PATCHOGUE VILLAGE

WORD OF THE WEEK

Innovative and Alternative Wastewater Treatment Systems are high efficiency replacements for outdated, conventional cesspools which are a major source of nitrogen pollution in Long Island’s …

First-of-its-kind tax credit to support small-business advertising in local media

Sen. Monica R. Martinez and assemblymember Jen Lunsford, with support from the Empire State Local News Coalition, introduced legislation to establish a new tax credit for small businesses that …

Patchogue-Medford Library hosts Take Your Child to the Library Day

On Saturday, dozens of families stopped by the Patchogue-Medford Library in Patchogue as they celebrated Take Your Child to the Library Day, a literacy-inspired event for children and tweens. The …
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SPORTS

Center of attention

Last season, Autumn Simon was an all-county center at Bellport High School and the team’s leading scorer. She helped lead the Clippers, a No. 5 seed, to their first-ever Suffolk County …
SPORTS

Bellport basketball loses on the road at Smithtown West

Bellport came into its game at Smithtown West on Tuesday, Jan. 28, in first place in League IV, with an 8-1 conference record and having already clinched a playoff spot. Smithtown West, on the …

SC Veterans Emergency Home Heating Assistance Commission accepting applications

Suffolk County executive Ed Romaine announced that the Suffolk County Veterans Emergency Assistance Commission is now accepting applications from veterans in need of home heating assistance. …

Hoping to dazzle the corner

The Bellport Sunoco Gas Station and its Grab & Go convenience store at 1741 Montauk Highway, in North Bellport, transformed the northern corner by Station Road in 2019 with its modern, …
Bellport

Could Amtrak service be in Ronkonkoma’s future?

Amtrak is studying possibly bringing service to the Long Island Rail Road station in Ronkonkoma, something both county executive Ed Romaine and Islip Town supervisor Angie Carpenter are pushing for. …

Town of Brookhaven holds MLK Day event

The Town of Brookhaven honored the late Martin Luther King Jr. with its annual MLK Day of Service Luncheon on Jan. 20 with speakers and a community service project for Long Island …
REVIEW

Dark is okay when brilliantly hilarious

It starts with the famous harpsichord strains and percussive finger snaps. Then Thing, the hand, scuttles across the stage. The Addams family appears. In a graveyard. A couple of them look sort …

Most districts in Suffolk to get increases in aid next school year

Days after addressing her priorities for the state in her State of the State Address, Gov. Kathy Hochul released the 2025-2026 Executive Budget, which recommends a 4.75 percent increase in school …
ARTS
Coastal bird sighting in Blue Point
A rare creature captured by historical society President, Mary Bailey, in Blue Point features a heron on the Great South …
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French restaurant establishes unique twists on original dishes
A year into the opening of Sunflower Café at 825 Montauk Highway in Bayport, owner Stace Hansen has carved out a satisfyingly French …
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Gatsby-style celebration for local charity
The fourteenth annual Wish Gala for the Blue Point-based charity Johnny Mac Foundation was held at the mansion at Oyster Bay on …
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SPORTS
Sayville basketball team picks up the dinner tab for William Floyd High School team in memory of late coach
The Sayville High School varsity boys’ basketball team recently treated their William Floyd High School counterparts to dinner …
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Area basketball teams advance to the postseason
The William Floyd boys and girls basketball teams and the Bellport boys basketball team are headed to playoffs, which start …
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Girls basketball team wins Long Island Championship
The sixth grade girls basketball team for Our Lady of the Snow, Blue Point won the Long Island Championship on Sunday, Feb. 2. In …
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Brookhaven News
The NYS LTAP Center - Cornell Local Roads Program (NYSLTAP-CLRP) recently congratulated the Town of Brookhaven Highway Department as one of the winners in the 2024-25 Work Zone Equipment Package …
An eighth individual was arrested last week in the kidnapping case involving a 14-year-old girl from Patchogue. Since the first arrest on Jan. 3, there have been seven additional arrests, and it …
Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts recently announced the promotion of Matt McKone from production manager to director of operations. According to the theatre, this is a …
Suffolk News
On Saturday, Feb. 8, protestors demonstrated in front of Congressman Andrew Garbarino’s (2nd district) office at Oak Street in Patchogue. The Islip Democrats in Suffolk County organized the …
As of Jan. 1, all boaters looking to operate a vessel must obtain a safety certificate, regardless of age. Additionally, there is no longer a 120-day grace period and all New York State boaters must …
On Wednesday, Jan. 15 at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, Women Sharing Art, a Bayport organization with 54 members from across Suffolk, opened their exhibit, “Therefore, I am!” …
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