The Great South Bay blossoms with flowers along the shoreline, as well as clothing swaps, bartender competitions, drag brunches at the VFW, and so many other lively events. Spring has spung on South Shore Long Island! Friday, April 25 One Night Back To The 60’s Experience two phenomenal tribute performers impersonating The Who and Janis […]

What are the Oakdale OWLs? For the past five years, the Oakdale Historical Society has been honoring an individual who epitomizes the characteristics of leadership, knowledge, and service to the Oakdale community and its history with Oakdale’s Wondrous Leadership Award (OWL). This year, they honored an entire team – The West Sayville Junior Fire Department. […]

Let’s Clarify: the free coffee given away for free on the first full day of spring at Bay Shore’s Kismet Coffee Company was strictly for the adults in the room—the two-legged ones. The delighted children from Fire Island’s Woodhull Elementary School, interacting with the friendly pooches from the Long Island Chapter of Canine Companions ® […]

Long Island’s most beloved artist, Billy Joel, once said, “You can’t go the distance with too much resistance.” However, 35-year-old Islip Terrace resident Gregory Chillak has proven that you can go the distance and overcome resistance with true love. His story of finding love is featured in Season 11 of 90 Day Fiancé. During a […]

In Mrs. Bates’ fifth-grade class at North Babylon School District’s William E. DeLuca Elementary School, students are exploring food webs and ecosystems, focusing on the essential role of producers in the process. They have been learning about how energy flows through food chains – from producers to consumers and decomposers. Students recently took a hands-on […]

On April 22nd, we start to reclaim the world we have wrecked.   These words were part of a full-page ad in the January 18, 1970 edition of the New York Times, announcing the first-ever Earth Day. Senator Gaylord Nelson and the other founders were still calling the event “The Environmental Teach-in.” The ad was […]

New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation recently celebrated its first centennial. South Shore Long Island is fortunate to have six state parks, all within proximity, each with a unique vibe. Enjoy the experiences they offer.   Belmont Lake State Park   Belmont Lake State Park in West Babylon to celebrate Earth […]

Before the Long Island State Parks Commission accessed Bayard Cutting Arboretum, Olivia Cutting James made this statement in 1934 when she proposed donating her late father’s estate: “In this world of ever-increasing tension, hurry, and noise, there will still be many who crave and need the refreshment of beauty and of quiet… the gradual real […]

South Shore Long Island is offering music, nature presentations, and other events to mark Good Friday, the Easter Holiday, and the conclusion of Passover this weekend – and more over the week ahead. Friday, April 18 Sustainable Herb Gardening Grow herbs and learn about their uses throughout history at Connetquot River State Park Preserve, Sunrise […]

Gabby Petito was a Long Island native who attended Bayport-Blue Point High School. She grew up 15 minutes from me, and I am currently the same age she was at the time of her death. The chilling true crime story that shocked the nation first-hand in a 2021 social media frenzy has resurfaced in a […]

Suffolk County Police arrested William Dymond, a Patchogue Village Code Enforcement officer after he falsely told a woman he could arrest her for driving while intoxicated but drove her to her Centereach home instead. On December 29, Dymond followed a woman he believed was driving while intoxicated and pulled over her vehicle in front of […]

The Suffolk County Police Department (SCPD) arrested a 17-year-old juvenile yesterday for robbing multiple delivery drivers since February. The Bellport resident teen called local restaurants to order food deliveries to various locations in Bellport, Patchogue, and Shirley on five separate occasions between February 22 and April 13. His established pattern was to display what appeared […]