A crowd of 130 filled the Mastic Beach Property Owners Clubhouse on Saturday, September 26, for the Mastic Beach Conservancy’s Fifth Annual Bivalve Ball, raising $50,000 for the organization’s work to protect, restore, and open Long Island’s South Shore waterfront to the public. The evening honored two figures who have changed how Long Island treats […]

The Town of Brookhaven’s ongoing coastal restoration efforts have attracted international interest, as representatives from the United States Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and a delegation of 25 senior professionals from Israel visited Mastic Beach for a firsthand look at the Town’s ongoing efforts to address coastal flooding, preserve environmentally sensitive properties, […]

More than 90 people, including representatives from arts organizations across Suffolk County, honored retired Islip Arts Council Executive Director Lynda Moran at a gathering in East Islip on Oct. 13. Suffolk County Legislators Trish Bergin and Steven Flotteron paid tribute to Moran at the retirement dinner at Shandon Court. In her nearly 19 years as […]

Raymond Peruggi, age 36 and reportedly undomiciled, was arrested by the Suffolk County Police Department (SCPD) today and charged with Robbery in the Third Degree. Peruggi allegedly entered the TD Bank at 479 Montauk Highway in Bay Shore and handed a note to the teller demanding cash. The teller complied, and the suspect fled on […]

A frightfully fun way to dive into the Halloween season awaits at CM Performing Arts Center, 931 Montauk Highway in Oakdale. Their kooky, spooky production of The Addams Family will haunt audiences through November 1. Whether you’re familiar with the family from the classic 60s television series or the recent Netflix adaptation, Wednesday, you’ll see […]

“Unfortunately, and despite our warnings and advice to leave Fire Island while conditions allowed, many decided not only to stay but to come over to the island,” scolded Ocean Beach Mayor James Mallott in an emailed newsletter on the afternoon of Sept. 26, during the height of the nor’easter. “These decisions put themselves and their […]

All ferry carriers along the Great South Bay, including Fire Island Ferries, Inc. in Bay Shore; Sayville Ferry Service; and the Patchogue-based Davis Park Ferry, have announced service suspensions ahead of the nor’easter predicted to head toward Long Island over the coming weekend. Fire Island Ferries passenger cancellations begin Friday evening and all day Saturday, Sept. […]

Suffolk County Marine Bureau officers rescued a 68-year-old man in the Great South Bay this morning, a quarter mile offshore of Sore Thumb Beach. Officers responded to a 911 call reporting a kayaker in distress at about 11 a.m. Good Samaritans found the man in a swamped kayak, and his waders were flooded, submerging him […]

This weekend , through Sunday, Sept. 20 Grove & Pines Film Festival Over the weekend of Sept. 18, the Grove & Pines Film Festival will take place at the Cherry Grove Community House Theatre, 180 Bay Walk, Cherry Grove. The community-led celebration of LGBTQ+ storytelling unfolds against the backdrop of Fire Island, a place of […]