, Author at Fire Island News & Great South Bay News

On Aug. 27, the Brookhaven Planning Board unanimously approved NYU Langone's new 270,000-square-foot, seven-story tower, which could hold 144 beds, on the east side of the former Brookhaven Hospital. This expansion is part of Langone’s $650 million investment to expand and improve the hospital after the two merged in March of 2025.

Brookhaven Town Approves NYU Langone’s Expansion of East Patchogue Facility

Posted on September 13, 2026

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History

Preston Raynor Reflects on 102 years as an Islip Resident

Posted on September 12, 2026

The terror of September 11, 2001, was a day that changed New Yorkers and Americans alike. On that sunny Tuesday morning, half of the 19 Al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175 from Logan Airport in Boston. Within a little more than an hour, both planes would crash into the North and South Towers of the World Trade Center. The remaining terrorists hijacked United Airlines Flight 93 from Newark Airport and American Airlines Flight 77 from Washington Dulles Airport. Flight 77 would crash into the Pentagon while Flight 93 would crash in a field in Pennsylvania.

The Call to Service that Fire Island Ferries Answered in the Aftermath of September 11

Posted on September 9, 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

Can sports bridge trust and mend the past within different communities? On Fire Island, the official Cherry Bowl Tournament has helped mend wounds of distrust with a competitive volleyball game between Cherry Grove’s Grovettes and the Suffolk County Police Department (SCPD) Coppettes since 1984.

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The Annual Cherry Bowl Tournament: Over 40 Years of Building Community Trust on Fire Island

Posted on August 24, 2026

What's going on the the community of Seaview came up during an Ocean Beach Board of Trustees meeting on July 18, when Ocean Beach Fire Department (OBFD) Chief George Hesse said the department, which covers the eastern neighboring community, had informed the Town of Islip that Seaview’s water supply is deficient, potentially leaving the community vulnerable to fire.

Seaview’s Dysfunctional Hydrants and Depleted Wells Pose Hazard to Fire Management

Posted on August 15, 2026

On June 4, 2026, the Bay Shore community lost Deanna Watts, a local activist, historian, writer, beloved church elder, mother, and grandmother, who died surrounded by her family and loved ones. Her legacy will outlast any physical lifespan and endure as a lasting memory.

Denna Watts: Local Bay Shore Activist and Preservationist Dies at 85

Posted on August 1, 2026

id that “rejection is merely a redirection of one’s destiny.” Over 50 years ago, Charles Modica embodied this mantra.

Books & Authors

Charles Modica’s “Docs On the Bay: The Dream that Became America’s Most Unlikely Medical School”

Posted on July 31, 2026

Cherry Grove, Fire Island, has been a symbol of the historic gay civil rights movement and the advancement of post-Stonewall LGBTQ rights. However, an overlooked advancement within the community is that the Grove’s volunteer fire department is the first in New York State to break down gender barriers.

Glass Ceilings Shattered: Women of the Cherry Grove Fire Department

Posted on July 30, 2026

The year 2026 marks the 115th anniversary of Tennessee Williams' birth.

Books & Authors

Tennessee Williams: Collaboration, Friendship, and Betrayal

Posted on July 30, 2026

Over 500 people packed at 401 West Main St., Islip Town Hall, on July 21, to express concern over the newly proposed Muslim boarding school in Bay Shore. Unlike the prior resistance to the site being sold to Sunrise Senior Living, the Town Hall meeting attracted members from all corners of Islip Town.

Bay Shore’s South Saxon Avenue Boarding School Opposition Echoes Resistance from a Century Ago

Posted on July 26, 2026

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Paradise Lost: South Shore Featured in LIM’s Exhibit About 1970s Long Island Suburbia

Posted on July 6, 2026

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