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May 7, 2025

Arrow Metal sponsors annual cleanup in Brookhaven with $3K donation

Arrow Metal & E-Waste Recycling has joined forces with the Town of Brookhaven to support the 17th Annual Great Brookhaven Cleanup.

May 7, 2025

Panico and Kornreich celebrate "250 Years Strong" honoring Revolutionary War contributions

Supervisor Dan Panico and Councilmember Jonathan Kornreich participated in an event on May 2, 2025, at the Setauket Neighborhood House to honor "250 Years Strong," a tribute to the Strong family's significant contributions during the American...

May 7, 2025

Brookhaven Town Clerk addresses Southaven Senior Club

On May 5, Brookhaven Town Clerk Kevin LaValle attended the Southaven Senior Club's monthly meeting at the Moriches Bay Recreation Center.

May 7, 2025

Sickening: 28 Cats Found Dead, 69 Rescued in Bohemia Hoarding Horror Show 

The “cats were found living in unsanitary and inhuman conditions,” the Suffolk SPCA said in a statement.

May 7, 2025

Suffolk Police Week Welcomes Students for an Interactive Learning Experience

Students find out what it’s like to be a county cop.

May 7, 2025

Arrests Made in Officer Stabbing in Amity Harbor

Suffolk County Police Commissioner Kevin Catalina announced the arrest of a man who stabbed an officer in Amity Harbor.

May 7, 2025

Long Island artist to offer live watercolor portraits at Vanderbilt Museum: 'A great way to get people to come out to the museum’

Visitors to the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum on Saturday, May 10, will have the chance to commemorate Mother’s Day with a live watercolor portrait created in about 10 minutes by local artist Sara Martin.

May 6, 2025

Man Dies in Intense House Fire on Overlook Drive

Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad and Arson Section detectives are investigating a residential fire that killed a man in Mastic.

May 5, 2025

Bellport Man Found Guilty of Murder

Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced that Shati Smith, 31, of Bellport, was found guilty after a jury trial of Murder in the Second Degree, for fatally shooting 28-year-old Lee Houpe in June 2022.

May 5, 2025

Mighty Audit Monday: Suffolk Comptroller Recovers $1.7 Million

Comptroller Kennedy's latest audit of Anthem BlueCross BlueShield revealed overpaid medical expenses.

May 5, 2025

At 85, Fran Hit the Road

At age 85, this homebody upped and hit the road.

May 5, 2025

Hundreds Turn Out for MastiCon V at Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Community Library

The Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Community Library welcomed a crowd of more than 350 pop culture fans, families, and costume enthusiasts this past Saturday for the fifth annual MastiCon, the library’s signature celebration of comics, anime, cosplay, retro gaming, and community creativity.

May 5, 2025

Late LI Native Officer Jonathan Diller Enshrined at NYPD HQ 'Wall of Heroes'

The Franklin Square native's surviving relatives sat front and center at the 1 Police Plaza-held ceremony that honored he and over 40 other fallen police officers.

May 5, 2025

Thousands of Students To Visit SCPD Headquarters To Celebrate Police Week

The Suffolk County Police Department is getting ready for the Department’s annual Police Week and Police Memorial Service.

May 5, 2025

Stony Brook Student Visas Revoked, Then Reinstated – What Happened?

Stony Brook University had Eleven International Students Whose Visas Were Revoked by the Trump Administration.

May 4, 2025

Police Searching for Driver Who Killed E-Bicyclist and Took Off

Aryan Saini, 20, of Central Islip, has been identified as the e-bike rider who was killed in a hit-and-run crash on Hauppauge Road in Commack

May 4, 2025

Smithtown Fire Department announces annual Memorial Day parade details

The Smithtown Fire Department has announced that it will host its annual Memorial Day parade on May 26th.

May 3, 2025

Brookhaven Leaders Visit Maryhaven’s Yaphank Business Center

Brookhaven Town Supervisor Dan Panico and Deputy Supervisor Neil Foley visited the Maryhaven Integrated Business Center (IBC) in Yaphank for a tour of its packaging and assembly operations and to meet with the individuals whose work powers the facility’s success.

May 2, 2025

South Shore resident on new flea market in Deer Park: 'I've had an overwhelming response'

A new flea market featuring more than two dozen vendors, live music and food trucks is launching in Deer Park the weekend of May 3–4, with plans to become a recurring event on Long Island.

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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.


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Justice in Motion: Five MS-13 Gangbangers Indicted in Blue Point Beach Killing

Lopez-Lopez, 27, of Central Islip, was a former MS-13 member suspected of turning informant. His body was left on the shoreside (pictured) at the end of Blue Point Avenue back in early March.


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Leave Fireworks to the Pros or Risk Tragedy This Fourth of July

Suffolk officials warn against illegal fireworks, want residents to enjoy the July 4th holiday without blowing themselves up.