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Feb 23, 2025

Guiding Lights at Fire Place

In Colonial Times, a breach through Fire Island allowed ships to enter Bellport Bay from the Atlantic. Residents lit fires to guide them, a practice that lent itself to the name “Fire Place” for the Historic District in the Hamlet of Brookhaven.

Feb 22, 2025

Note to U. S. Navy: Clean Up Your Contamination Mess in Calverton

Officials tell the Navy: Clean up your mess.

Feb 21, 2025

Movin’ on Out of Suffolk County

Nassau and Suffolk are third in the top five of ‘outbound’ counties with 76% of people who are moving, moving out of the County as opposed to another residence within the County.

Feb 21, 2025

This Just In: New York State Now Requiring Safety Course for All Boat Operators

Boat operater age 10 and over for power vessels, and age 14 or older for personal watercrafts, are hereby expected to complete the state-approved boating safety course, according to a news release provided by the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary out of East Moriches.

Feb 20, 2025

From Battlefield to Backyard, Marine Vet Carves Artistic Path with Chainsaws

What started as a way to save a few bucks on a wooden sculpture for his wife turned into a full-time passion for retired U.S. Marine Joseph Gonzalez, Jr., who now spends his days transforming logs into impressive chainsaw-carved works of art.

Feb 20, 2025

Suffolk County Sheriff's Office Graduates 46 New Corrections Officers

Family, friends, local legislators and police personnel gathered to recognize the esteemed graduating class.

Feb 19, 2025

Landmark Settlement Impacts SCPD on Gun Confiscation and Pistol Permit Revocation

Suffolk County residents sue Suffolk County Police Department over violations of their Second Amendment rights.

Feb 18, 2025

Water Agency Sustains Top Tier Rating

Did the Suffolk Water Authority hold on to its top-tier rating in these times of persistent economic pressures and rising infrastructure costs?

Feb 18, 2025

Presidents Day Patriots Rally for Trump

Passtionate patriots turned out on a blustery President's Day for their hero.

Feb 17, 2025

Arthritis Rap by Low-T

Local songster Bryan is hoping his “Arthritis Rap” scores a hit with the senior crowd.

Feb 17, 2025

South Shore Community Mourns the Loss of a Cherished Couple

The community is mourning the heartbreaking loss of John and Florence Bivona, a devoted pair known for their kindness, generosity, and unwavering love for their family.

Feb 17, 2025

Holbrook Welcomes Drive-Thru Only Starbucks, Patchogue Takes On Takeout Only ‘B-Dubs’

You can take them hot to go! Holbrook’s “Starbucks Go” arrives the same week Buffalo Wild Wings followed through on its promise to unveil a “Go” counterpart in downtown Patchogue just in time for the Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 9th.

Feb 17, 2025

1040Man, The Go-To Tax Preparer and Accounting Expert

Forget the big chains. Get your taxes done locally by the 1040Man.

Feb 17, 2025

Deadly Shooting Disrupts Quiet Ridge Neighborhood

After attempts to coax the man out failed, police broke in and discovered the homeowner, Gerard Senatore, dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Feb 16, 2025

Shirley Mosque Approved

Brookhaven Town Board approves Shirley mosque.

Feb 13, 2025

Bridge Snares Another Victim

The tractor-trailer hit the Long Island Rail Road trestle so hard it flipped over into the opposite lane. Heavy wrecker crews dragged the rig from under the bridge and took hours to upright it and tow it away. The driver was airlifted by a Suffolk Police helicopter to Stony Brook University Hospital with serious injuries.

Feb 12, 2025

William Floyd High School Adds Four to its Wall of Distinction

The William Floyd Fine Arts & Music departments will host their fourth annual Fine Arts Wall of Distinction ceremony on Thursday, February 27th, at 6 pm, in the east lobby of the high school near the Nick Poulos Memorial Auditorium.

Feb 12, 2025

Local Leader Celebrates Brookhaven Woman’s 102nd Birthday

Not only was February 8th Stella Crennan’s 102nd birthday, but Town of Brookhaven Councilwoman Karen Dunne Kesnig declared it to be “Stella Crennan Day” in the town.

Feb 12, 2025

Brookhaven Hosts Black History Month Celebration

Dr. Michelle Raysor delivered the keynote address, and according to Town of Brookhaven Supervisor Dan Panico, she “spoke about the grit necessary to succeed and never give up.”

Daily Feed

Crime

Suffolk Police: 15-Year-Old Stabs Grandmother to Death

Suffolk County Police arrested a 15-year-old boy who they claim stabbed his mother and fatally stabbed his grandmother in Selden.


Opinion

Encourage Kids to Pursue Building Trades

I don’t know how parents push their kids with a clear conscience to attend an Ivy League School, receive a useless gender studies degree, or take their Sanskrit diploma and get a job pouring specialty drinks at your local coffee shop, all the while going into a massive debt that you can never, ever pay back.


Local

Readmission Season: DA’s Office to Regain Federable Equitable Sharing Program Funding

Congressmen Garbarino and LaLota assisted on the approx. $13 million victory for DA Tierney