Smithtown West Boys Basketball Claims First-Ever Suffolk and Long Island Titles
SMITHTOWN - Signed, sealed, & delivered. The Bulls are Suffolk County Champions for the first time in program history! The Smithtown West varsity boys' basketball team took on Half Hollow Hills West in the...
St. Patrick’s Day Celebrated in Kings Park
KINGS PARK - The hamlet of Kings Park celebrated in green this past week during its annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The afternoon was filled with festive cheer as local businesses, community leaders, organizations,...
Markets Change with the Wind
By Greg Wolf
Across Long Island and New York, many homeowners and drivers are discovering something unexpected when they shop for insurance: fewer options.
In recent years, some companies have reduced the number of policies...
This Week Today: 3-12-2026
National, State, and Local Temperature Checks
National
It was a tumultuous week in Washington.
The 2026 Iran War continues to unfurl across the Middle East. The U.S. and Israel have struck dozens of sites across Iran, mostly...
HSW’s ‘Dancing Queens’ Amaze with Mamma Mia!
SMITHTOWN - This past weekend, Smithtown High School West’s theatre students took the stage for their spring production of the hit musical Mamma Mia!
The well-known show focuses on Sophie, a young bride-to-be who secretly...
Maybe, Just Maybe…
“Maybe - just maybe - voters don’t really disagree as much as it appears that they do.”
Truer words haven’t been spoken in quite a while, but Siena College pollster Steven Greenberg found an interesting...
Sayville Gets it Right with Financial Education
This week, one of our journalists had the opportunity to cover a teacher bringing to a classroom a subject for which many have been clamoring for decades: finance.
“They should be teaching finance in high...
Volunteer To Be Amazing, Today!
By FRES Commissioner Rudy Sunderman
YAPHANK - In Suffolk County, nearly all 109 fire departments and 27 ambulance corps consist of a completely volunteer-based force from the community. While there are over 11,000 volunteers that...
Brandon Bussi: From Long Island to the NHL
From Miller Place to the National Hockey League, Brandon Bussi has made it big. Bussi, a goaltender, currently plays for the Carolina Hurricanes in the NHL.
Bussi is a Long Island native. That’s one phrase...
Red, White, & Hughes as U.S. Men’s Hockey Claims Gold
The wait is over! For the first time in 46 years, the United States Men’s Olympic Ice Hockey Team has won gold. The 2026 Olympics took place in Milan-Cortina and wrapped up with the...
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