up and then tries to flee.
Middle Island ceremony honors Gold Star families
Solemn ceremony at the Gold Star Mothers event.
Community joins Sheriff Toulon for open house
Sheriff swings open the door to the community during open house.
Community marks 100th anniversary of the Little Red School House
Spared from demolition, the Little Red School House Marks 100th Anniversary.
Mysterious object puzzles visitors to Pratt estate
Would you put your head inside this mysterious object?
Public to weigh in on East Moriches cemetery plan
Controversial cemetery plan: residents will have their say.
Memorial bench honors Alex and Arlette Mazarakis
They were beloved by their community and now there’s a memorial in their honor.
MS-13 gang member sentenced in brutal beating of 15-year-old
Per the DA’s office, Josue aka “Shrek” Zepeda Padilla, 28, of Huntington Station, is due 20 years in prison, followed by 5 years of post-release supervision, after pleading guilty in July to various Gang Assault and Kidnapping charges.
PSEG Long Island to continue electric service
Electricity bills will still come from PSEG under contract extension
Millions coming to South Shore housing projects
More than $26 million in awards were announced through the Long Island Investment Fund (LIIF) to further to increase the housing supply.
Indicted man spent hours in house with dead mother
Man spends hours with his dead mother's body.
Town of Brookhaven launches online renewal system for parking permits
Town Clerk Kevin LaValle has announced the launch of a new online system for residents to renew their Permanent Parking Permits in Brookhaven.
Brookhaven demolishes abandoned house in Mastic Beach as part of blight removal
The Town of Brookhaven has demolished a long-abandoned house at 51 Grove Road in Mastic Beach, an action led by 6th District Councilwoman Karen Dunne Kesnig.
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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.