PATCHOGUE VILLAGE

Celebrating Record Store Day at Record Stop

Located in Patchogue is a cozy spot for music lovers, where vinyl records carry a sense of history and music fills the air in the aisles. Record Stop, a family-owned store since 1974, stands as a …

New town ordinance targets town dumpsters

A new law passed by the Brookhaven Town Board on April 4 prohibits people or businesses from dumping large amounts of trash in town-owned dumpsters or recycling bins. First-time offenders are …

Concert to pay tribute to female rock and blues legends

Rock meets the blues in a concert the Patchogue Arts Council is presenting on April 28. “Ladies Rock the Blues” will celebrate the music of female performers Bonnie Raitt, Sharon …
Bellport Village

Bellport man pleads guilty to vehicular assault

Suffolk County district attorney Raymond A. Tierney today announced that Michael Turner, 51, of Bellport, pleaded guilty to vehicular assault and other related charges, for driving while impaired by …

Three candidates running for South Country school board

Three candidates, two of whom are incumbents, are running for seats on the South Country Board of Education. Two at large seats are open. Incumbents Chris Picini and Cameron Trent are running …

Bellport's best of the best

1- Valedictorian: Samantha DeLillo GPA: 104.98- Delillo plans to attend Vanderbilt University to study special education. Words of advice: “My time at Bellport High School was a time that …

A day to remember all who served

A number of veterans’ organizations, fire departments, and community members have plans to remember those who have served. Below is a compiled list to attend a local Memorial Day ceremony on …
Bellport

Brookhaven Chambers of Commerce Coalition hosts outstanding member of the year awards

This year marked the 24th anniversary of the BCCC awards night. The awards reception and cocktails networking event was held on April 17 at the TRIO in Holbrook. The program included validation …

Bellport budget passes: Terms of Office extended to four years

The $6.37 million budget was passed by the Bellport Board of Trustees and mayor on Tuesday night. So did the resolution for terms of office from two years to four years. Trustee Steve Mackin, at …

Bellport senior earns full ride to St. Joe’s

Bellport High School senior Dennys Cardenas has received a St. Joseph’s University Presidential Grant. The merit-based scholarship gives him a full ride to the school. Cardenas said he cried …

South Country proposes 1.54 percent budget increase to $143 million

Voters in the South Country School District will decide on May 21 whether to approve a budget of just over $143 million for the 2024-2025 fiscal year, an increase of 1.54 percent from the current …
ARTS
Two play 16 at Clare Rose Playhouse
Mel Brooks. Eddie Murphy. Peter Sellers. Three funnymen known for portraying multiple roles in their films... that trope has now come …
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Over 100 student artists exhibited
The Bay Area Friends of Fine Arts (BAFFA) held their annual juried invitational high school exhibition at their gallery in Gillette …
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Learn how to do Broadway at a discount
You could call Brian Stoll a Broadway superfan. The West Islip resident has the Playbill from each of the more than 300 Broadway …
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SPORTS
Hometown rivalry between top-ranked lacrosse teams ends in close win
Going into the showdown with Bayport-Blue Point, Sayville was 5-0 for the season. “BBP is the defending state champions, they …
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Earning his stripes
Marcus Stroman grew up in Medford and graduated from Pat-Med High School in 2009. Stroman grew up a Yankees fan and his dream of …
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FOCUS East Patchogue seeks input for public park
The Town of Brookhaven has proposed a park to be located on the site of the former Plaza Theater located on East Main Street. The site …
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Brookhaven News
Over the past weekend, Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested five impaired drivers for driving while intoxicated (DWI). One of these drivers was charged with aggravated DWI as one …
The Patchogue-Medford School District is proposing a $241.3 million 2024/25 budget with a 2.67 percent increase of the tax levy. The proposed budget does not pierce the tax cap. The average tax …
On Monday, April 22, New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that for the FY 2025 budget, she would be increasing school aid by $1.3 billion to nearly $36 billion, including $24.9 billion in …
Suffolk News
Earlier this week, on Tuesday, April 23, owners of the Shirley Buffalo Wild Wings went before the Patchogue Village Planning Board to consider an application for a Buffalo Wild Wings Go takeout …
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 …
Featuring 81 etchings from American-Austrian artist John W. Winkler, a new exhibition at the Charles B. Wang Center at Stony Brook University explores scenes of San Francisco’s Chinatown in the …
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