St. John’s Greek Orthodox Church has rebranded their annual fundraiser festival this year with the launch of OPA FEST, an expanded three-day celebration of Greek culture, food, music, and …
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 …
There’s a housing crisis on Long Island. Increasing development and clearing of woodlands and fields is robbing wildlife of habitat, and with it space to safely raise their young. Common to …
The Town of Brookhaven has once again been recognized as a Tree City USA community, marking the 11th consecutive yea r it has earned this national honor. The designation, awarded by the Arbor Day …
Environmentalists are sounding the alarm on a portion of the proposed state budget, which, if passed, would roll back restrictions on the state’s environmental review procedures. A section of …
May is an important month at Helping Makes U Happy. It’s the month we honor our moms, and those who hold a mom role in our lives. I’m fortunate to have a life filled with love—sadly, not …
We began the 2026 meetings on March 19 at the Center Moriches Library. Our speaker was Roxanne Zimmer from Cornell Cooperative Extension. She spoke about rain gardens. They are shallow …
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 …
What began as a routine bath time quickly turned into a moment of panic for Center Moriches parents Carly and Mike Pronski. Their 6-month-old daughter at the time, who had been using the same …
The Long Island Game Farm will be hosting Wonder of Wings Day to unveil the newly installed Motus Wildlife Tracking Tower. The event will be held on Saturday, May 2, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at …
Remember local Center Moriches graduate Max Mastropierro? For over 10 years, he prepared for Halloween by hosting haunted walks, fixing mechanical decorations, and fundraising for Spirit …
As we celebrate the 250th anniversary of our nation’s founding, a visit to the 17th-century Terry-Ketcham Inn is a fine way to take a step back in time. The inn is a living history museum where …
They’re back. Those joys and banes of spring and summer—more daylight, warmer weather, time outdoors and ticks. Yes. Those pesky little things called bugs. But not all insects are harmful; …
Some children look up to action figures. Young Numar Akhtar’s hero was his dentist. As a child and teenager, he struggled with significant dental problems that eventually led to severe tooth …
Following our highly successful free “Cooking with Chef Keith and the Eastport Firefighters” classes held last month, Helping Makes U Happy will be beginning to offer free crocheting classes for …
The Brookhaven Coalition of Cham bers Awards Night will be hosted on April 22 at the Meadow Club on Port Jeff. This year’s Moriches Chamber Member of the Year is Jenny Susskraut. “The …
The Rotary Club of the Moriches held its Scallop Dinner on March 14, at the Rotary’s Health Camp PaQuaTuck. Members of the Rotary Club worked hard to prepare and cook the scallops and serve them to …
Few people who pass inside the giant shark’s jaws at Atlantic Seafood recognize it as a portal into another period in American history, a point where affordable automobiles and an open road …
East Moriches Middle School students presented Disney’s “The Lion King Junior” on March 20 and 21. “This student production brought the beloved story of Simba to life through acting, …
