Trent is a Bellport resident, married for 22 years with five children. She is the oldest of five children herself and graduated from Bellport High School in 1997. She started cooking and baking at …
Due to an oversight, the South Country School District is anticipating up to a 7.76 percent tax increase. However, district officials and the school board are looking to extend debt payments or find …
The Conifer Village Apartments is a quiet senior complex in East Patchogue, developed as a joint venture housing project by Conifer Realty and Community Development Corporation of Long Island, an …
“I don’t want Black art to be limited to February, and to do that, we need to celebrate all people and their interconnectedness,” said Tracy Todd Hunter, the curator of Colors …
Let Black History Month be reminder that African-Americans have many achievements, contributions, and successes but have also suffered from injustice, discrimination, and economic exclusion. Every …
During Black History Month, we stop to consider not only the progress we have made towards equality in this country, but also the ongoing issues facing our Black youth every day. Historically, …
Super Bowl Sunday morning was ice-cold for those who gathered in Sandspit Marina parking lot for the Young Professionals annual Patchogue Plunge into the freezing waters. Some came in layers. Some …
On Feb. 3, Brookhaven Town supervisor Ed Romaine and members of the Town Council were joined by a bipartisan group of state legislators, village mayors and other elected officials to speak out …
On Wednesday, Jan. 2, the New York State Legislature passed new boundary lines for the state Assembly, state Senate districts and New York’s congressional delegation. In 2014, New York State …
Bill Clamser and Almeta Wilson have been married for over 50 years—“too long,” Almeta joked. Aged 79 and “57,” so she says, or rather 77, the couple enjoys …
You have to have an innate connection with young people to ignite them towards activism. Art Cooley, Bellport High School’s science teacher of ornithology and advanced biology from 1956 to …
They lift off on Sunday mornings, especially in the summer, discussing life’s intricacies, like jobs, kids, the donuts at Swan Bakery, or the produce they aim to purchase at Deer Run Farms …
The chilly but sunny Saturday weather didn’t deter CEED instructor Sydney Randall from conducting a temperature measure on an outdoor picnic table with engrossed students Logan and Amy. It was …
When you’re a member of law enforcement, you never know what the next assignment will bring. This was the case for two officers who recently assisted a Ridge woman after she delivered her baby …
Last year, Winters Bros. closed on over 200 acres of land neighboring the current Brookhaven Town landfill in Yaphank just south of Horseblock Road. The purchase of the property, according to Will …
T here are piles of snow outside, even still, since the last storm. The snow was followed by freezing rain later in the week, and cold weather is expected to last for some time, even with local …
This year’s P.S. I Love You Day is scheduled for Feb. 11, and the South Ocean Wellness Club is striving to “paint the town purple” to show the community is a safe and supportive …
The William Floyd High School boys varsity track team under the leadership of head coach Ed Noll recently competed in the League I Championships at the Suffolk County Community College Brentwood …
The Bellport wrestling team won the League IV tournament on Saturday at Hauppauge. The Clippers qualified 10 wrestlers for the Suffolk County Tournament of Feb. 12 and 13. Bellport crowned …
The Village of Patchogue Community Development Agency hosted their annual public hearing meeting last week, on Thursday, Feb. 3, seeking input for block grant funding. The only speaker during the …
