Fire Island News & Great South Bay News Headlines Archive for January 7, 2026

Representatives from the Seatuck Environmental Association recently visited fifth-grade students across the Bayport-Blue Point School District as part of the ISLE (Introducing Students to Long Island Estuaries) program. The partnership provides students with hands-on opportunities to learn about Long Island wildlife, conservation, and local ecosystems.

Bayport-Blue Point Fifth Graders Dive Into Local Ecology with Seatuck Environmental Association

Posted on January 7, 2026

Juliann Bachmann, age 30 and a resident of Bellport, was pronounced dead at NYU Langone Hospital in Patchogue on May 16. She had been found that morning at 7:25 a.m. by the Suffolk County Police Department (SCPD), injured and in an unresponsive state, inside a vehicle parked at a Speedway gas station on Horseblock Road in Yaphank.

Suffolk County Police Department’ Make Arrests in Illegal Car Meet Cases

Posted on January 7, 2026

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