![“Unfortunately, and despite our warnings and advice to leave [Fire Island] while conditions allowed, many decided not only to stay but to come over to the island,” scolded Ocean Beach Mayor James Mallott in an emailed newsletter on the afternoon of Sept. 26, during the height of the nor’easter. “These decisions put themselves and their families in danger and jeopardized our first responders who had to answer calls that never should have been.”](https://www.fireislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/IMG_8692.jpeg?quality=51&w=384)
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Arts & Theatre
“Rocky: The Musical” Makes Long Island Premiere at CM Performing Arts Center
As August Turns Into September: What To Do This Weekend and the Week Ahead on Fire Island and Along the Great South Bay
A Summer Night Full of Magic and Shakespeare with the Islip Arts Council
Summer in August: Things To Do this Weekend and the Week Ahead Along the Great South Bay and on Fire Island
The Last Week of July: Things To Do this Weekend and the Week Ahead Around Fire Island and Along the Great South Bay
Dining Review
- Summer in August: Things To Do this Weekend and the Week Ahead Along the Great South Bay and on Fire Island
Dining Like a Local: An Unofficial Guide to Snacking, Sipping, and Dining on Fire Island
Date Night Fire Island: Dinner, a Show, and Dancing Under the Stars
Xavier Alcequiez: Taking the Reins at Top of the Bay Birstro in Cherry Grove
News 12’s Erin Colton Returns to the Ocean Beach Chamber of Commerce 3rd Annual Top Toque Cooking Contest
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