The LI-Re-Leaf Committee, a group of tree-oriented Cornell Cooperative Extension and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation employees who meet monthly to discuss local tree issues, …

The graduating Patchogue-Medford High School (PMHS) Class of 2024 celebrated their prom in spectacular fashion, as the Patchogue Village’s Main Street was transformed into a wonderful prom …

The Center Moriches Methodist Church will be hosting a dedication ceremony for the renovation of their 1800s cemetery. The event will be held on June 22 at 10 a.m. at the cemetery …

hogue-Medford and William Floyd High Schools will be attending some of America’s top schools this year. Having placed in the top of their class, they are now headed to the Ivy Leagues. …

Other than family, there were few things Carl Moodt III cared about more than the South Country School District. Moodt, who died May 20 at age 75, and his wife Sheryl took over the role as team …

Bellport’s Playcrafters Theatre Company presents the comedic farce “The 39 Steps” for five performances starting Saturday, June 1. The play was adapted by Patrick Barlow from a …

Just over five years ago, the Patchogue-Medford varsity girls basketball team got a new coach, Leighann Gallagher, a former Pat-Med student-athlete who graduated in 2008. After playing for the …

When Alison Buck had her grand opening on May 2, 2014, “half the stores here were unoccupied,” she said. “I was told I was taking a big risk.” Buck just celebrated her …

Voters across Long Island headed to the polls Tuesday, May 21 to elect school board candidates and vote on budgets and bond issues. In the Patchogue-Medford School District, voters chose among …

Patchogue-Medford High School senior Alex Lawrence has been accepted into the U.S. Air Force Academy Preparatory School in Colorado Springs, Colo. Following graduation from Pat-Med, Lawrence …

SOUTH COUNTRY Voters in the South Country School District will decide whether to approve a budget of just over $143 million for the 2024-2025 fiscal year, an increase of 1.54 percent from the …

WILLIAM FLOYD Two trustees seek re-election In the William Floyd School District, two trustees are up for re-election, including Jennifer Ng Heitman and Kevin Meyer. They are running unopposed for …

Look closely at the New York lottery commercial for scratch-off games that take place on a subway (“Nothing Surprises a New Yorker—Bonkers” on YouTube). Watch a silver robot who …

Footballer Messiah Swinson is a tight end who was born and raised in Bay Shore and attended Long Island Lutheran High School, in Brookville, and was recently signed by the Green Bay Packers. …

Pat-Med alum Josh Knoth is making quite an impression in his first season with the Carolina Mudcats, the Milwaukee Brewers’s affiliate in the Single-A Carolina League. Opposing batters are …

The Patchogue-Medford varsity baseball team recently received Lt. Murphy jerseys. The team plans to wear them once they qualify for the playoffs. This year, the jerseys were presented to the team by …

Candidates for the Patchogue-Medford Board of Education discussed their positions on the issues Thursday night at a forum at Saxton Middle School organized by the Patchogue-Medford PTA Council. …

Two well-known restaurateurs, a Broadway actor, and two of Patchogue-Medford’s greatest sports teams were honored recently with induction into the Patchogue-Medford Hall of Fame. The hall …

William Floyd High School principal Philip Scotto recently conferred the Principal’s Award to the top 10 students for the William Floyd High School Class of 2024. This year’s …

Meet Patchogue-Medford High School’s 2024 top 10: No. 1: Rithika Sivapokaran, Valedictorian Hometown: Medford GPA: 105.24 (weighted) College:   Princeton …