The Great South Bay Music Festival, “Long Island’s Music Fest,” is thrilled to announce that they are back and bigger than ever for the 2025 season. The four-day …

The St. Joseph’s University, New York, Graduate Nursing Student Organization recently raised and donated funds for local food pantries at St. Joseph the Worker R.C. Church, in North Bellport, …

Faced with a projected $3.2 million budget gap and rising costs for transportation, health insurance and special education, the South Country Central School District administration has proposed …

Emergency responders were at the ready. A triage area was already cordoned off. Ambulances were lining up in the parking lot. The ferry, followed by several emergency boats with their lights …

As the weather warms, it’s important to follow doctor-recommended safety tips on how to effectively prepare your body prior to diving into golf, pickleball, softball or other warm-weather …

St. Joseph’s University student Devin Walsh had a big night last month when she participated in the Miss New York International pageant in Princeton, N.J., and was crowned Miss New York …

CEED, the Center for Environmental Education and Discovery, located in Brookhaven, has recently announced plans to host their first Dewdrop Discoveries program for preschool-aged children. The …

ABOUT THE LEGISLATION The Lift Our Communities, Advertise Locally (LOCAL) Act, sponsored by New York State Sen. Monica R. Martinez and assemblymember Jen Lunsford, would establish a new $10 …

The one-eighth cent sales tax approved by Suffolk County voters in November is expected to generate nearly $2.7 billion over the next 35 years. The money from the Suffolk County Water Quality …

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. …

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 …

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 …

More than 100 people turned out Tuesday night, Jan. 21, for a forum the Town of Brookhaven organized to discuss battery-energy storage systems. Battery-energy storage systems hold solar- or …

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. …

Gov. Kathy Hochul delivered her annual State of the State Address on Jan. 14, with tax cuts, child care expansion, affordability, and safety among her top priorities heading into the new legislative …

Daniel Panico, Brookhaven Town Supervisor “In this coming year, I will continue the preservation of open space, and push the redevelopments in downtown North Bellport and downtown Mastic …

At the Jan. 9 town board meeting, the Brookhaven Town Board honored the Red Knights Motorcycle Club New York Chapter 26 for co-sponsoring the annual holiday Teddy Bear Run to collect donations of new …

On Tuesday, Jan. 21, supervisor Dan Panico will be hosting a forum for residents to learn about battery energy storage systems and their impact on our community. During the forum, qualified expert …

Five days a week at nine outreach posts throughout Suffolk County, Lighthouse Mission of Bellport serves hundreds of people by providing them with food, groceries, clothing and prayer. In 2022, …

The CM Performing Arts Center in Oakdale will be hosting a free book signing event on Thursday, Jan. 30, at 7 p.m. with acclaimed award-winning Suffolk County News journalist Sam Desmond. …