Fire Island News & Great South Bay News Headlines Archive for June 22, 2026

The subject of the Epstein files speaks for itself, but less has been said about their connection to Fire Island, where several local communities were collectively mentioned dozens of times in those sordid files. While the information in the files does not imply evidence of crimes committed locally, it does show that Jeffrey Epstein's associates communicated with the infamous pedophile while visiting our island, as well as through various incidental mentions.

Fire Island and the Epstein Files: What Connections are Revealed?

Posted on June 22, 2026

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