Communities Fire Island Ferry Service Carriers Announce Suspensions Ahead of Predicted Snowstorm Posted on January 23, 2026
Communities Bellport Community Center, with a Historic Backstory, is Renovated Posted on January 23, 2026
Long Island Press Hicksville school board optimistic about scholarship program offering benefits for students, tax breaks for donors
AMNY FIRST ON amNY: DOT will begin collecting public input on 4 new outerborough greenway projects next week
![When Bellport Mayor Maureen Veitch learned last April that the $187,500 grant—originally submitted by [former NY State Sen.] Monica Martinez in 2021 for improvements to the community center—had finally come through as a SAM [State and Municipal Facilities Program] grant, it was a woo-hoo! moment.](https://www.fireislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/FIN-Bellport-C-Center-Photo-1-IMG_5600-2.jpeg?quality=51&w=384)
