Consider the flight cancelled. After announcing nonstop daily flights between Islip’s Long Island MacArthur Airport in Ronkonkoma and Logan Airport in Boston via jetBlue last January, the idea has been scrapped only days before the first flight was set to launch on May 1.   “The Islip team has been watching economic indicators that historically […]

When Living Colour released its sophomore album Time’s Up in 1990, the band had plenty of current events to weigh in on. Earth Day was 20 years old, Nelson Mandela was getting released from prison as apartheid was being dismantled in South Africa, and the Gulf War broke out. A solid blend of the personal […]

Antibiotics are essential—even lifesaving—medications for treating certain bacterial infections. However, research indicates that a significant number of children have been prescribed antibiotics unnecessarily over the years, which can lead to serious health problems in the future. After analyzing cases involving approximately 12,000 children up to 17 years old at 32 hospitals across the U.S., researchers from Washington […]

The Rollstone Foundation is based on the idea of every day miracles, and every day miracles happen by every day people who do extraordinary things. Veteran South Shore Long Island journalist, editor, and published author Linda Leuzzi along with her husband, Vincent Leuzzi, will be honoree recipients at the Rollstone Foundation’s 18th Annual Save More […]

The Great South Bay blossoms with flowers along the shoreline, as well as clothing swaps, bartender competitions, drag brunches at the VFW, and so many other lively events. Spring has spung on South Shore Long Island! Friday, April 25 One Night Back To The 60’s Experience two phenomenal tribute performers impersonating The Who and Janis […]

What are the Oakdale OWLs? For the past five years, the Oakdale Historical Society has been honoring an individual who epitomizes the characteristics of leadership, knowledge, and service to the Oakdale community and its history with Oakdale’s Wondrous Leadership Award (OWL). This year, they honored an entire team – The West Sayville Junior Fire Department. […]

Let’s Clarify: the free coffee given away for free on the first full day of spring at Bay Shore’s Kismet Coffee Company was strictly for the adults in the room—the two-legged ones. The delighted children from Fire Island’s Woodhull Elementary School, interacting with the friendly pooches from the Long Island Chapter of Canine Companions ® […]

Long Island’s most beloved artist, Billy Joel, once said, “You can’t go the distance with too much resistance.” However, 35-year-old Islip Terrace resident Gregory Chillak has proven that you can go the distance and overcome resistance with true love. His story of finding love is featured in Season 11 of 90 Day Fiancé. During a […]

In Mrs. Bates’ fifth-grade class at North Babylon School District’s William E. DeLuca Elementary School, students are exploring food webs and ecosystems, focusing on the essential role of producers in the process. They have been learning about how energy flows through food chains – from producers to consumers and decomposers. Students recently took a hands-on […]

On April 22nd, we start to reclaim the world we have wrecked.   These words were part of a full-page ad in the January 18, 1970 edition of the New York Times, announcing the first-ever Earth Day. Senator Gaylord Nelson and the other founders were still calling the event “The Environmental Teach-in.” The ad was […]

New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation recently celebrated its first centennial. South Shore Long Island is fortunate to have six state parks, all within proximity, each with a unique vibe. Enjoy the experiences they offer.   Belmont Lake State Park   Belmont Lake State Park in West Babylon to celebrate Earth […]

Before the Long Island State Parks Commission accessed Bayard Cutting Arboretum, Olivia Cutting James made this statement in 1934 when she proposed donating her late father’s estate: “In this world of ever-increasing tension, hurry, and noise, there will still be many who crave and need the refreshment of beauty and of quiet… the gradual real […]