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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.

Fire Island News Closes Out 2025 Summer Season with Labor Day Weekend Edition

Posted on August 28, 2025

Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad is investigating the death of a man who drowned offshore of Fire Island at Sailors Haven over the weekend.

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Riptide Death Offshore of Fire Island’s Sailors Haven

Posted on August 24, 2025

FIN 7 and GSBN August Issues

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Doubleheader as Fire Island News and Great South Bay News Hits Newsstands the Same Day in August

Posted on August 13, 2025

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Bay Shore Man Wielding Sword Shot by Suffolk County Police

Posted on August 5, 2025

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The Sunday of Summer: Fire Island News, the August 1st Edition

Posted on July 30, 2025

Summer tunes are in the air and making a splash in our July 18 edition of Fire Island News. Glyn Emmerson writes about the bands that jammed in Kismet and Atlantique over the July 4th Weekend. Robert Levine covered the world-class opera singer who recently performed at Whyte Hall in Fire Island Pines. Then, Rob Verbeck ventured out with his camera to catch the action at Alive After Five in downtown Patchogue. The music continues over the weekend of July 24 as the Great South Bay Music Festival comes back for its 17th summer in Shorefront Park in Patchogue Village. Omar Drissi gives us a rundown of what to expect for this upcoming crown jewel event in the Long Island music calendar. Fire Island News is also proudly working with the Great South Bay Music Festival on a special sweepstakes for our readers. One lucky person will win two VIP tickets to this extravaganza, featuring 55 performers on four stages over four days. No purchase is necessary to enter.

Music, Sweet Music, Takes Center Stage in June 18 Edition of Fire Island News

Posted on July 17, 2025

Our July 4, 2025, edition of Fire Island News hits newsstands this week, throughout Fire Island and the Great South Bay neighborhoods along Long Island's South Shore.

Fun, Fireworks, and the Fire Island News Fourth of July Edition

Posted on July 2, 2025

Fire Island News Volume 69 Issue 3

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Summer Solstice Edition of Fire Island News Previews Everything Fourth of July and More

Posted on June 18, 2025

Fire Island News Issue 2, June 6, 2025

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Fire Island News June 6 Issue Includes Pride Month, Public Workshops, and Picture Pages

Posted on June 5, 2025

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How Exercise Can Improve Your Mental Health

Posted on June 3, 2025

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May’s Great South Bay News Coverage

Posted on May 15, 2025

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Antibiotics & Kids

Posted on April 28, 2025

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