Cinema Arts Centre Hosts 14th Annual Huntington High School Film Festival
When I was asked to cover Huntington High School’s 14th Annual Film Festival at the Cinema Arts Centre in Huntington, New York on Monday evening, my mind instantly reverted to the past.
Over 30 years...
The Messenger Sits Down with Emmy-Nominated Visual Effects Designer Nick Woythaler
If you’ve seen Black Panther, Spider-Man: Far from Home, WandaVision, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Black Widow and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, then you’ve seen Nick Woythaler’s work.
The Baldwin...
The Eternal Return of Connor Cunningham
Two stories ago, Hauppauge Class of 2014 grad Connor Cunningham was hosting Brooklyn barcade tournaments for a good cause born from his affinity for an underground, online battle royale video game that carried him...
Migrant Crisis: Suffolk Declares Action Against New York City
On Sunday, May 21, prominent elected officials from the county, state and township levels gathered to officially declare action against New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ (D) apparent plans to send migrants to Suffolk...
Every Time They Think They’re Out, We Pull Them Back In!
For Immediate Release: Panico’s is back.
The last time The Messenger checked in with community staple Donato Panico, second-generation owner and operator of Panico’s Community Market at 186 Terry Road in Smithtown, he was ushering...
Eagles Soar High in Inaugural Season: Hauppauge Girls Flag Football the No. 1 Seed...
Back in March, Steve Mileti set out to build a successful girls’ flag football program in the Hauppauge School District that helped the girls grow as people and win some football games along the...
Amazon Hops Aboard the ‘Long Island Gus’ Bus!
The semi-fictionalized screen self of Gus Passanante (Eastport South Manor High School, Class of 2013) may be missing— but the locally-shot film for which he is the subject and namesake, Long Island Gus, has...
Unethical Campaigning in a Nonpartisan Smithtown BOE Race
Patty Stoddard, chairwoman of the Smithtown Democratic Party and retired Smithtown teacher, has been campaigning for three candidates for Smithtown Central School District school board, claiming the three as conservative, with others claiming she...
Smithtown BOE Endorsements: Voting is May 16
The Messenger makes the following endorsements in the upcoming May 16 board of education elections around Long Island. For our criteria, please see the editorial published in our April 27 issue, available for review...
35,000 Feet Above Ground: Local Vets Take Flight Through Gary Sinise Foundation ‘Soaring Valor’...
Flown out of the middle of Long Island runways offered at Islip’s MacArthur Airport, the annual honor flights give Veterans the personal opportunity to visit museums and memorials dedicated to the bravery and sacrifices...