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Experience family fun at the 2024 Country Kick-off event at Lenny Bruno Farms
Lenny Bruno Farms invites families to kickstart the farm’s season at the 2024 Country Kick-off event! Taking place on May 18 and May 19, 2024, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., this weekend event promises an array of modern and classic country music, line dancing, delicious food, hayrides, activities for kids, teens, and adults.
Rough weather this AM & better Friday
A stormy day ahead with gusty winds, isolated flooding & a few spotty power outages as a storm stalls near Long Island. This storm will drift away from Connecticut tonight with some drying and clearing Friday & through the weekend. Early this morning: Tough to hold the umbrella! Periods of heavy rain & windy. Isolated […]
Where Is Rex Heuermann Now? All About the Suspected Long Island Serial Killer, Accused of Murdering at Least 4 Women (Exclusive)
Rex Heuermann "doesn't congregate" with other prisoners "because of the crimes he's accused of," Suffolk County Sheriff Dr. Errol D. Toulon Jr. tells PEOPLE
Local Favorites Headline Stacked NASCAR Modified Entry List At Riverhead
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour heads to one of its oldest race tracks for the first of two trips this weekend to Long Island’s Riverhead Raceway. It’s bullring racing time, and “The ‘Head” always brings out a strong local contingent of drivers known as “The Long Island Gang” ready to defend their home turf against the invaders.
With hurricane season coming, be prepared
The looming possibility of natural disasters — such as hurricanes and other severe storms — poses a significant, and ongoing, threat to Long Island, and particularly for those living in more vulnerable coastal communities, like Long Beach and Freeport, which are most susceptible to damage caused by high winds and surging floodwaters.
Saskatoon Damm joins
My name is Saskatoon Damm, and I am interning at The Star News this summer. I am excited to cover news in the community and gain reporting experience. I grew up in Medford and went to high school at MASH. My favorite classes there were AP Literature and AP History. Outside of academics, I participated in tennis and the philosophy club. I also worked at Aspirus Hospital, Francis L. Simek Memorial Library, Damm Financial Tax and Accounting, and a dairy farm.
Riverhead teachers union decries town effort to help charter school find new site for high school
Riverhead changing its laws to help the Riverhead Charter School site a new high school is the “biggest threat” facing Riverhead schools, the school district’s teacher’s union president said last night, as town officials consider allowing private schools to be developed in more areas around town.
Community forum on proposed Starbucks in Shirley, May 16
Greater Moriches coverage is funded in part by Angels of Long Island, a charitable nonprofit. Shopping at the Angels’ Mastic and Patchogue thrift stores helps Long Island families in need. Or, click here to donate. Starbucks is inching closer toward opening its next location on Long Island’s South Shore....
Photo tour: Inside look at The James, opening this month in Babylon Village
Greater Babylon coverage is funded in part by The Argyle Theatre, where Broadway comes to Babylon. Click here for tickets to ‘A Bronx Tale,’ performing through June 16. It’s the second transformation of an iconic Babylon location for this duo. Long Island restaurateurs Andrew Affa and Steve...
Unsettled today & nicer tomorrow
A stormy day ahead with gusty winds, isolated flooding & a few spotty power outages as a storm stalls near Long Island. This storm will drift away from Connecticut tonight with some drying and clearing Friday & through the weekend. Today: Periods of heavy rain giving way to showers. Gusty winds with 20-35 MPH gusts. […]
May the fourth and forward, Port Jefferson Station community engages in beautification project
Craig den Hartog, of Emerald Magic Lawn Care and Planter of Old Town Blooms, a local community beautification project, had great success Saturday, May 4 with an early Great Brookhaven Clean Up event. This community right-of-way and sidewalk clearing on Old Town Road between Pagnotta Drive and Old Town Road connects residents of Comsewogue and Middle Country School districts.
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