Fire Island News & Great South Bay News Headlines Archive for May 1, 2026

Luna waited patiently for 916 days. She was surrendered to the Brookhaven Animal Shelter in 2023 because her owner could no longer care for her. Before that, she spent time in a New York City shelter before being transferred to Brookhaven.

Luna, Brookhaven Animal Shelter’s Longtime Resident at Last Finds Her Forever Home

Posted on May 1, 2026

A number of Long Island parents gathered at Babylon Town Hall Park in Lindenhurst on April 29 and placed approximately 50 memorial rocks to remember lost loved ones on Fentanyl Awareness Day

The Purple Rock Project and Town of Babylon Dedicate Memorial Space at Lakeside Park to Honor Lives Lost to Opioid Epidemic

Posted on May 1, 2026

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