Preregistered participants picked up supplies to create their own unique scarecrow to display downtown in Bellport Village at the annual Scarecrow Contest last month.  About 24 scarecrows ...

Sachem east student and Girl Scout Ariel Diamond created an informational board for Shorefront Park in Patchogue Village. The project earned her the Silver Award. The board, which was installed ...

An immigrant from Palermo, Italy, moves to the United States, opens a horse farm and builds his own home, continuing a family legacy—the epitome of the American Dream. Now his estate, 29 acres … ...

Mary Immaculate RC Church in Bellport recently welcomed Monsignor William Hanson, 68, known as “Father Bill” as the new pastor. This year, former Mary Immaculate pastor Father Gerry DiSpigno and ...

A compiled list of the Suffolk County candidates up for election on Nov. 5.

As of the release date of this issue of the Advance, the government has been shutdown for 34 days, making it the longest in U.S. history. These are some of the local organizations or businesses that ...

The Village Idiot Pub has been serving Patchogue Village with quality bar food for the past five years. Owner John Sarno said his three chefs come from well-known restaurants such as Lombardi’s on the ...

Dante Taylor, 19, of 10 Bedford Street, Mastic was charged with the murder of Medford mother Sarah Patricia Goode, 21 on Saturday, exactly a month after her body had been found in a heavily wooded ...

Red, a Heritage Chicken, is the unofficial mascot. She goes wherever Isabella Rossellini goes on her working farm.It’s a colorful nature show here and Rossellini’s foray, raising chickens from birth ...

The Oar is not for sale. The Long Island Advance speaks to the owner of The Oar Dick Blakeslee to clear up some of the confusion surrounding a recent listing for his restaurant.

From creating an open heart full of blue and orange Mets themed flowers to honor a deceased family member who was a fan, to creating a bouquet of 25 roses for a wedding anniversary or decorating one ...

On Monday, June 21, the Village of Brightwaters held elections for mayor and two trustee positions for two-year terms. All of the positions were uncontested with incumbents running. Mayor John Valdini ...