News by Stefan Mychajliw
News by Stefan Mychajliw on South Shore Press
Cops Investigating Fatal Car Crash
Detectives are asking anyone with information on the incident to contact the Fifth Squad at 631-854-8552.
From the Newsroom: Feeling Grateful
As a child, you have no clue about the struggle and sacrifice mothers make for their children. Now that I’m a father, I can’t imagine the stress and anxiety she experienced knowing she could never, ever “Keep up With the Joneses” and have a boatload of gifts under the tree for her excited children. Our childhood home was not a syrupy Hallmark or Lifetime movie. It was what extreme poverty felt and looked like.
From the Newsroom: Choose Joy
“Perhaps you sense that we prepare for and celebrate Christmas doing the opposite of what brings peace and joy to the world. Maybe we embrace too much of the secular culture and not enough of the Gospel culture. Are we able to listen to God in the midst of all this?”
From the Newsroom: Ave Maria, Florida
If you asked most folks across the South Shore if they’ve ever heard of Thomas Stephen Monaghan, many would simply shrug their shoulders.
National Honors for Two SCPD Officers
Suffolk County Police Detective Edwin Hugh and Police Officer Thomas Joy were among the recipients honored during the Seventh Annual Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service in Community Policing ceremony in Washington D.C.
WFSD Elementary School Student-Musicians Selected for Prestigious Festival
Eighteen fourth-grade student-musicians from the William Floyd School District were selected to be a part of the 16th Annual Suffolk County Music Educators Association (SCMEA) PEAK (Parents, Educators And Kids) Festival
Mather Hospital dedicates New Outpatient Behavioral Health Building
Northwell's Mather Hospital formally dedicated its recently acquired Outpatient Behavioral Health Services building that allows the hospital to transform how it provides mental health services, expanding programs and introducing a new Rapid Access Center. The building, located across the street from the hospital at 100 Highlands Blvd., was purchased with public and private funding totaling $9.2 million including a grant from the NYS Department of Health.
Bellport Middle School Names New Assistant Principal
The South Country School District Board of Education has appointed Dr. Anthony Aiello as Bellport Middle School's new assistant principal, effective Dec. 16.
From the Newsroom: Giving Thanks
"Just remember, the sweet is never as sweet without the sour, and I know the sour," is a famous line from the 2001 movie starring Tom Cruise, Penelope Cruz, Kurt Russell, Cameron Diaz, and Jason Lee.
From the Newsroom: DOGE to Destroy the Bloated Bureaucracy
Prior to joining the South Shore Press, it was a privilege and honor to work as Mr. Ramaswamy's presidential campaign spokesman and Deputy Communications Director.
Kinexion Presents Five Women Empowerment Grants
The Kinexion Network includes Independent Group Home Living Program (IGHL), The New Interdisciplinary School, The Center for Developmental Disabilities, Angela's House, Head Injury Association, Maryhaven, and East End Disability Associates.
Mastic Beach Man Pleads Guilty for Execution Style Murder
On May 20th, 2023, at approximately 2:00 a.m., police said Joseph Scalafani ambushed Smith and his ex-girlfriend as they exited a bar in Mastic Beach. Joseph Scalafani fired numerous shots at Smith, striking him multiple times in the back and torso.
Trump Derangement Syndrome is a Legitimate Mental Illness
As the husband of a social worker, those words are not written in a mocking tone, shared lightly, or meant to belittle those who lost their minds following the election of Donald J. Trump as the 47th President of the United States.
Some Thoughts From the Newsroom as Election Day 2024 is in the History Books
Please try as best as possible to thank a veteran every single day of the year, not just November 11th of every year.
Mastic Beach Gang Member Sentenced To 28 Years In Prison
Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced that David Trent, 19, of Mastic Beach, was sentenced to 28 years in prison after pleading guilty to Manslaughter in the First Degree, and other related charges, for shooting and killing Jorge Mauricio Sevilla Barrera and injuring two others outside of the Minx Nightclub in Farmingville, as well as the armed robbery of a Lyft driver that occurred in Wading River.
Six-Year-Old Girl Killed in Car Crash
Amaia Rivera was ejected from the vehicle during the crash and was transported to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip in critical condition. Tragically the girl died from the result of injuries from the car crash.
Town of Brookhaven Bulldozes "Zombie Home" in Mastic Beach
The property, now cleared, will be preserved by the Town as open space, helping to restore and protect the sensitive marshland area for the benefit of the community and environment.
Kamala Harris Broke America. Donald Trump Will Fix It.
Bank your vote. Do not wait to cast your ballot. Head to your early polling place now to vote for Donald J. Trump for President of the United States.
Eastport-South Manor Jr.-Sr. High School inducts 81
Officers Camdyn Glover and Camryn Warsaw Co-Presidents), Gianna Fazzolari (Vice President), John Costanza (Secretary) and Charlotte Rozycki (Treasurer) then lit a corresponding candle as they each described the tenets of the society: leadership, character, service and scholarship.
Centereach Man Killed by Passing Car While Fixing His Vehicle
pedestrian in Blue Point today.
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Stony Brook students blend fitness and ecology in 3K EcoWalk
Stony Brook University students participated in the "Running Wild 3K EcoWalk," a new Earthstock event conducted on April 21 at the Ashley Schiff Preserve.
Warrant Executed in Bay Shore – 25 Dogs Rescued
Suffolk County SPCA and police rescued 25 dogs from a Bay Shore home in “unsanitary and inhumane conditions."
LI Legend Billy Joel’s Past Loves and Languish Tackled in Sprawling New Doc
Directors Susan Lacy and Jessica Levin cut together “Billy Joel: And So It Goes” in express collaboration with the titular man of the hour, nay, 5 hours’ worth of said enlightening BTS entertainment—and then some.