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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

Last October, President Trump, like presidents before him, issued an executive proclamation declaring Oct. 11, 2025, General Pulaski Memorial Day.

History

Was General Pulaski a Revolutionary War Intersex Hero?

Posted on June 27, 2026

Over the past decade, the once-proud and elegant Dowling College campus in Oakdale has had its share of trials and tribulations, including trespassers and vandals after the institution closed in 2016. Even its brief use as a Suffolk County Police Department training ground could not keep trouble away. Now the embattled Idle Hour campus is on the market again.

Oakdale

Former Dowling College Oakdale Campus is Listed for Sale Again with Limited Historic Protections

Posted on June 16, 2026

In Room 808 at Bay Shore Middle School, Philip M. Carpenter Jr. shaped, influenced, and enriched generations of students for over 36 years, becoming an institution in the Bay Shore community. Carpenter died April 2 at his home in Bay Shore, surrounded by his loved ones. He was 84.

Philip M. Carpenter Jr., beloved educator and philanthropist; dies at 84

Posted on May 25, 2026

The 105-acre former Brookhaven Dowling College of Aviation campus, located adjacent to Calabro Airport in Shirley, cleared the rezoning and variance hurdles for redevelopment on March 26.

Shirley

Dowling College Brookhaven Campus Rezoned for Proposed Industrial Development

Posted on April 17, 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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