East Islip High School’s wrestlers won their third straight Rocky Gilmore Classic title at the 37th annual edition of the tournament, which the school hosted earlier this month. East Islip boasted 14 place winners, five finalists, and four champions, totaling 246 team points to earn a well-deserved first place. Capturing first place overall for East […]

At the January 9 Town Board meeting, the Brookhaven Town Board honored the Red Knights Motorcycle Club New York Chapter 26 for co-sponsoring the annual holiday Teddy Bear Run to collect donations of new Teddy Bears for thousands of needy children in Brookhaven Town. The yearly “run” started at noon and ended with a special […]

News of the disappearance of an East Patchogue teen kept the attention of South Shore, and Long Island metro region residents riveted until and after she was found alive and healthy 25 days later. Her father, Frank Gervasi, the owner of an auto body shop in Setauket, remained a vocal advocate on behalf of his […]

An East Patchogue bar Service Level Agreement (SLA) inspection, Suffolk County Police arrested David Reyes of Holbrook, owner of El Limeño located at 1160 Montauk Highway, and his employee Jesus Roman of Bay Shore, on Friday night, January 10, 2024. The Fifth Precinct Crime Section officers, in conjunction with the Brookhaven Fire Marshal, Brookhaven Town […]

Plunging temperatures made Fire Island Ferry service cancellations inevitable. Today, Fire Island Ferries, Inc. (FIFi) of Bay Shore announced an expansion of passenger service cancellations, effective Friday, January 10, 2025. On Wednesday evening, January 8, the service cancellation was limited to Fair Harbor and Ocean Bay Park communities. However, any seasoned Great South Bay person […]

Congratulations to the East Islip High School’s varsity cheer team, which has recently secured invitations to participate in the Universal Cheerleaders Association’s National High School Cheerleading Championship at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. Led by their coach, Ariel Scharfschwerdt, the EIHS varsity cheer team will head to the Sunshine State in early February […]

There are currently more than 100,000 people on the national organ transplant list, waiting and praying for a call that will save their lives. According to the United States Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), each day, 17 of those people will die waiting for an organ transplant. While it’s a sobering reality, there is […]

Hello, Baby New Year, and congratulations to Meryum Ali and Ashfaq Khan on the birth of their daughter! She is Northwell Health’s first baby of 2025, born at 12:10 a.m. at Huntington Hospital. She weighs 8 pounds 6 ounces and measures 21 inches long. Her proud parents have named her Gulbano, which means “Princess of […]

Looking back over the past year gives us all a sense of perspective. It’s a chance to frame events outside the moment and contemplate as we bravely forge into the coming year. However, for Fire Island and Great South Bay News, that lens is seen through a very transitional year for our publication. Here are […]

With an energy as vibrant as her signature red lipstick, Sydney-born author, Georgia Clark, is here to whisk you away—whether for a weekend at one of her inspiring writers’ retreats, an unforgettable evening at her Generation Women storyteller series at Joe’s Pub, or the delicious hours it takes to devour one of her irresistible escapist […]

As a new contributor to the GSBN, I would like to introduce myself. As of October 25, 2024, I have been the Executive Director of the Islip Arts Council (IAC) for 17 years. Islip Arts Gallery at the South Shore Mall recently celebrated its 50th anniversary. It was a celebration sponsored by AARP to award […]

Paper Doll Boutique is rising from the ashes. It has been two months since a devastating fire tore through the heart of Sayville’s business district on Main Street, but on Christmas Eve, an important announcement was made.   “We have been granted the best gift of all. An opportunity to continue our business and secure […]