Friday, March 20 (7:30 p.m.)  “Journey Through Music” by BAFFA Symphony Orchestra Bay Area Friends of the Fine Arts, guest directed by Alicia Lieu, presents “A Journey Through Music” at James Wilson Young Middle School, 602 Sylvan Ave, Bayport, at 7:30 p.m. Celebrating Spring and America’s 250th, the program opens with the original, long-haired, loud […]

Cats is a famous musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on T.S. Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, about a tribe of cats called the Jellicles who gather for their annual ball to decide which one will ascend to the “Heaviside Layer” (Heaviside, is a cat’s heaven) for a new life, with the show featuring […]

The March 2026 edition of Great South Bay News will be on newsstands before the weekend, just as the vernal equinox arrives. What better time to catch up on some worthwhile reading? What’s Inside? Take a break from March Madness and learn about the National Football Foundation (NFF) and its mission to support high school […]

Bartley G. Horton was born on June 26, 1938, and was raised on Fire Island from the very beginning. Ocean Bay Park was not just his home; it was his life’s work. In a time before bridges connected the island to the mainland, Bartley grew up learning resilience, responsibility, and the importance of looking out […]

Saturday, March 14 ☘️ Bay Shore Brightwaters  St. Patrick’s Day Parade Kicking off at 2 p.m. at Saxon Avenue and Main Street, Grand Marshal Denise Gibson will lead the parade down Bay Shore Main Street. Local businesses and restaurants will offer special menu items to celebrate Irish heritage in the community. For details, visit bsbwstpatricksparade.com.  […]

Real estate photography is an art, and like all art forms, some in the industry are masters. Over the years, we have noticed the credit line of Josh Goetz associated with several realtors we work with, and felt it was time to talk to the man behind the camera.   Great South Bay News (GSBN): […]

Eighteen-year-old Lorenzo Alvarado-Navarrete, of Gardiner Drive in Bay Shore, was arrested early this morning by the Suffolk County Police Department (SCPD)with two other individuals, who were found in possession of Molotov cocktails at a traffic stop in Central Islip. Police reports state that Alvarado-Navarrete was driving a 2008 Honda Accord along Lexington Avenue near Calebs […]

Lina Lopes Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker Douglas Elliman Real Estate lina.lopes@elliman.com (631) 585-8500  Based on activity during the first three weeks of January, buyer demand is already increasing and should continue into the spring. Inventory is beginning to come onto the market, even with cold and snowy conditions. Interest rates have come down and […]

Already this year, Brookhaven has taken a straightforward approach to protecting our bays: make developers pay for what they damage. The Town Board advanced changes to its wetlands and waterways code, setting a specific price for projects that cross ecological buffers. Developers unable to meet the required upland buffer will be charged $10 per square […]

Friday, March 6 Women’s Comedy Mash-Up Benefit Show Join the Islip Arts Council for a night of women-led comedy to benefit the arts in our community. Held at Islip Arts Council Gallery, 1701 Sunrise Highway, Bay Shore, at 7 p.m., enjoy fiercely funny ladies in a night of stand-up and big laughs. Lineup curated by […]