It was a Tuesday night, and Thanksgiving was just two days away.
A lot of people would be in the kitchen getting a start on preparing Thanksgiving dinner, or at the supermarket buying some …
The Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts recently announce the opening of a new office and multipurpose space, The Patchogue Theatre Offices at Stage Left, located at 79 …
Robert (Bob) Crowley and his son, Bob Jr., spoke to the Advance about his wife, Marge, before the recent board meeting.
“For over 30 years, she worked on the Architectural Review Board and …
We hit the streets in Bellport Village on Small Business Saturday to check out some of the great gifts downtown stores are offering this holiday season. Here’s what we found.
Bellport Arts …
The temperature was in the mid-30s, but that didn’t keep hundreds of people from turning out for the Village of Patchogue Christmas parade on Saturday night.
From grandparents to kids in …
The William Floyd Colonials varsity football team lost 42-40 to Massapequa for the Long Island Championship on Saturday, Nov. 30, at Stony Brook University.
The Colonials were seeking …
In 2010, Suffolk County’s red-light camera program was authorized under New York State legislation, which allowed counties to install automated traffic enforcement systems.
Through the …
Every year, Bellport’s Lighthouse Mission teams up with the South Country School District’s social workers and hands out thousands of free gifts to local families in need.
Each …
Several area fire departments are holding elections on Dec. 10. Below are the candidates and proposition information:
Bellport
Richard Omelchuk will be running for the only …
Anthony Zutter grew up in Centereach, within walking distance of the Middle Country Library.
An avid reader, at 16 he landed an after-school job at the library shelving books.
That …
Patrons of the Plaza Cinema & Media Arts Center in Patchogue filled every seat in the house, plus an extra two rows Friday night, to view “Conclave,” support the theater, and hear …
On a beautiful but chilly morning, a large group of dedicated Bellport Garden Club members gathered together, as they do every year, to decorate the merchants’ window boxes on …
The breakout number, “Let Yourself Go,” at the start of Gateway’s “Irving Berlin’s White Christmas The Musical,” with the cast and ensemble, is a gorgeous, rousing …
Brookhaven Fire Department’s tree lighting, Dec. 1 at 7 p.m.
There will be hot chocolate, caroling, treats and a visit from Santa.
Winter coat drive, Dec. 3 at 5-7 p.m.
The …
The Brookhaven Town Board last week unanimously passed a 2025 budget that raises the town portion of the average homeowner’s bill by $18 a month, or $216 for the year.
Town supervisor …
You’ve probably seen “A Christmas Story” on TV. Who hasn’t, since TBS and TNT air it for 24 hours on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day?
You remember some of the classic …
There’s a reason “Irving Berlin’s White Christmas,” playing at The Gateway (Nov. 29 through Dec. 2), got shout-outs when it hit Broadway in 2008 and continues to rouse …
Fall has come and gone, and though we are falling deeper and deeper into the winter cold months with temperatures dropping and the anticipation of snow, we still want that grill flavor, and …
Suffolk County police, on Nov. 26, responded to former U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin’s home in Shirley on the report of a threat of a pipe bomb.
Zeldin and his family were not home at the time, he …
Brookhaven town clerk Kevin LaValle brought his Mobile Office to the Patchogue-Medford Library in November. The Mobile Office program makes it convenient for residents to connect with the town clerk, …
At the nonprofit organization Canine Companions, passionate volunteers raise and train puppies to become service dogs, matching each pup to a person with disabilities—at no cost to the client. …
On Nov. 12, the Suffolk County Legislature passed the proposed 2025 budget from the county executive’s office.
Legislator and deputy presiding officer Steven J. Flotteron (11th District) …
Former congressman Lee Zeldin is President-Elect Donald Trump’s pick to head the EPA, a surprising choice to some local environmentalists who hope the Suffolk County native will prioritize the …