The Suffolk County Department of Health Services has issued an advisory against bathing at 62 beaches including Amityville Beach, Tanner Park and Venetian Shores Beach. The advisory is based on the ...

After Joann’s Fabric and Craft store shuttered its doors at 735 Montauk Highway last year, the empty storefront at the east end of the Great South Bay Shopping Center became an unlikely refuge.

One hundred and forty years after the formation of the Cuban Giants, the country’s first professional all-Black baseball team, the Village of Babylon honored its local history with a commemorative ...

I’ve been writing “Pets” for 42 years now. In the past, I gave names to the featured shelter pet in each column. These anonymous waifs needed visibility, as dogs in town shelters faced limited time ...

Suffolk County Marine Bureau officers rescued nine ducklings that fell into a storm drain in Gilgo Beach Monday night, June 23. Police said Officers John Rodriguez and Robert Mroczkowski were on beach ...

The Village of Amityville’s annual July 4th parade will take place on Fri., July 4, stepping off at 10 a.m. from Bayside Avenue and Ocean Avenue. It proceeds north on Ocean Avenue, west on South ...

Suffolk County police on Saturday arrested a West Babylon man who was driving while intoxicated with a child in his vehicle after fleeing the scene of a crash that seriously injured a motorcyclist.

Marie and Lisa Cortina, a mother-daughter duo, attended the North Babylon Street Fair earlier this month and praised the event as a great way to bring the community together and kick off the warm ...

Great news! Last Hope Animal Rescue has received a $10,000 grant from Petco Love to help cover veterinary care for special needs cats and dogs in its adoption program.

Greenlawn Terrace at Great Neck Road in Copiague has been ceremoniously renamed Judge Edward J. Kiley Court by the Town of Babylon. Judge Kiley had been a resident of Copiague since 1967, a New York ...

Eighteen small businesses from across Suffolk County were honored for their critical role in supporting the local economy during a general meeting of the Suffolk County Legislature in May. Included in ...

As a second-generation volunteer and professional firefighter, I often reflect on the growing challenges we face in recruiting and retaining firefighters on Long Island. My connection to the fire ...