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Jul 2, 2025

Hochul Announces New York State Pays Off Multi-Billion Dollar Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Debt

Governor Kathy Hochul stood with the Hotel and Gaming Trades Council, AFL-CIO to announce New York State has paid off the nearly $7 billion federal Unemployment Insurance (UI) Trust Fund loan

Jul 2, 2025

Advancement Announcement: Stony Brook Urologists Introduce Catheter-Free Bladder Monitoring

Stony Brook University Hospital’s latest achievement in medical advancement—the implementation of Glean Urodynamics—is the first of its kind performed on the East Coast.

Jul 2, 2025

He Wanted it to Be Here, A Moment at Gavin’s Memorial in Eastport

A moving moment of remembrance at Gavin’s memorial.

Jul 2, 2025

Brookhaven School District launches online meal applications amid rising food costs

Free and reduced meal applications for the Brookhaven School District are now available online.

Jul 2, 2025

Mount Sinai Has A New Baseball Coach

The Mount Sinai baseball team has a new head man in charge and that new coach is a name that everyone in the school knows well.

Jul 1, 2025

Duckling Day For LI Baseball

This past week the Long Island Ducks held a kids friendly day at the ballpark and it was a rousing success.

Jul 1, 2025

McKenna on Hampton's Wine & Food Classic: 'It's fun for everyone'

The Hamptons Wine & Food Classic returns to Stony Brook Southampton University for its second year on Saturday, July 19, combining live music with culinary offerings for an evening organized by Taste Long Island Events.

Jul 1, 2025

Suffolk Sheriff Celebrates First Triplets to Earn Eagle Scout in New York

Suffolk County Sheriff recognized the first set of triplets in New York and the first Black triplets in the country to earn the rank of Eagle Scout.

Jul 1, 2025

Moriches Chamber Prepares for a Blockbuster Centennial Year

100 years for the Chamber of Commerce of the Moriches

Jul 1, 2025

Selfless Saints on Earth Serenaded at Oheka Castle Heroes Breakfast

Hosted by Legislator Leslie Kennedy, the Oheka Castle-set event brought heroes from across the island to Huntington—where they broke bread, traded stories, and received their flowers.

Jul 1, 2025

Get Ready to Shell-ebrate: Oyster Jamboree Coming to Smith Point

Shuck Yeah! First-Ever Long Island Oyster Jamboree to Hit the Beach

Jul 1, 2025

Suffolk’s Bank Account Collateralization Program Wins Big at NACo: What it All Means

Started in 1970, the National Association of Counties (NACo) Achievement Awards annually honor effective county government programs.

Jul 1, 2025

Study uncovers new insights into star-forming gases in galaxy M83

A recent study using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) Telescope has revealed significant findings about the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy M83.

Jul 1, 2025

Resurfacing completed on Hospital Road in East Patchogue

Brookhaven Town Highway Superintendent Daniel P. Losquadro and Councilman Neil Foley have announced the completion of the resurfacing project on Hospital Road in East Patchogue, New York.

Jul 1, 2025

Teachers' Story Corner returns for summer readings at local library

William Floyd teachers are collaborating with the Mastic-Moriches-Shirley Community Library to bring back the Teachers’ Story Corner this summer.

Jul 1, 2025

Tangier Smith Elementary celebrates student transition with heartfelt video

For the second year in a row, Mr. Melandro's fifth-grade class at Tangier Smith Elementary School has participated in a video project that marks their transition to William Paca Middle School.

Jul 1, 2025

Symposium honors Iwao Ojima's contributions to chemistry

Iwao Ojima, a distinguished professor at Stony Brook University, was celebrated for his significant contributions to the fields of chemistry and life sciences during a two-day symposium held in honor of his 80th birthday.

Jun 30, 2025

Suffolk County PD Outskates the NYPD

The Suffolk County Police Department's Hockey Team got a hard earned victory over their rivals last week and now they have some bragging rights until the next time they both face off on the ice.

Jun 30, 2025

Longwood Lax Award Winners

The Longwood Lions girls lacrosse team gave out some special end of the year awards and their star players were able to take home these prominent honors before graduation.

Jun 30, 2025

Stony Brook pioneers new tech for bladder dysfunction diagnosis

Dr. Jason Kim and Dr. Steven Weissbart from the Women's Pelvic Health and Continence Center at Stony Brook University Hospital have conducted one of the first Glean Urodynamics procedures in the United States, marking a pioneering step on the East...

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Education

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.


Local

Romaine Floats Yaphank Market for Local Produce Hub

No need to go to the Bronx for local produce under a plan by County Executive Ed Romaine.


State

Bell-to-Bell School Smart Phone Ban is Looming

Starting in September, New York State law requires Bell-to-Bell restrictions on smartphones and other internet-enabled personal devices in K-12 schools statewide.