Dunkin’ is now located at 454 William Floyd Parkway, in Shirley, in place of the old and abandoned Dairy Barn. The owners opened the storefront last week, offering free donuts to all …

Pinball enthusiast and Patchogue resident Joshua Guskin can’t wait to invite the public to his Pinball Long Island storefront, at 48 West Main Street, this St. Patrick’s Day …

The National Park Service (NPS) announces the temporary closure of the Fire Island Lighthouse Tower. On the morning of March 4, an exterior panel on the northeast side of the Fire Island …

 Suffolk County executive Steve Bellone announced $28 million in new funding to advance additional sewer expansion on the Mastic Shirley peninsula. The grants, funded by the …

Actors Sally Struthers and James Taylor Odom strode into The Gateway lobby for their Advance interview last week with enthusiastic zing. “We were crying in rehearsal. From laughter,” …

Margot J. Garant is a longtime mayor and resident of the Village of Port Jefferson. She is currently serving her 14th year as mayor. Garant recently announced her candidacy for Brookhaven Town …

A housing proposal to address the ongoing housing crisis in New York State, proposed by Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-New York) and her housing team, in late January of this year at the State of the State …

Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating after human remains were found on the beach at Smith Point County Park this afternoon. Smith Point County Park employees called …

Councilman Dan Panico recently announced that the long-vacant former Staples located at 855 Montauk Highway in Shirley has been filled. Soon, Harbor Freight Tools signed the lease for the occupancy …

Brookhaven officials voted to accept the donation of the historic American Revolutionary War-era Manor of St. George, in Shirley, along with its $1.6 million trust fund, at the town board meeting on …

Paul Bigelow’s granddaughter, Denise Valenti, joined the Long Island Decoy Collectors Association years ago, to continue her family’s heritage. After noticing both the club and the show …

Supervisor Ed Romaine has announced that the Town of Brookhaven will launch the Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) energy program in May. A letter will be sent to households and small businesses that …

The Republican and Conservative parties will officially announce their Suffolk County executive candidate selection later today, Thursday, Feb. 23, at the Holbrook Long Island MacArthur Marriott, as …

The 14-acre Bianchi/Weiss Greenhouses Superfund site in East Patchogue, remediated by the Department of Environmental Conservation in 2016, will now take a bow as a preserve, managed by the …

In celebration of Black History Month, The Long Island Advance decided to interview our local youth. After soliciting the very best students from local schools including Patchogue-Medford, South …

Patchogue resident Tashana Small has been cooking for most of her life from the age of 14, she said, but she created her signature macaroni-and-cheese cupcakes while experimenting in the kitchen with …

For the past three and a half years, East Patchogue’s Emanuel Lutheran Church on East Main Street has been without a permanent pastor, with retired Rev. David Wackenhuth filling in temporarily. …

The Smith Point Bridge Replacement Project held a Construction Awareness Information Session on Wednesday, Jan. 18 at 7 p.m., in the William Floyd High School auditorium, located at 240 Mastic Beach …

These aren’t your mother’s Girl Scout badges! In keeping with the rapid changes in the digital age, the Girl Scouts have developed innovative new badges to spark the imagination of …