Shirley resident and owner of Freshy Fresh Bagels, Will Backhaus, and his son Joshua, 22, a William Floyd High School graduate, will open their second location at the former Spicy’s chicken …

The William Paca Middle School Garden Club has been working hard to cultivate their crops for summer and fall harvesting. The group, led by Brian Midwinter and Justine Dill, eighth-grade living …

Magic Fountain’s ice cream tastes noticeably different. And while as a frequent flyer, I have chocked it up to magic, destination, and my overall love for the cold stuff, the reporter in …

Harmony Café and Eileen’s Home for the Holidays are gearing up to serve hundreds of holiday meals to the community this week. Harmony Café will serve a free takeout dinner at …

This year brings promises of a spring packed with Easter happenings. Below is a compiled list of some of the local events this spring. Bunny Run and Easter Egg Hunt, Patchogue Village …

Mastic Beach Conservancy held its first paddle race, Race the Narrows, on Saturday, July 15, followed by Bash by the Bay , a free community event with live music. The two-mile recreational race took …

As the holiday season approaches, Harmony Café, a nonprofit organization with a mission to empower guests through nutritious foods and wellness education, is teaming up with the Toast …

TRITEC Real Estate Company announced today that Great South Bay Brewery has signed a lease for 8,428 square feet of space at Station Yards, a mixed-use development at the Long Island Railroad Station …

Next month, July 7 through 9, the St. John’s Greek Festival will return for food, pastries, and Greek traditions. The event has been a mainstay annual event in Blue Point for the past 40 years. …

Doing Something About It Inc. will hold its sixth annual Cultural Empowerment Event on March 2 at the Bellport Boys & Girls Club from 4 to 7 p.m. The event comes during Women’s History …

The villages of Patchogue and Bellport are gearing up for a monthlong celebration of fall. If you seek crisp air, pumpkins and decorating, look no further: SCARECROW CONTEST Preregistered …

This year, Patrick “PJ” Balzer and his wife, Catherine Gutierrez, of The Kings Kids Christian Outreach in Mastic Beach, provided meals for those in need this Thanksgiving. He and his …

The over 25 ladies of the church’s women’s organization, called Philoptochos, will spend hours upon hours across four to five days preparing homemade desserts for sale at the annual St. …

The Great South Bay Music Festival is back for their 16th anniversary. The four-day music and arts festival presented by Voodoo Ranger, will return to the newly revamped waterfront at Shorefront Park …

During GiGi’s Playhouse’s third annual Black-tie Gala, held on March 16, congressman Andrew Garbarino (R) announced that he had secured a $1 million federal grant for the organization. …

Tilray Brands is buying Blue Point Brewing Co. from Anheuser-Busch, it was announced Monday. Blue Point Brewing, which has a production facility and tasting room in Patchogue, is one of eight …

The hallowed tree-towering grounds of the Post-Morrow Foundation in Brookhaven Hamlet, with its meandering paths past small ponds, then the trail to the boardwalk past shimmering Beaver Dam Creek, …

Thanksgiving is around the corner, which means the Lighthouse Mission in Bellport is expecting a surge of people looking for help during the holidays.  “We need your help to bring …