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Town Budget Stuck in Limbo
Last Thursday, Islip officials presented a budget for FY2027 that would institute an 18% tax increase as municipalities continue to grapple with a blizzard of unfunded mandates from Albany. The budget for the Town is now in limbo, as Supervisor Angie Carpenter (R-West Islip) sponsored the motion but none of...
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Islip adds 1 million oysters and 200,000 clams to Great South Bay
The Great South Bay has about 1 million more oysters and 200,000 more clams following a restoration effort by the Town of Islip. The town’s Department of Environmental Control restored the shellfish to the bay as part of an ongoing program aimed at improving water quality and supporting marine habitats, town officials announced.
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Great Neck Estates Board of Trustees recruits resident at meeting to help restart popular summer camp
The Great Neck Estates Board of Trustees’ recent meeting started off with a few routine agenda items before boiling down to a single unexpected highlight of the night: the recruitment of attendee Jayson Rokhsar, a 31-year-old lifelong resident and father of two toddlers, to potentially help restart the village’s once-popular summer day camp.
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Lido Beach birds traveled up to 68 miles for food, tracking project finds
A shortage of fish in local waters may have sent birds nesting at Lido Beach on lengthy searches for food this summer, according to Audubon New York. Researchers fitted 20 black skimmers with GPS transmitters and recorded journeys as far as 68 miles to New Jersey’s Gateway National Recreation Area.