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Local Author RenĂŠe Greene Murphy Releases First Childrenâs Book
RenĂŠe Greene Murphy, born and raised in South Setauket and now a resident of Smithtown, will be hosting her very first book signing at Barnes and Noble this Saturday, November 18, to celebrate the...
Officer Vargas Wins First Boxing Title and Belt
Professional Boxer and Suffolk County Police Officer Alex âEl Toroâ Vargas, 28, of Bellport made Long Island proud earlier this month when his fourteenth consecutive win earned him the WBA Continental USA Super Lightweight...
Deceptive Marketing: What’s in Your Can?
Earlier this month, our community was flabbergasted by the news of a Smithtown bus driver casually drinking a White Claw while driving students home from school. After the driver was reported, immediately fired, and...
Suzanne Somers Dies at 76Â
Beloved actress Suzanne Somers died earlier this week at the age of 76. After a long and hard fight, the lovely actress succumbed to breast cancer on October 15, 2023, one day before her...
Game On! Local Comedians to Compete in Suffolk Contest at ‘Red Zone’ in West...
âAs far back as I can remember, Iâve enjoyed making people laugh,â shared comedian Tom Lloyd Andrews, 23, of Hauppauge. âI donât know if itâs the absurdity that I enjoy, the quips, or just...
âall the time more than anythingâ: Local Author Emily Zogbi Releases First Book of...
Local author, Emily Zogbi (pictured left) of Commack has published her first work of poetry: all the time more than anything, a collection of poems being released on October 20, 2023.
The seventy-six-page collection of...
One-Season-WondersÂ
I have commitment issues, Iâll admit it. This is because once I am committed to something, my brain will not let me think of anything else other than seeing my commitment through. Thus, Iâve...
Unpacking âRich Men North of Richmondâ
In the current political era of hot-button issues and diametrically opposed forms of culture, itâs inevitable that those points of contention make their ways into our entertainment and leisure.
This has always been the case,...
Gettysburg â A Time and Place for Reflection
Perhaps no other battle in the history of the U.S. has been discussed and analyzed more than the battle of Gettysburg. Over the years of visiting this historic place, I have come to see...
With Hurricane-Set âNo Sleep Till,â Omnes Films Keen On Confronting the Virtue of Apocalyptic Angst
Onto the Next One
The boys are back in town, and they need your help.
To cinematically manifest the feature debut of the first female director in the Omnes Films directorâs chair into the reality it...
âOperation: Barbenheimerâ â the Cinematic Event of the Century?
Last Friday, two movies hit theaters that would forever change the history of Cinema: Oppenheimer, by Christopher Nolan, and Barbie, by Greta Gerwig.
The release of these two movies back-to-back has sparked a phenomenon called...
DINING WITH DEANA: âMangiamoâ – Centereachâs Brooklyn-Style Italian Market & Deli
I didnât know too much about Mangiamo in Centereach. What I used to think was that it was an Italian pork store of some sort, that sold a few imported Italian pastries and pastas,...