Save The Great South Bay is a local environmental nonprofit whose mission is to restore water quality in the Great South Bay for current and future generations to enjoy. The organization partners …

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Can the LIRR electrify more Suffolk County train lines?

Dashing from the double-decker diesel train to the electric locomotive across the platform is a staple of the daily commute for thousands of Long Island Rail Road riders. The diesel-to-electric …

Plan advances for hockey rink

The Brookhaven Town Board, on July 18, voted to change the zoning at the former Dowling College campus in Shirley, a necessary step in a developer’s $125 million redevelopment plans that …

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School bus driver indicted for 50 counts of promoting and possessing child sex abuse material

Suffolk County district attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced that Guenther Mayrhofer, 71, of Mastic Beach, a bus driver for the William Floyd School District, was indicted for promoting a sexual …

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Floyd tops Longwood 36-29 for Parkway Bowl win

Last season, William Floyd won its 14th Suffolk County championship, but fell to Massapequa in the Long Island championship. This year, the Colonials not only want to win back-to-back county …

Junior selected for prestigious Juilliard pre-college program

Jackson Seifert, a junior and student-musician at William Floyd High School, recently auditioned for and was accepted to the prestigious Juilliard Pre-College program, a comprehensive …

Gateway’s haunt is back!

The haunt begins Friday, Sept. 27 and runs through Nov. 2 at the Gateway’s Haunted Playhouse in Bellport. Have your senses jarred at Long Island’s No. 1 haunted attraction, …

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Mastic Beach native serves on Navy warship

Seaman Laura Oliver, a native of Mastic Beach, is serving aboard USS Barry , a U.S. Navy warship homeported at Naval Station Everett, Wash. The ship is currently in a Seattle shipyard undergoing …

Back to school at William Floyd

On Thursday, Aug. 29, William Floyd schools welcomed back students in grades kindergarten through ninth grade for the first day of school. The remaining students in grades 10 through 12 had their …

Bill proposed to enhance school security guard training

A bill to enhance school security guard training, sponsored by Sen. Monica Martinez, recently passed the New York State Senate, will be presented to the Assembly this winter and then, possibly …

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Another Bradstock! Another happening!

Thirty-one years of great vibes, great music and above all, great spirit of the community! Bradstock XXXI, calling itself “the other one,” the different one, stems from Bud, chief of …

Appreciating our furry friends during National Service Dog month

The tremendous extent to which service dogs give independence to people with disabilities cannot be overstated. These incredible working dogs are professionally trained to change the lives of those …

Patchogue’s Eugene Perry elected president of State Firefighters Association

Veteran firefighter Eugene J. Perry, 66, of Patchogue, was recently elected president of the Firefighters Association of the State of New York (FASNY) at its 152nd convention held in Niagara Falls, …

Legislator plans to make nonprofits contracted with the county ‘not for profit’

Suffolk County Legis. Trish Bergin (R-10th District) and Legis. Robert Trotta (R-13th District) have introduced and sponsored legislation to provide further restrictions on administrative expenses of …

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Three cottages without addresses stand on the western fringes of Fire Island Pines. And as the thousands of visitors who call the Pines home for the summer depart, the Carrington Estate on the corner …

Community group seeks landmark status for Little Red Schoolhouse, which turns 100 next year

The Little Red Schoolhouse in Moriches turns 100 next year, and members of a local civic group want to see the Town of Brookhaven declare it a historic landmark. They’re concerned that …

Soul food store relocates

Eleazers Deli and Soul Food is set to open at their new location in Mastic Beach at 605-5 Mastic Road, in the former RG Wings in the Handy Pantry Shopping Center. “From the bottom of our …

Award-winning film showcases environmental advocacy

A new film highlighting the work of a Sayville-based group of student environmental activists got two enthusiastic thumbs-up from the audience at a screening Thursday night at the Plaza Cinema & …

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