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The Bellport Village Board of Trustees held their October meeting on Monday, Oct. 26. Two items for public review, on traffic code and tax breaks for seniors, were discussed by the board and …

A blue wave struck most of the country during this week’s midterm elections, and in Suffolk County, Democrats flipped a few state legislature seats, with Republicans holding most of their …

On Monday, Nov. 2, Patchogue Village held a meeting in Village Hall for the Community Development Agency. For the monthly financial report, covering Oct.3 to Nov. 2, the CDA wrote 66 checks for …

Voting has already started across New York State for local, state, and federal races ahead of Election Day on Nov. 3. For those who haven’t gone to the polls yet, here’s a final rundown of …

Preregistered participants picked up supplies to create their own unique scarecrow to display downtown in Bellport Village at the annual Scarecrow Contest. The scarecrows are now being displayed on …

The South Country Central School Board held a workshop meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 21. At the opening of the meeting, high school ENL (English as a new language)/ELA teacher Stephanie Factor …

The Patchogue Village Zoning Board of Appeals held a meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 20. The Loris family of Railroad Avenue was present for their application for a variance for their corner lot …

The Suffolk County comptroller seat is empty due to the current longtime incumbent, John M. Kennedy Jr. (R-Nesconset), being term-limited after serving three consecutive four-year terms. The new …

Two candidates are running for N.Y. State Assembly District Seven, which is open as incumbent Jarett Gandolfo seeks a State Senate seat. Republican and Conservative Party candidate DawnMarie Kuhn is …

Supervisor Daniel J. Panico announced that the Town of Brookhaven’s Department of General Services Youth Bureau Division will hold its Annual INTERFACE Thanksgiving Food Drive from Oct. 13 through …

State assemblyman Joe DeStefano (R, C) will be seeking re-election to his fifth term in the Third District against lifelong resident and labor leader Josh Slaughter. DESTEFANO, R, incumbent …

Incumbent U.S. Rep Andrew Garbarino is facing a challenge from former Suffolk County executive and Democrat Pat Halpin in this November’s election. The second congressional district covers South …

The South Country Civic Association hosted their monthly meeting on Monday, Oct. 19, at the South Country Community Ambulance building on South Country Road. Greg Miglino Jr., chief of the South …

Suffolk County Legis. Dominick Thorne (LD 7), county executive Ed Romaine, New York State assemblyman Joseph DeStefano, and Suffolk County Parks officials, came together last week on Friday Oct. 16, …

On Oct. 14, Town of Brookhaven supervisor Daniel J. Panico and town officials welcomed representatives from the United States Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service …

The Patchogue Village Planning Board held a special meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 13, with the sole topic being on the board’s approval of Watch Hill Hotel Group, LLC’s amended site plan for a …

An application was made by the Loris family of Railroad Avenue to grant a variance for their corner lot property on South Street, in a D2 business district, to have a 6-foot, stepped fence erected on …

New York State Sen. Dean Murray (R, C) is running for re-election in the 3rd Senate District in the general election on Nov. 3, 2026. “I am running on my experience and my record. As a …

For nearly 500 days, Evan Gershkovich had little control over where he went and when he would see his friends and family. But he could still report. The Wall Street Journal correspondent, …

Supervisor Daniel J. Panico is proud to announce Brookhaven Town’s annual Back to School Drive successfully collected and distributed backpacks and essential school supplies to more than 1,820 …

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