The William Floyd boys basketball team ended its season Sunday with a 57-40 loss to No. 1-seed Half Hollow Hills East in the Suffolk AAA championship game. The game was played at Farmingdale …
ABOUT THE LEGISLATION The Lift Our Communities, Advertise Locally (LOCAL) Act, sponsored by New York State Sen. Monica R. Martinez and assemblymember Jen Lunsford, would establish a new $10 …
The one-eighth cent sales tax approved by Suffolk County voters in November is expected to generate nearly $2.7 billion over the next 35 years. The money from the Suffolk County Water Quality …
Suffolk County district attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced that Duntrell R. Thomas, 30, of Mastic Beach, was indicted for murder in the second degree and other related offenses, for allegedly …
Amanda Lefton will start Monday, March 3, as the new commissioner for the NYS Department of Environment Conservation. Citizens Campaign for the Environment has worked with Lefton for the last 15 …
William Floyd High School juniors Jackson Seifert and Colin Smith have earned All-Eastern honors from the National Association for Music Education (NAfME), one of the most prestigious honors a high …
The Mastic Angels of Long Island thrift shop and food pantry has closed its doors after a long struggle to stay open. “I should have waved the white flag months ago, but I knew how much …
Eight wrestlers from our area will be in Albany on Thursday, Feb. 27, competing in the first-ever girls state wrestling tournament sanctioned by the New York State Public High School Athletic …
The developer chosen for a long-awaited redevelopment of the Neighborhood Road area in Mastic Beach is seeking tax breaks from the town’s Industrial Development Agency. Mastic Dev. Co. …
If you’ve been to Smith Point County Park recently, you may have noticed some large equipment there. Contractors for Orsted, the company that is developing a 924-megawatt wind farm off the …
It was quite a Christmas for Kayla Masotto. The day after the big holiday, she risked her life and rescued a man who fell through the ice on Poospatuck Creek. Legis. Jim Mazzarella recognized …
William Floyd went into its Suffolk AAA playoff game on the road at Northport on Thursday, Feb. 13, as an underdog. The Colonials were a No. 11 seed taking on No. 6-seed Northport, a team ranked …
Suffolk County executive Ed Romaine announced that the Suffolk County Veterans Emergency Assistance Commission is now accepting applications from veterans in need of home heating assistance. …
Sen. Monica R. Martinez and assemblymember Jen Lunsford, with support from the Empire State Local News Coalition, introduced legislation to establish a new tax credit for small businesses that …
Innovative and Alternative Wastewater Treatment Systems are high efficiency replacements for outdated, conventional cesspools which are a major source of nitrogen pollution in Long Island’s …
In today’s fast-paced digital world, it’s more important than ever for adults and teens to understand the dynamics of relationships. Recognizing the red flags of unhealthy relationships, …
The $52 million U.S. Army Corps of Engineers federal replenishment project, that began last February, has been partially completed on Davis Park right now. “They’re on the western part …
Days after addressing her priorities for the state in her State of the State Address, Gov. Kathy Hochul released the 2025-2026 Executive Budget, which recommends a 4.75 percent increase in school …
Victoria Basharina, a senior at William Floyd High School, has been selected as one of just 25 New York State nominees for the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program, one of the nation’s …
Amtrak is studying possibly bringing service to the Long Island Rail Road station in Ronkonkoma, something both county executive Ed Romaine and Islip Town supervisor Angie Carpenter are pushing for. …
