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Centereach High School Presents ‘RENT’
By Lia WhartonLia Wharton is a 9th grade student at Centereach High School, as part of the Career Exploration Program, where she is shadowing a day in the life of journalists here at The...
Islip Town Clerk’s Office Breaks Records with Passport Boom
Cover photo: Clerk Vavricka takes a photo for a passport (Credit - Matt Meduri)
The Islip Town Clerk’s Office has been busier than ever, processing a record-breaking 737 passport applications in January 2025. This marks...
Town Extends Battery Storage Moratorium
As lithium batteries become more commonplace in appliances, devices, and modes of transport, the concern regarding their safety and disposal has outpaced the relatively new technology’s apparent omnipresence.Most towns in Suffolk County, Brookhaven being...
‘Follow Through on What I Fought So Hard to Get’
By Ellyn Okvist, B.Sc.
May Miller Duffield (May 24, 1896-February 15, 1982) was a Charter member of the Lake Ronkonkoma Equal Rights Suffrage Club 1912, appropriate to highlight this March as it is Women’s History...
Park Ranger Injured in the Line of Duty While Stopping a Drunk Driver
Cover credit - Smithtown Department of Public Safety
It was just another Saturday night patrol for Park Ranger Leyland Crocilla—until it wasn’t. Around 7:53p.m. on March 1, 2025, what should have been a routine evening...
UCP of Long Island Marks 75 Years of Changing Lives for Individuals with Disabilities
Cover photo: Senator Mario Mattera presents a special proclamation to UCP of Long Island President & CEO Colleen Crispino in honor of the organization's 75th anniversary, joined by participants from UCP-LI's Adult Day program,...
An Inside Look at The Lofts at Maple and Main
Cover photo: The Maple Avenue entrance (Credit - Matt Meduri)
As part of Smithtown’s overall revitalization, restoring empty and blighted properties is perhaps the foremost component, along with incentivizing development and capturing the synergy between...
Smithtown Opioid Task Force Formed to Fight Addiction
The Smithtown Town Board has taken a decisive step in the fight against opioid addiction by unanimously approving the creation of an Opioid and Addiction Task Force. The initiative, passed during the February 4...
Legislator Kennedy Engages with Farmingdale Nursing Students
Cover credit - Office of Legislator Leslie Kennedy
Earlier this month, Suffolk County Legislator Leslie Kennedy (R-Nesconset) met with nursing students from Farmingdale State College for an engaging discussion about the evolving field of nursing...
Smithtown Senior Center: A Grandson’s Tribute to a Community That Cares
When Christopher Okrent, a twenty-five-year-old Human Services major at St. Joseph’s University, needed to choose an organization for his college paper, the decision was deeply personal. He didn’t pick a random charity or a...
Endearing Song: Madame Cornelie Meysenheim
By Ellyn Okvist, B.Sc.
Blessings on this earth happen often, but miraculous talent and infinite recognition come once in a lifetime. History has a habit of coming to us when we least expect it, as...
In Memoriam: Ken Maher Jr.
By Ashley Pavlakis
Lifelong St. James resident Kenneth Maher Jr. passed away on January 3, 2025, at the age of 43. Maher Jr. was a beloved member of his community and was always gracious to...
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