Shoshanna McCollum, Author at Fire Island News & Great South Bay News

My Editor’s Window column in the July 3, 2026, edition of Fire Island News opens with the following paragraphs:

Fire Island Pines

Fire Island News Fourth of July Edition Hits Newsstands Ahead of the Big Weekend

Posted on July 1, 2026

“I'm growing spiritually, and now in my 81st year, I've become more understanding of myself and am really enjoying the journey of spirituality. I'm also in AA, and I share my so-called system of growth with others, and I'm having a great time.” — Lynne Milnes

Meet the Cover Artist: Lynne Milnes

Posted on June 19, 2026

This Father’s Day falls on the First Day of Summer. It’s been a few years since that last happened, and because this issue also coincides with the Juneteenth holiday, we pause to consider the convergence of these events. Fathers, because we all have one, and sometimes more. The role they play in our lives charts our course. Juneteenth, because freedom is essential for all of us to thrive. And the first day of summer, because our lives revolve around the sun, as these warmer days are always the brightest and most fleeting.

Behind the Dunes

Juneteenth, Summer Solstice, and Father’s Day are Commemorated in our New Issue of Fire Island News

Posted on June 18, 2026

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Oakdale

Fire Island and Great South Bay News take home PCLI and NYPA Journalism Award Accolades

Posted on June 17, 2026

Long Island-based digital creator Matt Dolitsky now has his name cleared, as a New Jersey State Superior Court Judge overturned his guilty verdict for criminal trespass on June 8.

Fire Island National Seashore

Long Island YouTube Vlogger Vindicated as Trespass Ruling Overturned in Higher NJ Court

Posted on June 9, 2026

Fifty-eight-year-old Abimal Acosta of West Islip was arrested on a Boating While Intoxicated (BWI) charge after giving chase to the Suffolk County Police Department's (SCPD)Marine Bureau and the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG).

BWI Arrest for West Islip Man

Posted on June 6, 2026

It was a long night for Ocean Beach election inspectors, poll watchers, and the candidates themselves, but when all the ballots were counted, the local governing powers remained at the status quo.

SPECIAL REPORT: All Incumbents Remain in Place After 2026 Ocean Beach Village Election

Posted on June 5, 2026

June is Pride Month, and we celebrate it here with reverence. Its roots lie in safe havens such as Fire Island, Provincetown, San Francisco and New York City. Now, villages and hamlets across Long Island, including Babylon, Sayville, and Patchogue, also hold parades, film festivals, and other social gatherings to keep the dialogue going strong. We are not in Kansas anymore.

Spotlight Pride Month: The June 5 edition of Fire Island News

Posted on June 4, 2026

A contentious local election season peaked between May 25 and May 29, when campaign lawn signs began disappearing from the private properties of candidate supporters on Ocean Breeze Walk, Evergreen Walk, and Ocean Road between 1:10 and 3:30 p.m. A total of 10 properties were affected. 15 signs supporting mayoral candidate Ian Levine and one supporting Mayor Mallott and his trustee running mates. The crime included repeat offenses, as several replacement signs were also stolen from the listed properties.

Sign Stealing Raises Tensions in Upcoming Ocean Beach Local Election

Posted on June 3, 2026

On April 20, after 18 months of deliberations, the Incorporated Village of Saltaire entered into a 40-year lease with the Suffolk County Water Authority (SCWA) to manage and operate its public water infrastructure. The motion was unanimously adopted by the Saltaire Village Board of Trustees, and the agreement becomes effective June 1.

Saltaire

Saltaire Village Enters into 40-year Agreement with Suffolk County Water Authority

Posted on May 29, 2026

I painted my sensory experiences, discovering ways to express the dynamic coastal environment. In 2020, I painted a watercolor study of the boys up in the lifeguard stand. Although the people around me were in my line of sight, I altered some figures to provide a variety of archetypes, mindful of including people of different genders, ages, and ethnicities. The directional paint strokes are dynamic forces on the surface and into the third dimension. They suggest changes in wind and heat that carry light through the humid atmosphere. The paint texture has a direction that one feels at their center of gravity as beachgoers interact and the surf crashes ashore. The colors are descriptive while also expressive. The back of the figure in the foreground contains pink, orange, and red. White describes reflected light off the burning sand and highlights on skin rich with sunscreen and perspiration.

Meet Visual Artist, Margery Gosnell-Qua, Painter of Life

Posted on May 25, 2026

It may have been a gray, damp Thursday morning, with shops still busy making final touches as Memorial Day Weekend loomed large on Fire Island, but things felt a little warmer as vibrantly colored editions of Fire Island News (FIN) graced with the cover artwork of Margery Gosnell-Qua were loaded off the water taxi and onto wagons, and delivery rounds were made in Fire Island communities multiple communities including Atlatique, Cherry Grove, Davis Park, Fair Harbor, Fire Island Pines Kismet, Ocean Beach, Ocean Bay Park, and Saltaire.

First Fire Island News of 2026 Rolls Off the Presses, and Stocked on Newsstands Ahead of Memorial Day Weekend

Posted on May 21, 2026

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