Monday, July 7 Movie Night in The Park: The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (PG-13) The Town of Islip will host a FREE movie night at Byron Lake Park, Oakdale. Gates open at 6:30 p.m.; the movie begins after dark. Enjoy food trucks, an ice cream truck, and a viewing of The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie. Tuesday, July […]

Whether it’s your first trip to Fire Island or you’ve been summering on the shores your whole life, forgetting something you intended to bring is inevitable. Maybe your favorite new swimsuit was meant to arrive in the mail just as you left to catch the ferry, or the thought of bringing a pair of sunglasses […]

Where to see the fireworks? That’s always the big question. The good news is that there are great viewing options on Fire Island and the South Shore, and displays are visible on either side of the Great South Bay. Long Island Duck Post-Game: Although located a little inland in Central Islip, the Long Island Ducks’ […]

Our special Fourth of July Holiday edition of Fire Island News is over 25% larger than our regular biweekly issue, and it is filled with articles to celebrate the occasion.   We open with a wonderfully nostalgic vintage Fire Island image on our front cover, courtesy of the Cherry Grove Archives Collection (CGAC). Of course, […]

Over the weekend of June 28, seven bar restaurants in Ocean Beach Village received summonses for violating a new signage ordinance, which prohibits logos of beer or beverage companies from being visible on sidewalk menu chalkboards.   There are three pizza places, three candy & ice cream parlors, three grocery markets, and 12 dining establishments […]

In the fall of 1994, a small group of Emergency Medical Technicians who were also Firefighters in the Ocean Beach Volunteer Fire Department, with the support of the entire membership, submitted a proposal to the Village of Ocean Beach urging that the fire department take on responsibility for Emergency Medical Services. Later that year, the […]

Congratulations to Davis Park columnist Lisa Daglian for her win of a Press Club Long Island  (PCLI) Media Award at the PCLI Media Awards Annual Banquet, held at Fox Hollow in Woodbury on June 5th. Lisa has been a community columnist with Fire Island News since 2023, and like most community columnists, she takes on […]

  “What I try to do with my artwork is make the viewer feel the way I felt when I was at that location. To achieve this, I exaggerate the brightness of the colors a bit when I’m working with watercolors and intensify the values of the colors so that when someone looks at the […]

The Casino Café and Bar is both a beacon and an anchor for the Davis Park community. Opened in 1945, before ferry service started to Fire Island’s easternmost locality, the Casino’s 80th Anniversary celebration was held on June 6, with some 300 friends and family in attendance. Longtime resident Glen Slater quipped that he’s been […]

Friday, June 27 Ocean Beach Movie Night The Ocean Beach Chamber of Commerce will host a movie night at the Community House, 157-164 Bay Walk, Ocean Beach, at 7:30 p.m. Catch a screening of The Unbreakable Boy (PG) for FREE. Bring snacks and friends for this fun night. Friday, June 27 Town of Babylon Summer […]

For generations, the Belvedere Guest House has enchanted newcomers to Fire Island. Its majestic presence overlooking the Great South Bay is the definitive landmark visible when approaching the community of Cherry Grove by waterborne vessel. Now, after remaining in the same family ownership for 68 years, this fabled institution is being offered for sale.   […]