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In the Heart of September: Things Happening This Week in the Great South Bay Neighborhoods

Posted on September 11, 2025
With less than two weeks to go before the autumnal equinox sets in, our September issue of Great South Bay News closes out the summer season for our modest newspaper family with strength and verve, thanks to the contributions of a talented team of Schneps Media writers who have a presence in it.
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Powerful Women, Blue Point Oysters, and the State of the Beach Define the September Issue of Great South Bay News

Posted on September 10, 2025
All ceremonies will take place on Thursday, September 11, 2025
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Posted on September 8, 2025
Great South Bay News, now closing in on our first year of publishing,  is already a New York Press Association award-winning newspaper. As Great South Bay News continues to grow, we are now seeking to expand our team of writers, photographers, and other journalism professionals. Those familiar with the South Shore Long Island neighborhoods, have experience and/or education in the journalism field, and a passion for the printed word and image, are encouraged to apply. Great South Bay News is a division of Schneps Media, an equal opportunity employer. All positions are on a 1099 basis. If interested, please send your resume, samples, and a letter of interest to smccollum@schnepsmedia.com.
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Babylon Village Farmers Market Babylon Village Gazebo, 244 West Main St. Sundays, 8 a.m.-noon May-November, rain or shine. Bay Shore Farmers Market Bounty by the Bay at Chef JoJo’s CookShop, 1895 Union Blvd. Sundays, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., from June 15-October 26. Bellport Village Farmers Market 471 Atlantic Ave. Saturdays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. July-October. Islip Hamlet Farmers Market Town Hall Parking Lot, 655 Main St. Saturdays, 7 a.m.-noon June-November. Patchogue Village  Farmers Market East side of Patchogue LIRR Parking Lot Saturdays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. June-October. Sayville Farmers Market The Islip Grange, 10 Broadway Ave. Saturdays, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. May-October.
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Posted on August 30, 2025
Enjoy Labor Day Weekend with the last issue of Fire Island News for the 2025 season at the beachside or on your breakfast table, with 64 pages of rich summer reading. Here, you will find the latest news updates, events happening on Fire Island and in the Great South Bay neighborhoods over the weekend and into September, as well as thoughtful essays on a range of subjects.
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Endless Summer in August: Things to Do on Fire Island and Around the Great South Bay

Posted on August 9, 2025
Patchogue’s Sandspit Lighthouse looks spiffy now, with a ramp and side railings so visitors and residents can meander and enjoy the view. However, most people are unaware of its long history of starts and stops. “The original one was a WPA project along with the rock pile,” said Matt Sherman, owner of the Davis Park Ferry Company, along with his sister-in-law Stephanie Sherman. (The WPA—Works Progress Administration—was a New Deal agency established in 1935 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt during the Great Depression. It employed millions of people who were out of work.)
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Sandspit Lighthouse: The Little Lighthouse with a Long History

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When it comes to current elder statesman blues guitarists, Jimmie Vaughan doesn’t get mentioned nearly enough. While his late baby brother Stevie Ray Vaughan may have gotten much of the commercial success thanks to his game-changing style of playing that oftentimes cast him as a latter-day Hendrix, Vaughan’s younger sibling often cited him as the better guitar player. And while Vaughan may be in the shadow of fellow living greats like Buddy Guy, Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt, Joe Bonamassa, Gary Clark, Jr., Susan Tedeschi, and Derek Trucks, the humble 74-year-old Texas guitar-slinger has carved out his own legacy.
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Jimmie Vaughan Brings the Blues to Patchogue

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  • For Mary Gauthier, songwriting goes way beyond conveying her thoughts and emotions. It was also a lifeline when she embraced sobriety back in 1990. Songwriting’s appeal was important enough for Gauthier to swap being an acclaimed chef at a wildly successful Cajun restaurant in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood to head to Nashville in her mid-thirties to pursue a dream of becoming a professional musician. Fast forward to the present day, and the 63-year-old singer-songwriter is touring with partner Jaimee Harris and not only celebrating the 25-year-plus anniversary of Gauthier’s 1999 sophomore bow, Drag Queens in Limousines, but also giving love to her most recent studio effort, 2022’s Dark Enough to See the Stars. Her love of compositional craft will be on full display when she and Harris roll into Bayport on September 26. Mary Gauthier and Art of The Song at People’s Pub in Bayport
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  • With less than two weeks to go before the autumnal equinox sets in, our September issue of Great South Bay News closes out the summer season for our modest newspaper family with strength and verve, thanks to the contributions of a talented team of Schneps Media writers who have a presence in it. Powerful Women, Blue Point Oysters, and the State of the Beach Define the September Issue of Great South Bay News
  • A Hamptons destination. Three young people who hail from Pittsburgh in a complex love triangle. And a bid for a life-altering drug deal. What will happen? How will it end? A Beach House in the Hamptons debuts at the Sayville Theater
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  • Remember September: What’s Happening This Week Around Fire Island and the Great South Bay
  • Great South Bay News, now closing in on our first year of publishing,  is already a New York Press Association award-winning newspaper. As Great South Bay News continues to grow, we are now seeking to expand our team of writers, photographers, and other journalism professionals. Those familiar with the South Shore Long Island neighborhoods, have experience and/or education in the journalism field, and a passion for the printed word and image, are encouraged to apply. Great South Bay News is a division of Schneps Media, an equal opportunity employer. All positions are on a 1099 basis. If interested, please send your resume, samples, and a letter of interest to smccollum@schnepsmedia.com. Do You Have the Right Stuff? Great South Bay News Seeks New Talent
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