Gov. Kathy Hochul delivered her annual State of the State Address on Jan. 14, with tax cuts, child care expansion, affordability, and safety among her top priorities heading into the new legislative …

Daniel Panico, Brookhaven Town Supervisor “In this coming year, I will continue the preservation of open space, and push the redevelopments in downtown North Bellport and downtown Mastic …

The CM Performing Arts Center in Oakdale will be hosting a free book signing event on Thursday, Jan. 30, at 7 p.m. with acclaimed award-winning Suffolk County News journalist Sam Desmond. …

The breakout number, “Let Yourself Go,” at the start of Gateway’s “Irving Berlin’s White Christmas The Musical,” with the cast and ensemble, is a gorgeous, rousing …

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 5. Though a presidential election, local elections will also include Congress, Senate, and Assembly. In New York’s 2nd Congressional District incumbent Andrew …

Fifth Precinct inspector John Sumwalt, 52, plans to retire from his post as commanding officer later this month. “It was a hard decision for me as I feel I truly have more I can still …

Carole King’s muse was an almost divine-inspired, non-stop floodgate, racking up 188 pop hits, many of which she wrote with lyricist husband Gerry Goffin (they wrote more than 50 top 40 hits …

Across the Great South Bay from Wednesday, July 31 through Friday, Aug. 2, multi-colored sails cruised along the water before the Robert Moses Bridge as they participated in the Great South Bay Yacht …

Dashing from the double-decker diesel train to the electric locomotive across the platform is a staple of the daily commute for thousands of Long Island Rail Road riders. The diesel-to-electric …

Winters Bros. Waste Systems, the Long Island-based recycling and trash hauling company, has been acquired by Houston-based WM. The purchase price for the deal, which was completed on July 15, was not …

The Great South Bay Music Festival returns to Shorefront Park in Patchogue on July 18-21. It’s the 16th year for the popular event, which this year includes headliners Jim Messina, Yes …

East Patchogue residents heard an update on several projects coming to the area at the June 20 meeting of Focus East Patchogue. Here are some of the projects discussed at the meeting: Greybarn …

Temple Beth El will hold its second annual Holocaust Remembrance Day on Sunday, May 5. The observance, called “Yom Hashoah” in Hebrew, starts at 2 p.m. and is open to the community. …

East Patchogue boy and second-grader (learning at a fourth-grade level) at Verne Critz Elementary School, Kenny Zalenski Jr., 7, is currently hospitalized and in need a of a heart transplant. In …

Papa Nick’s Pizzeria in Bellport Village has been a community staple for over 20 years. Sal Tauriello and his wife, Alissa took over the joint in 2001 from his father, Nick, the name behind the …

Local author Amy Nicole has recently released her children’s book “An Apple a Day,” published by Pegasus. The book is her third published book. It can be found in paperback for …

Deborah Brown-Volkman wants people unhappy in their jobs to successfully make a career jump and succeed. Especially after experiencing childhood trauma, like she did. The East Moriches career …

Suffolk County executive Ed Romaine said he will hold a meeting of officials of Suffolk County’s 10 towns in April to forge a regional approach to handling the disposal of the county’s …

Members of the Brookhaven Landfill Action & Remediation Group had a clear message when they met last week with officials from New York State attorney general Leticia James’s office. …