Who knows what neglected cemetery souls cry out for recognition for? Whatever urgings took place, Hans Henke heard them at Patchogue’s Lakeview Cemetery. Back in 1991, while still working as a mechanic at his business, Henke Repair Service in Blue Point, Henke found that many of the markers or gravesites—including those of prominent families and the […]

February is Black History Month and, to mark the occasion, the Islip Arts Council is holding three art exhibitions throughout the month, including one at the Cohalan Courthouse in Central Islip. The exhibit, which was open to artists of all races, highlights Black history, creative influence, and culture, and is a collaboration with the court […]

Denise Gibson is a marketing and development specialist who spent nearly 15 years as a television network account executive at CBS. She also grew up in Bay Shore. Gibson has remained dedicated to St. Patrick’s Day and has used her talents to keep the Bay Shore-Brightwaters St. Patrick’s Day Parade financially sustainable. Her dedication is […]

Fire Island National Seashore (FINS) has announced that contracted sharpshooters will be deployed once again after historically frigid weather hindered their scheduled deer culling efforts in the latter half of January. Said removal efforts will take place this week, from February 23 through 27, on the grounds of William Floyd Estate in Mastic Beach, as […]

EXTRA! EXTRA! Read all about it, or should I begin by saying, Hold the presses!? Any of these newspaper phrases would work for the robust play Newsies. I opted to do some extra research and discovered something that is really close to my heart. The dateline here is that author and two-time Tony Award winner […]

Saturday, February 20 Journeyman: Eric Clapton’s 80th Birthday Celebration The only nationally touring tribute to Eric Clapton hits the stage at Boulton Center for the Performing Arts, 37 W. Main Street, Bay Shore, at 8 p.m. Fronted by Shaun Hague, Journeyman has become the number-one tribute to Clapton in a very short time. Experience the […]

An adult male who has worked on Fire Island for many years was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on February 12, according to an anonymous tip recently received by the Schneps Media offices, this publication has learned. Sources close to the matter report that he was not taken into custody on Fire […]

The Lunar New Year (also called Chinese New Year) is upon us and generally falls between January 21 and February 20. This year, it falls on February 17. It is celebrated throughout China, Taiwan, North and South Korea, Singapore, Japan, the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam. The holiday honors ancestors and deities, encourages letting go […]

It has been a historic winter on Long Island and in the New York Region, and everyone reading this likely already knows that, but the Great South Bay area has felt it most deeply. Our namesake body of water froze to levels not seen in decades, and this is a main focus of our February […]

Tesfa Tucker, age 42, was arrested by the Suffolk County Police Department (SCPD)  and charged with two counts of Assault 1st Degree, Criminal Possession of a Weapon 3rd Degree, and two counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon 4th Degree after he used a knife to attack another adult man at a Lindenhurst apartment complex. […]

Patchogue Village is getting closer to collecting your organic food scraps for compost purposes. They will be picked up at specific locations in the village, then sent to an anaerobic digester in Yaphank. “This will be the first program of its kind,” said Patchogue’s Business Improvement District Director David Kennedy. “The digester takes the food […]