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Power in Heels in Patchogue will be celebrating their seventh annual event, hosted by the Greater Patchogue Chamber of Commerce at The Sunset Harbor Club. A total of three remarkable women will …

Medford Boy Scout Liam Langlan recently completed his Eagle Scout project: a Giving Box, now located at Patchogue Medford Youth & Community Services, on Bay Avenue in Patchogue. For his …

This past Sunday, March 17, the Harbor Crab Co. in Patchogue hosted its second annual St. Baldrick’s Fundraiser. Members of the community came out in support of five local kids and their …

Four Patchogue Village public safety officers, Sgt. Joseph O’Connell, Sgt. Dominic Surinaga, officer Alexander Iacono-Hall and officer Marcus Gipson, stopped a car driving down Main Street …

Patchogue-Medford came into its road game against Walt Whitman having already clinched a playoff spot, but without Angel Redding, its leading scorer. Redding, who averages 18 points and eight …

Patchogue-Medford High School Class of 2023 and first-round pick Josh Knoth is slated to be the opening-day starter in the Arizona Rookie League for the Milwaukee Brewers. Also, this year’s …

Bellport High School freshman Caitlin Maragioglio earned fourth place at the 2024 NYSPHAA Girls Wrestling Tournament. To earn the spot, she wrestled in six matches during the day-long state …

Former Hagerman fire chief Nicole Pannhurst has filed a lawsuit with the U.S. District Court claiming gender discrimination, a hostile workplace and retaliation, against the fire district and several …

Students, council members, friends and family alike gathered at the Brookhaven Town Hall to enjoy a sense of community and celebrate Black History Month, which runs through February. Despite the cold …

Blue Point-based Johnny Mac Foundation, headquartered at the Bayport-Blue Point Library, hosted its 14th “wish gala” on Saturday, Feb. 3, at the Gatsby-fabulous Mansion at Oyster Bay. A …

Early on Jan. 10, a nor’easter brought in severe rain and strong winds, causing major flooding. Since then, Brookhaven Town supervisor Daniel J. Panico declared a state of emergency effective …

The state Department of Environmental Conservation has declared the Mastic Fire Department substation at Calabro Airport in Shirley a state Superfund site, after the chemicals PFOA and PFOS were …

Five days a week at 10 outreach posts throughout Suffolk County, Lighthouse Mission of Bellport serves hundreds of people by providing them with food, groceries, clothing and prayer. In 2023, …

If you walk along South Ocean Avenue most mornings, you’ll see a guy wearing a neon safety vest picking up litter, alongside his golden retriever, who also wears a neon safety vest. Meet …

The Patchogue Tuesday Ladies Club donated toys and items for the women and children being housed at Mercy Ministries’ three shelters. They also gave a $500 donation to help purchase additional …

With the help of Suffolk County Legis. Dominick Thorne (R-Patchogue), the Suffolk County Corrections Department, Suffolk County PBA and the Suffolk County Deputy Sheriff’s PBA answered the call …

Last Wednesday evening, the Harbor Crab Co. in Patchogue hosted its 19th annual Kris Kringle fundraiser. This year, they raised over $150,000, which would go on to help 19 families this holiday …

What better way to offer some volunteerism than to babysit an adorable puppy? But not just any puppy—an in-training Canine Companions Labrador retriever, golden retriever, or a cross of the two …

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 …

The Greater Patchogue Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Locale Gastro Bar and Pizzette, hosted their first annual “Pridesgiving,” the first-ever dinner party event.  …

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