Hometown Heroes

This summer, both an Eagle and Girl Scout completed a project for their awards at the Long Island Game Farm. There is now a total of four top-level scouting projects on site. “I’m proud to …

The Chamber of Commerce of the Moriches hosted their annual Spring Fair on Sunday, June 14. The Spring Fair started at 10 a.m. on Main Street and continued until 5 p.m.   During the event, …

Four Boy Scouts were promoted to Eagle Scouts at a ceremony at the Center Moriches Fire Department on June 20.   Mathew Vinhal Reis, Logan Robert Kaiser, Peter James Nizza and Antonio Salvatore …

On Saturday, July 25, The Moriches Anglers will be hosting their annual Take a Vet Fishing trip. Registration for veterans will begin at the Brooklyn Dock at the foot of Union Avenue in Center …

The annual Memorial Day Parade took place on Monday, May 25 at 9 a.m.   The parade, which was hosted by VFW Post 414, started at the intersection of Lake Avenue and Main Street and proceeded …

The Moriches Rotary Club recently hosted their Stuff A Bus event at the King Kullen in Center Moriches last month. According to Deborah Brown Volkman, they collected a total of 40 bags of …

Longtime resident of Center Moriches, Miriam Gillies, turned 90 on March 23. “She is one of a kind! She is a great lady and very good to the community,” said friend and co-chamber member …

This June, thanks to the many, many community members who participate in our Super Bowl Party Raffle during the month of January, we are extremely happy to be giving out nine scholarships to …

The Moriches annual Memorial Day parade will take place on Main Street for a solemn remembrance. Veterans are asked to come and march, joining other organizations honoring all brothers and sisters …

Center Moriches Middle School eighth-graders Dominick Gallo and Bennett Curtin recently installed a memorial bench as part of their MYP Community Project. The project, according to the boys, …

Tax increases. Polarizing politics. Commercial disruptions and hints of impending war on the horizon. A county with a diverse population, largely allied with one political party going into a national …

The Jewish Center of the Moriches will be hosting their Yom Hashoah program on Sunday, April 19 at 3 p.m. at 227 E. Main Street in Center Moriches. The event will include a presentation with …

Center Moriches High School sophomore Kristin Luna was recently selected as a semifinalist for the Operation Homefront 2026 Military Child of the Year® Award in the National Guard category. Now …

Born circa 1797, Abraham Perdue arrived in Center Moriches in 1828, a freed slave among many seeking opportunities on the East End of Long Island during a time of great economic, political, and …

A ticking in her ear, brain fog when she’d try to complete tasks at work, nausea and vertigo set Caitlyn Mercado on the journey of her young life last August. Following a misdiagnosis at an …

Virginia Tyson was selected by Chamber of Commerce of the Moriches to be their grand marshal for the 2026 St. Patrick’s Day Parade. She said growing up in Center Moriches has always been an …

On Nov. 8, 2025, the Moriches Rotary Club held a Stuff a Bus at the Center Moriches King Kullen to benefit the food pantries at the Eastport Bible Church and the Center Moriches Presbyterian Church. …

Beneath a gun-metal sky and pelting rain, men and women of local civic, community and merchant groups, as well as state, county and town dignitaries turned out for the 2025 Veterans Day parade, held …

The Jewish Center of the Moriches, Main Street, Center Moriches, invites Jewish families in the area to their annual Chanukah dinner/party on Sunday, Dec. 14 at 4 p.m. For information and/ …

We hear so much about patriotism, especially at this time of year.   For many, this sense of pride and belonging to our country stems from a deep connection to those who have served in the …

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