Fire Island News & Great South Bay News Headlines Archive for April 16, 2026

Creek Defender Clean Ups

Fresh Air in April: Things To Do over the Weekend and the Week Ahead Along Great South Bay Long Island

Posted on April 16, 2026

Blue Point and the rest of Suffolk County, following the devastating defeat of Washington’s forces at the Battle of Long Island in late August 1776, were in the grips of a British occupation. British shoreline fortifications stretched from Fort Greene, Brooklyn, to Sag Harbor, working around the clock—shipping all local resources stripped from South Shore communities to British command centers in New York City.

The Blue Point Privateers: Unsung Heroes of the American Revolution

Posted on April 16, 2026

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