Fire Island News & Great South Bay News Headlines Archive for September 6, 2026

For Fire Island, after the tens of thousands of residents leave following Labor Day, the island maintains an estimated 300 to 400 year-round residents. Braving the isolated winter months for the tranquility of ocean waves and salt air, families enjoy a car-free island life. Their children, 40 in total, benefit from one of the lowest teacher-to-student ratios in New York, guaranteeing the most personalized education a public school can offer.

Transporting the Students of Fire Island School District

Posted on September 6, 2026

The Suffolk County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) has increased its cash reward offering to $3,000 for anyone with information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible for the intentional drowning of a turtle in Geiger Park Lake, located in the hamlet of Deer Park within the Town of Babylon.

Suffolk County SPCA Increases Cash Reward After Death of Turtle Babylon Submerged in Babylon Town Park Lake

Posted on September 6, 2026

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